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Dtank wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

Dtank wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
Does this really belong in America?

Really Sad

(Home) Buyer Beware!

Know what the CC&Rs for the community and/or the homeowner's assoc are
before signing on the dotted line.

Make sure you have (and keep) a copy - never know when you may need it.

If you have the above, and the rules are modified, "existing non-conforming" will usually win in court.

BTW - "HOAs" are *not* a bad thing. An HOA can be very beneificial.
do you want the guy that owns a moving company parking one (or more) of his vans in his driveway - next to your home?..:(

Makes future sales tough.

Bottom line, I would purchase a home with a HOA.
Just depends on what it does and does not cover...;)

Even that won't protect your interests. There are presidents of HOA's and they are voted in by the homeowners.

When a new president is elected he/she can CHANGE the HOA rules and the majority that voted him in will be the same majority that votes on the HOA changes. And you can be caught holding the bag on an RV or Truck that is no longer allowed on your very own property.

You can be really screwed after buying a house with one set of hoa rules to find out it will be changed to something that affects your household.

Same goes with an area that doesn't have an HOA and the majority of the residents band together to vote one in. :(

That's why all my houses were located in unincorporated and out of the county area's on acreage. Far far away from any HOA.

Disagree.

Living proof of that.

Beat a *city* RV ordinance that was attempting to change existing CC&Rs.
The RVers were definitely in "the minority" - but the squeaky (squeakiest?) wheel (and politics) will get the oil.

BTW - "rockhillmanor" this *was* a county, unincorporated area which became a city. City decided they needed to re-vamp RV parking regs.

Unless you are way, way out in the boonies of that unincorporated area - 'stuff' can change. Even with acreage - especially if land values *dramatically* increase!

Pat self on the back, - I spearheaded the effort..;)

However, I/we didn't have to go to court.

Yeah - they got some of the things they wanted, which were pretty logical - and no big deal (like the moving van thing).

Also, unfortunately, "going to court" may require deep pockets.
Just depends on who has 'em.
Been there done that, also.
Fortunately, the deep pockets weren't necessary for me - as (civil issue) went to the 4th dist ct of appeals. (we won).
City decided *they* were losing way too much $ and didn't take issue to the State Supreme Ct.

Judges are very, very interesting (and strange) folks, LOL!
But that's another story.

Wow, Sorry you had to go thru that.
Thank you for clarifying it for others how it still CAN happen.

I generalized my situation. I found that in my state if you buy 10 ac it automatically is considered Agricultural. A big protection for those of us that don't want HOA's and any other restrictions. It would take an act of God for the county in my state to touch AG property because of the power of the farm bill and all the pork that is buried inside that bill that keeps all the big farm operations safe.

Even if a big farm sells to development of new homes in my area there are stipulations of minimum of $200,000 homes and minimum of 10 ac per lot. So again we are protected and keeps our property values up and in an upscale area.

I just bought property in Florida. Took me a year to find one that was over an acre, close to town and didn't have an HOA and no hopes of it ever. I know where this house is will never have an HOA.......because 90% of us are all from up North and all of us have our MH's parked on the property! If it ever did go to vote 90% will win hands down with a definite NO to HOA!. :B