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The one time I lived in a neighborhood with a HOA, i found it provided a private pool and and a way for neighbors to be more exclusive, not inclusive. For insta
by mgerdts 6y ago
The one time I lived in a neighborhood with a HOA, i found it provided a private pool and and a way for neighbors to be more exclusive, not inclusive. For instance, one of the HOA rules was that you cannot have any vehicle with commercial signage or lettering (like a plumber's van) parked outside over night. If my parents were to stay the night, the rules said that their pickup with lettering advertising their small business was not welcome in my driveway.
As I was writing this, the term "sundown law" came to mind.
- greggman3 6y agoI totally get how that sucks but, if I lived in such a neighborhood, for that particular problem, could I solve it by buying a car cover? Not that I should have to, just curious.
- mgerdts 6y agoThe solution, as described by a wealthy neighbor when discussing something different (placement of plants?), was to just ignore the HOA. The HOA has a shoestring budget and a $10k legal bill would bankrupt it. So, if you are wealthy enough to hire expensive lawyers, rules don't apply to you. That neighbor was a doctor that ran clinical trials. The discussion with him on HOAs and other topics left me disillusioned in so many ways. The entire point of my earlier message was to point out that HOAs of the form I've seen are not a means to encourage diversity or inclusion. Rather, they are about maximizing home values by ensuring conformity to the target market.