The Craziest Homeowners Association Bylaws

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Vette73

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http://consumerist.com/2010/09/the-craziest-homeowners-association-bylaws.html

2. Thou shalt not use "inconsistent" shingles — even after a plane destroys thy house

Plane kills wife and young son.

6. No smoking — even in thy own bathroom
As Realty Times points out, "The Constitution does not guarantee Americans the right to smoke in their homes...."

I'm pretty anti-smoking but even I would not be this nuts. Guess only a HOA could go this far. So yep the HOA > Constitution if you ask a Realtor/HOA.
 

Phokus

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HOA's are weird as hell... they make dictatorial rules about what you can and cannot do with your home to preserve property value, but all the negative stories should turn people off to HOA's and decrease their value, right?
 

DesiPower

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HAO are one of the biggest scams, right under insurance I would rate them, they are a bunch of more bitchy ppl than apartment managers. They only good thing is that they take care of the landscaping.

There was a water leak from my neighbor's house, it was rented so ranting to the resident was useless, I complained to the HAO and guess what!!! a week later I get a letter from them asking me to fix the leak on my property. assholes..
 
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Numenorean

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That no smoking rule would be nice. Our neighbor smokes and a lot of times after coming back from a trip or something, we can smell the smoke INSIDE our house. Would be really nice if we could just shoot smokers or something.
 

edro

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That no smoking rule would be nice. Our neighbor smokes and a lot of times after coming back from a trip or something, we can smell the smoke INSIDE our house. Would be really nice if we could just shoot smokers or something.
I agree.

The smoking issue is probably on a shared wall condo.
Cigarette smoke from a regular smoker ruins property.
 

Numenorean

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I agree.

The smoking issue is probably on a shared wall condo.
Cigarette smoke from a regular smoker ruins property.

We have a shared wall, but it's the garage so I didn't think it would be that big of an issue since we have a 2 car garage and a 1 car between the two. But he smokes outside and in his garage (with it slightly open) and not inside. I think it just gets drawn in from the A/C unit.
 

dfuze

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I don't know how anyone can agree to HOA rules when they buy a home.
 

Triumph

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I don't know how anyone can agree to HOA rules when they buy a home.

Because every single community in Northern Virginia built in the last 30 years has one. If you live here, your options are very limited.

It all comes down to the whims of your neighborhood enforcers. Almost all HOA's have roughly the same rules, but some people are stuck with vigilante neighbors, some live in communities where the people are basically reasonable. And it's a crap shoot, guess which one you'll get.
 

slag

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We have a shared wall, but it's the garage so I didn't think it would be that big of an issue since we have a 2 car garage and a 1 car between the two. But he smokes outside and in his garage (with it slightly open) and not inside. I think it just gets drawn in from the A/C unit.

Unless you have a window AC, it's not getting drawn in through the ac unit and even then, unless you have it set up to pull fresh air in, aka fan mode, you aren't getting the air from outside.
 
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