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Explorer

Dec 06, 2018

What is considered a house trailer?

We have been living in our sticks and bricks neighborhood for eleven years. Neighborhood has HOA with covenants. We moved into this neighborhood because the covenants didnt prohibit rv campers. Covenant reads "No house trailer or mobile home shall be placed on any lot either temporarily or permanently". Further in the covenant stats "All boats, trailers and all vehicles other than automobiles shall be kept under suitable cover". We filed a request, with site plan, for a travel trailer cover(Adco designer) and location on our lot where the tt will be stored. Request was approved and its been no problem since.
Now there are other homeowners saying that campers are prohibited. Campers and rv's are "house trailers". Anyone dealt with this terminology in a HOA Covenant before? Thanks for any input.

Seeking Advice

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SC_camper
Explorer
Dec 06, 2018
I agree the wording is vague. Our covenants were written by the home builder company that developed the neighborhood, long ago bankrupt. HOA is 100% our neighborhood home owners. I will see how it goes tonight.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Dec 06, 2018
WTP-GC wrote:
Your HOA convenant is specific to your HOA. Go to them and discuss if it's a problem.
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What the OP posted sounds vague to me.

Different interpretations are often used. We changed our CCRs so they were clear to the 4 couples that were going to court for what they wanted to impose on the 4,018 homeowners.
SC_camper
Explorer
Dec 06, 2018
WTP-GC wrote:
Your HOA convenant is specific to your HOA. Go to them and discuss if it's a problem.

Annual HOA meeting is tonight. Trying to gather as much info I can before the meeting. I have found HUD's definition between mobile home and travel trailer, just not much about house trailer.
WTP-GC
Explorer
Dec 06, 2018
Your HOA convenant is specific to your HOA. Go to them and discuss if it's a problem.