HOA - no yard art?

[Austin-Willy]

Originally Posted by another_hot-day

Lighten up ya'll. It's the Holidays. To each their own.

You are obviously not a member of a mandatory HOA. "To each their own" is exactly what they do not want!

My opinion on restrictive covenants is that they are good if they are very limited. I don't mind restrictions on car repairs in the street and junk / trash in the yard. But most of them go overboard IMHO. But it all depends on what you want. If you want to live in a neighborhood that is very consistent in appearance from one house to the next, you'll probably be ok with more restrictions. But I would suggest that you read them carefully and guard against accepting them based on the idea that a certain rule is too crazy to actually be enforced. They mean exactly what they say (and many times, more than what they say!).

I found a great house that my signficant other and I absolutely loved. But it had restrictive covenants that simply were too restrictive. Had to walk away. And don't regret it at all.

[another_hot-day]

Originally Posted by Austin-Willy

You are obviously not a member of a mandatory HOA. "To each their own" is exactly what they do not want!

My opinion on restrictive covenants is that they are good if they are very limited. I don't mind restrictions on car repairs in the street and junk / trash in the yard. But most of them go overboard IMHO. But it all depends on what you want. If you want to live in a neighborhood that is very consistent in appearance from one house to the next, you'll probably be ok with more restrictions. But I would suggest that you read them carefully and guard against accepting them based on the idea that a certain rule is too crazy to actually be enforced. They mean exactly what they say (and many times, more than what they say!).

I found a great house that my signficant other and I absolutely loved. But it had restrictive covenants that simply were too restrictive. Had to walk away. And don't regret it at all.

I posted that a long time ago but I am amost positive that the people that need to lighten up are the HOA's.
I hate HOA's, so I don't see where I could have meant anything else.