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- HalmfamilyExplorerThe courts made the right decision. Its sad that the subdivision mafias due this. We looked at homes in several sub divisions but after reading all of their restrictions we could not picture ourselves being cookie cutter residensts. Our five acres in the county is perfect and I can look out my back door and see my fiver.
- kcmoedoeExplorerIt is a very narrow decision. It does nothing to overturn any HOA or other parking regulations regarding RVs. The ruling actually just affirmed that a Judge's ruling that the family in question had special health needs that made the RV a necessity and therefore a variance should be granted to the codes was within the power and discretion of that judge. What happened is a judge granted a variance. An appeals court said that was overstepping the judges authority and the Supreme court of Louisiana overturned the appeals court and said that the variance was within the judge's legal authority. It was actually not a ruling on HOAs and parking regulations, it was a ruling as to what a judge can and cannot legally decide.
- azrvingExplorerI thought you were given the rules in writing and signed to acknowledge those rules before you bought into an HOA. I dont see how anyone can complain about what they themselves agreed to. I may just not understand it though.
- Turtle_n_PeepsExplorerIMHO it was a bogus decision.
When you sign up to live in a HOA you agree to abide by their rules. The rules that everybody agrees on. (That is why I would never live in an HOA controlled area.)
If they can't abide by the rule they agreed upon they need to move to a place where there are no such rules.
This is just another take on the old move next to an airport and then complain about the airplane noise IMHO. :S - peaches_creamExplorer
Halmfamily wrote:
The courts made the right decision. Its sad that the subdivision mafias due this. We looked at homes in several sub divisions but after reading all of their restrictions we could not picture ourselves being cookie cutter residensts. Our five acres in the county is perfect and I can look out my back door and see my fiver.
I also owned 5 acres in the county once. Besides my fiver, I could see 4 single wide mobile homes from my property. No codes so each had 4 cars (1 ran and the other 3 were on jacks). There are trade-offs to everything. - garysolExplorerI agree with the last 2 comments. I also live in a neighborhood with a HOA and I am allowed to bring my rig home to load and unload only. I signed the HOA contract before I purchased the home so I have no one to kick but myself. These people knew the rules ahead of time and I call total BS on there explanation. They stated that the RV was needed in order for there son to live in case "The primary systems fail" . I really do feel for this family but would a whole home generator not provide the same safety net as that class A MH?
- NYCgrrlExplorerNot sure how this is a "win" against a HOA since the article states that the main "combatants" were the parish board, that apparently deals with zoning regulations, and the family who opened the lawsuit. Seems like everyone else was just "let's see who has the deepest pockets/best insurance" type people. :h
- NYCgrrlExplorer
kcmoedoe wrote:
It is a very narrow decision. It does nothing to overturn any HOA or other parking regulations regarding RVs. The ruling actually just affirmed that a Judge's ruling that the family in question had special health needs that made the RV a necessity and therefore a variance should be granted to the codes was within the power and discretion of that judge. What happened is a judge granted a variance. An appeals court said that was overstepping the judges authority and the Supreme court of Louisiana overturned the appeals court and said that the variance was within the judge's legal authority. It was actually not a ruling on HOAs and parking regulations, it was a ruling as to what a judge can and cannot legally decide.
X2 - Seems more about making reasonable accommodations for a person with special needs.
Court made the right decision IMO.
My HOA does not allow RV parking but I would have no complaint allowing for this use. - ROYBUCKExplorerI lived in a HOA community in VA, the HOA was OK with me parking my MH beside the garage, but some one reported me to the county they the county said I had to park it in the back yard. I told them that they was probably 20 boats and MH in the community parked like I was, they said go get there address and they would look into it, they don't go around looking for violation but if some one report it they have to Act They was going to give me a Variance, but I moved. Still own the house but rent it out. Roy
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