jdb in AZ
It could end up curdled
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- Feb 11, 2011
That's a new one. I've heard of HOAs that prohibit open garage doors except when in direct use, but not the other way around.
That’s insane! Here it’s more likely stuff will get stolen from your garage if it’s left open.
We've had this...uh, debate...with our HOA. We never use our front door, almost exclusively enter and exit the house through the garage. They're whined about us having it open, my response is to go pound sand.
HOAs should be outlawed and abolished. Can't stand them.
I have to ask why do you live in a place with an HOA if you are just going to tell them to pound sand when they make a rule you don't like?
I think the rule is insane, but I don't have too much sympathy for the residents. When you choose this kind of living you are agreeing to letting someone else tell you how to live.
Believe me, I know it. As stated, I despise HOAs. But...we're there for the kids. Long story short, when we lived in PA, we had a home that was ideal for DW and I. Huge house on 3.5 acres of suburban (bordering on rural) land. Neighbors were 3 football fields away, at the closest. Directly across the street was a 550 acre farm, dating back hundreds of years. However, it wasn't ideal for the kids. Trying to find and arrange to play with friends was work. When we made the decision to leave PA and head south, as much as I hated it, I agreed that a subdivision was the best thing for them. Almost all subdivisions here in Atlanta are HOA, so we're sort of stuck. I do really like that every day, our kids can just go outside and play, or at worst, their friends are a few blocks away. Plus, if I'm stuck in a subdivision, it's about as good as it can get. We live on a tiny little off-shoot of a cul-de-sac, which only has 3 houses on it...and our house backs up to the woods. So it's as private as a subdivision can get.
If we're stuck in an HOA community, I have to give credit where credit is due. I've told them to pound sand on this garage door issue, but generally speaking they're relatively easy going compared to other HOAs. We close the door when we go to bed at night or if we're not home, but when we're home, it's open. Otherwise, they've been at least decent.
I wouldn't be living in a subdivision then.Believe me, I know it. As stated, I despise HOAs. But...we're there for the kids. Long story short, when we lived in PA, we had a home that was ideal for DW and I. Huge house on 3.5 acres of suburban (bordering on rural) land. Neighbors were 3 football fields away, at the closest. Directly across the street was a 550 acre farm, dating back hundreds of years. However, it wasn't ideal for the kids. Trying to find and arrange to play with friends was work. When we made the decision to leave PA and head south, as much as I hated it, I agreed that a subdivision was the best thing for them. Almost all subdivisions here in Atlanta are HOA, so we're sort of stuck. I do really like that every day, our kids can just go outside and play, or at worst, their friends are a few blocks away. Plus, if I'm stuck in a subdivision, it's about as good as it can get. We live on a tiny little off-shoot of a cul-de-sac, which only has 3 houses on it...and our house backs up to the woods.
If we're stuck in an HOA community, I have to give credit where credit is due. I've told them to pound sand on this garage door issue, but generally speaking they're relatively easy going compared to other HOAs. We close the door when we go to bed at night or if we're not home, but when we're home, it's open. Otherwise, they've been at least decent. But when we're empty nesters, we're leaving...we can stay local, but out of an HOA community.
I have to ask why do you live in a place with an HOA if you are just going to tell them to pound sand when they make a rule you don't like?
I think the rule is insane, but I don't have too much sympathy for the residents. When you choose this kind of living you are agreeing to letting someone else tell you how to live.
Almost all subdivisions here in Atlanta are HOA, so we're sort of stuck.