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Completely missed the tech-heavy features of owning your own home: Wire your network however you like. Those walls are yours. Invest in as much solar power as

by 1970-01-01 5mo ago

Completely missed the tech-heavy features of owning your own home: Wire your network however you like. Those walls are yours. Invest in as much solar power as you want. The only limit is the sun itself. Want to be a Ham? Be a ham. The antenna goes wherever you want. Charge your EV as long as you want. The EV charger is yours and only yours. Also, do you want a cat? A dog? A massive tree? Just get it. Nobody can say no.

bradlys 5mo ago
You must not live in California. A lot of these are actually regulated by the state.
LargoLasskhyfv 5mo ago
Depends very much on the region/country/jurisdiction/county you're living in. Walls are your's? Not when it falls under some heritage laws/building codes which forbid too much deviation from the original. As much solar as you want? Again, very much depends on not disturbing someone elses view, or the 'general character' of the surrounding landscape. OFC again dependent on jurisdiction. Big bad antenna? See above. Cats 'n dogs, again dependent on country/county. The same for tree. All of this applies to some regions only, where your next neighbour is far away, out of sight, usually. And even then you can have shit like 'water rights', like in Colorado.
kylehotchkiss 5mo ago
For virtually all new construction in USA, HOAs influence a lot of your freedom in these items
- QuiEgo 5mo ago
  Gonna disagree with you on this one. For the ham antennas, sure. For everything else though? I've never seen an HoA that stops you from having pets (they may have some rule if you have 100 cats or a rooster, but "normal" variets are not an issue). I've also never seen an HoA give two hoots about network wiring inside your house. EV chargers are also yours to install as you please everywhere I've seen. Maybe in a condo or something where you don't own the walls, but they are community property? But for single residence, the HoA is usually just a "mow your grass buddy!" nag machine.

bradlys 5mo ago

You must not live in California. A lot of these are actually regulated by the state.

LargoLasskhyfv 5mo ago

Depends very much on the region/country/jurisdiction/county you're living in. Walls are your's? Not when it falls under some heritage laws/building codes which forbid too much deviation from the original. As much solar as you want? Again, very much depends on not disturbing someone elses view, or the 'general character' of the surrounding landscape. OFC again dependent on jurisdiction. Big bad antenna? See above. Cats 'n dogs, again dependent on country/county. The same for tree. All of this applies to some regions only, where your next neighbour is far away, out of sight, usually. And even then you can have shit like 'water rights', like in Colorado.

kylehotchkiss 5mo ago

For virtually all new construction in USA, HOAs influence a lot of your freedom in these items

QuiEgo 5mo ago
Gonna disagree with you on this one. For the ham antennas, sure. For everything else though? I've never seen an HoA that stops you from having pets (they may have some rule if you have 100 cats or a rooster, but "normal" variets are not an issue). I've also never seen an HoA give two hoots about network wiring inside your house. EV chargers are also yours to install as you please everywhere I've seen. Maybe in a condo or something where you don't own the walls, but they are community property? But for single residence, the HoA is usually just a "mow your grass buddy!" nag machine.