One of the reasons I HATE living in the city...

[QUOTE=Tim_T;442646]Plus, I tend to think that "lowering property values" is just a way for some ******* to try and force you to do what they want.[/QUOTE]

So you would rather do what you dang well please, and have a slum across the street full of people that never mow the yard, leave trash out in the yard, park in the yard, sell drugs, smoke crack, etc.? That's the reason for the HOA - to have a set of rules and guidelines for suppressing such activities as these. Some HOAs do go too far with their nitpicking, but some really just serve as a safety net to be used as tool to keep the trash out. My wife and I bought our house based on the neighborhood - in Louisville, the quality of the neighborhood is more of a selling point than the house itself.

COMPETITVE MARKET ANALYSIS: ?An estimate of a home's current market value based on using recent sales of comparative home with similar features, in similar areas under similar circumstances.

I want my neighbors house to sell for as much as he can get for it!

[QUOTE=artcarney_agr;442727]So you would rather do what you dang well please, and have a slum across the street full of people that never mow the yard, leave trash out in the yard, park in the yard, sell drugs, smoke crack, etc.? That's the reason for the HOA - to have a set of rules and guidelines for suppressing such activities as these. Some HOAs do go too far with their nitpicking, but some really just serve as a safety net to be used as tool to keep the trash out. My wife and I bought our house based on the neighborhood - in Louisville, the quality of the neighborhood is more of a selling point than the house itself.[/QUOTE]

Well most places already have ordinanaces against that and I can promise you if there was a crack house or a drug dealer living by me they would be turned in.

I really couldn't care less if someone parks a car in their yard. I had my boat parked in the yard at times where I used to live. I also like to think when looking for a house, I would look around the neighborhood to see what type of things go on and what type of people live there.

I would think this bigest hastle with parking a boat behind the house in most subdivisions would be backing it through some very tight places. I have to be really careful with mine backing it into the Morton barn and I have 60 acres to maneuver.

Years ago my Grandfather had a "walking tractor" this was a small tractor with two drive wheels and handle bars. You walked behind the tractor and drove it with the handle bars. You could attach a small plow, tiller, snow blade and other attachments to it.

I would think that a trailer ball on the front of one of these would be really handy spotting your trailer.

There you go all you entrepreneurs, Kohler 8hp motor, drive train, nobby tires. Call it the walking horse, make millions from your own back yard.

[QUOTE=kydonky;442875]
There you go all you entrepreneurs, Kohler 8hp motor, drive train, nobby tires. Call it the walking horse, make millions from your own back yard.[/QUOTE]

Already been done...and too many out there competing for such a small market. Most units are $1,000 plus.

An entrepreneur would be better suited buying land and opening a storage facility than anything.

Most policies are a result of an all or none policy. Like if Jim's nice new 20 ft Ranger looks great in the driveway and is not an eyesore, but yet across the street is Joe's 16 ft beat up junker tin rig with flat tires, full of water, used once every 3 years, and on display for all the world to see....you can't tell Joe to hide or move his boat unless you tell Jim the same thing. Same goes for RVs.

Luckily my HOA has no rules against boats or RVs as long as they are parked on a hard and durable surface.

[QUOTE=artcarney_agr;442879]Already been done...and too many out there competing for such a small market. Most units are $1,000 plus.

An entrepreneur would be better suited buying land and opening a storage facility than anything.

Most policies are a result of an all or none policy. Like if Jim's nice new 20 ft Ranger looks great in the driveway and is not an eyesore, but yet across the street is Joe's 16 ft beat up junker tin rig with flat tires, full of water, used once every 3 years, and on display for all the world to see....you can't tell Joe to hide or move his boat unless you tell Jim the same thing. Same goes for RVs.

Luckily my HOA has no rules against boats or RVs as long as they are parked on a hard and durable surface.[/QUOTE]

Guess that's why I don't make as much as Bill Gates. Day late again.b

By [URL="http://connect.nola.com/user/nolaap/index.html"] The Associated Press [/URL] The Associated Press

[B]A south Bossier City homeowners association has sued to force a family to remove a front yard sign supporting their son's military service because it violated subdivision covenants.[/B]
[B][URL="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/"]The Times[/URL] reports that the Gardens of Southgate filed the suit this month against Timothy and Jodi Burr, who have lived in the subdivision since 2006. The Burrs placed a large multicolored banner with a picture of their 20-year-old son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Corey Burr, and the phrase "Our son defends our freedom" in January after Corey Burr was deployed to Afghanistan.[/B]
[B]Jodi Burr says her family will fight the suit and do not intend to remove the sign.[/B]
[B]An attorney representing the association, declined to comment.[/B]
[B]The Burrs contend signs supporting a school or team are visible throughout the neighborhood.[/B]

[QUOTE=Catfish Bob;461067]By [URL="http://connect.nola.com/user/nolaap/index.html"]The Associated Press [/URL]The Associated Press

[B]A south Bossier City homeowners association has sued to force a family to remove a front yard sign supporting their son's military service because it violated subdivision covenants.[/B]
[B][URL="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/"]The Times[/URL] reports that the Gardens of Southgate filed the suit this month against Timothy and Jodi Burr, who have lived in the subdivision since 2006. The Burrs placed a large multicolored banner with a picture of their 20-year-old son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Corey Burr, and the phrase "Our son defends our freedom" in January after Corey Burr was deployed to Afghanistan.[/B]
[B]Jodi Burr says her family will fight the suit and do not intend to remove the sign.[/B]
[B]An attorney representing the association, declined to comment.[/B]
[B]The Burrs contend signs supporting a school or team are visible throughout the neighborhood.[/B][/QUOTE]

I hope these people win their suit and the judge fines the HOA for their actions........

[QUOTE=Catfish Bob;461067][B]A south Bossier City homeowners association has sued to force a family to remove a front yard sign supporting their son's military service because it violated subdivision covenants.[/B].[/B][/QUOTE]

Again, it goes back to the "all or none" issue. If the HOA allows this one sign, then they would have to allow any and all signs, which could be anything from a KKK rally sign to a sign praising the terrorists of 911. Just because this one particular sign is a nice one does not exempt it from the rules.

They should not and will not win their case.

If the HOA spells out what you can and CANNOT do, and they signed on the dotted line.....I feel sorry for them.

While I hate the fact the the HOA can do this, that is what they signed up for......

I'd LOVE to have a HOA right now........the Mexicans behind me would not be allowed to raise chickens. The 5 broken down/JUNK cars parked in the driveway/yard of my hard working black neighbor ( the cars are owned by her 3 THUG, dope smoking, crak dealing poopy HEAD sons) .....The skateboarding PUNK butt poopy heads that ride through my neighborhood......

Yea, a HOA sounds pretty **** good right about now.

When I moved in 20 years ago, it was a great neighborhood. With the slowing economy and a more "affordable home" my neighborhood and my PROPERTY values have gone to hell.

Like it or not......the riff raff will cost me 30% when I try to sell...........

Later,

Geo

[QUOTE=MsgMills;461087]I hope these people win their suit and the judge fines the HOA for their actions........[/QUOTE]
Just what law did the HOA violate that they should get fined?

Without knowing the details of the HOA agreement they signed, I can't really say, but if what they say is true about other signs being present, and if the owners of those other signs have not gotten similar notices, they have may a case. It's called "selective enforcement." You can't enforce a rule like that just part of the time, it's all or nothing (as Art mentioned).

The first time some utterly useless moron from the HOA came to my door and told me to take down a sign or to move my garbage cans back five feet they would take a butt whoopin of Biblical proportions.