ignorance, judgment, neighbors
SO my wife and I bought our first MH finally! But first lets rewind. About a year and a half ago, we bought our first home, 2000 square ft absolutely beautiful in a quite dead end neighborhood. I k...
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To the original poster:
State laws differ state to state and while you have received some interesting comments, many may not be applicable to your situation. You really need to understand your situation as it is today, not what some neighbor thinks it is. An attorney whose practice includes real estate law, not a real estate closing attorney, could offer some good advice. But first, get your deed or a copy of it from the Court Clerk's office. Then find the complete covenants for your property; your deed should reference them. Read them both thoroughly. Some issues come to mind:
1. Your property may be exempt.
2. The covenants may expire after a certain time frame.
3. Lack of continual enforcement may void certain restrictions.
4. Lack of an active HOA may make enforcement by any one individual impossible.
State laws differ state to state and while you have received some interesting comments, many may not be applicable to your situation. You really need to understand your situation as it is today, not what some neighbor thinks it is. An attorney whose practice includes real estate law, not a real estate closing attorney, could offer some good advice. But first, get your deed or a copy of it from the Court Clerk's office. Then find the complete covenants for your property; your deed should reference them. Read them both thoroughly. Some issues come to mind:
1. Your property may be exempt.
2. The covenants may expire after a certain time frame.
3. Lack of continual enforcement may void certain restrictions.
4. Lack of an active HOA may make enforcement by any one individual impossible.
