TV Parking

In this case, the HOA owns the driveway. He can park the truck in the garage but not in the driveway. Personally, I would read over every rule and then go out of my way to 'respond in kind' with various house colors, signs in the windows, additions to the roof, etc. Because I can.

PUCampin wrote:
What about the neighbor in the background who also has a pickup?

I saw an article on the situation somewhere else. They asked the guy that is being sued about the truck in the background. The owner of that truck is not being sued.

The truck in question meets all the state requirements for a passenger vehicle and is registered as a passenger vehicle (not commercial).

So obviously there's more to the story. The guy must have pissed someone off in the HOA. They are the supreme rulers and can pretty much do what they want. In this case, however, it's going to be tough for the HOA to argue that their definition of a passenger vehicle is different than the state's definition, particularly when they seem to be applying their definition to some trucks and not others.

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.


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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...

Even that will NOT protect your interests forever. There are presidents presiding over 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. And there is no grandfathered in clause when this happens.

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.

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, "jfkmk" and others, I would purchase a home with a HOA.
Just depends on what the HOA does -and does not- cover...;)



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Well, the article sure isn't providing any facts - it's more like a twitter comment.

Since the HOA has filed a lawsuit to stop the homeowners from parking the truck in their driveway, it sounds like the rules don't specifically ban the truck. If the rules specifically banned the truck, then it would be up to the homeowners to file a lawsuit to be allowed to park it in the driveway.

I'm with those who wouldn't buy a home subject to an HOA.

Even cities are getting tough.

The city we live in you can't park a vehicle that is more than 7 feet tall or 25 feet long on a city street over night. In addition, you are not allowed to have derilect vehicles or junk that can be seen from the sidewalk. I had to prove that a small RV that I bought to restore, parked on our driveway, could be moved. All I had to do was turn it around so the next time the code enforcement agent came by they saw that it had moved.

I will NEVER EVER live in an area where there's a HOA!

Even in Texas! There is a gated subdivision in this area with the same restrictions. No Ford, Chevy, or Ram pickups. But a Cadillac Escalade pickup is ok. Height of arrogance.

Yep saw the same thing with the other pickup parked a driveway or two down.
There has to be more to the story , his , their's and the truth ..