man sued for parkin his own truck in his own driveway
08-01-2010, 01:26 PM
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See, now I could live with that. I don't really see a point in having a fence in the front yard. I wouldn't mine a gate if I had a mediterranean style house to where the driveway goes through the house so to speak.
08-01-2010, 01:30 PM
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Very few places having zoning codes, and if you don't have an HOA, then there is nothing to protect you against your neighbor deciding to bulldoze his house and open a gas station, or anything else that would instantly make your house unsellable.
Having an HOA that is a pain in the *** sucks, but it is still better than the option of not having one, and having zero control over what occurs around you, which is especially true during this time of all these foreclosures.
Having an HOA that is a pain in the *** sucks, but it is still better than the option of not having one, and having zero control over what occurs around you, which is especially true during this time of all these foreclosures.
I would take my chances with that happening so I can live how I want. Then for maybe that not happening and not being able to do anything.
Simple solution in that case.... Zoning codes=no HOA.
08-01-2010, 04:29 PM
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hahahaha. that is some bullshit. I will never bend over and have HOA or anyone for that matter tell me what i can and cant park in the driveway i pay for that is MY property. hahaha. Im glad that guy won, he deserved to
08-02-2010, 02:09 AM
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I lived with my G'ma next to their HOA president for a few years and I'll just say that he had a super power trip going on. Hated the fact that my Trans Am was even sitting in the garage, hated it even more when I parked it in my driveway. He called the cops b/c I parked it in the driveway with expired tags.
08-02-2010, 06:20 AM
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I agree anyone who is purchasing a piece of property should not be told he can not do what he wants. We live in america. If I didn't want freedom I would live in a commy country. We have gotten so far away from what we stand for here.I live in a nice house in a nice neighborhood one street away from where the hoa starts. No one will tell me what I can do withmy house or what kind of vehicle I can drive. Where are our rights people. This really pisses me off.
08-02-2010, 10:07 AM
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I lived with my G'ma next to their HOA president for a few years and I'll just say that he had a super power trip going on. Hated the fact that my Trans Am was even sitting in the garage, hated it even more when I parked it in my driveway. He called the cops b/c I parked it in the driveway with expired tags.
08-02-2010, 10:13 AM
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Wow this is crazy! HOA's aren't as common in NY but lots of there are lots of Co-op boards that do the same thing with apartments. They say what you can do to the inside of your structure (like taking a wall down or putting one up), and even what you can hang on the door. It's not like you're renting, you own the place. Glad this guy won-makes me feel a little better.
I really was thinking about Texas for when I retire (many years from now). Is all of Texas run by different HOA's?
I really was thinking about Texas for when I retire (many years from now). Is all of Texas run by different HOA's?
08-02-2010, 10:23 AM
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Wow this is crazy! HOA's aren't as common in NY but lots of there are lots of Co-op boards that do the same thing with apartments. They say what you can do to the inside of your structure (like taking a wall down or putting one up), and even what you can hang on the door. It's not like you're renting, you own the place. Glad this guy won-makes me feel a little better.
I really was thinking about Texas for when I retire (many years from now). Is all of Texas run by different HOA's?
I really was thinking about Texas for when I retire (many years from now). Is all of Texas run by different HOA's?
08-02-2010, 10:40 AM
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Holy ****. I cannot believe this, it is utterly ridiculous. I thought that the United States was a free country. I find the fact that a private group of people could form a non-government entity and attempt to exert their will upon property owning citizens an extremely disturbing trend.
08-02-2010, 11:47 AM
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HOA's suck. Had one in Baytown of all places, not a bad neighborhood, but not like this by any means. They sent me a fine for having a waterhose in my driveway, just happened to be the same day and time I was washing my damn truck. **** those people.
08-02-2010, 11:59 AM
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I can't believe that... The chances of that happening are slim to (more of a chance of) none.
I would take my chances with that happening so I can live how I want. Then for maybe that not happening and not being able to do anything.
Simple solution in that case.... Zoning codes=no HOA.
I would take my chances with that happening so I can live how I want. Then for maybe that not happening and not being able to do anything.
Simple solution in that case.... Zoning codes=no HOA.
you see it all over the NW side of town.. just take a drive.
If you live in a neighborhood, especially in a house that backs up to undeveloped property, or to a major street, you are asking for trouble if there isn't an HOA to protect your rights. There are no zoning laws to protect you, and probably never will be. If you have never had a pain in the *** neighbor, you don't really understand how bad things can get, and how little recourse you actually have.
08-02-2010, 05:27 PM
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Gas station was an extreme example .. what usually happens it the local road contractor buys a piece of property to park his equipment on for two years while he is re-doing the streets, or yoru neighbor decides to have his entire family move in with him, or decides to run an auto salvage yard on his 5 acres (go to SKinner and Spring Cypress, behind the Autozone to see that example)
you see it all over the NW side of town.. just take a drive.
If you live in a neighborhood, especially in a house that backs up to undeveloped property, or to a major street, you are asking for trouble if there isn't an HOA to protect your rights. There are no zoning laws to protect you, and probably never will be. If you have never had a pain in the *** neighbor, you don't really understand how bad things can get, and how little recourse you actually have.
you see it all over the NW side of town.. just take a drive.
If you live in a neighborhood, especially in a house that backs up to undeveloped property, or to a major street, you are asking for trouble if there isn't an HOA to protect your rights. There are no zoning laws to protect you, and probably never will be. If you have never had a pain in the *** neighbor, you don't really understand how bad things can get, and how little recourse you actually have.
I live in TN... Maybe things like that or more common in TX.... Well, of course they are with no zoning laws like here.
Any insight on why they don't implement some kind of zoning laws?
08-03-2010, 08:09 AM
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So is it JUST trucks that they flip **** about, or is it certain vehicles?
I guess they hate trucks because it looks like construction is going on or something? Idk. I plan on having a C6 Z06 or a Viper by the time I buy a house, and I'll park it in the garage, but If I want to park it in my driveway, I better damn well be able to. It just pisses me off that they told this guy he can't park his nice truck in his own driveway. I could understand if it was an '85 toyota or something, but his truck is pretty expensive.
I guess they hate trucks because it looks like construction is going on or something? Idk. I plan on having a C6 Z06 or a Viper by the time I buy a house, and I'll park it in the garage, but If I want to park it in my driveway, I better damn well be able to. It just pisses me off that they told this guy he can't park his nice truck in his own driveway. I could understand if it was an '85 toyota or something, but his truck is pretty expensive.
08-03-2010, 09:21 AM
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Man, that guy's house is gorgeous...
His Homeowners association is **** for pulling a stunt like that. Why would he not be allowed to park his car in front of his house? Grant it, his truck isn't a ferrari or anything, but it certainly isn't a broken down piece of crap. I'll tell you what... If they get their panties in a bunch over a truck being parked in a driveway, they would absolutely HATE some of us...
His Homeowners association is **** for pulling a stunt like that. Why would he not be allowed to park his car in front of his house? Grant it, his truck isn't a ferrari or anything, but it certainly isn't a broken down piece of crap. I'll tell you what... If they get their panties in a bunch over a truck being parked in a driveway, they would absolutely HATE some of us...
08-03-2010, 09:29 AM
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Gas station was an extreme example .. what usually happens it the local road contractor buys a piece of property to park his equipment on for two years while he is re-doing the streets, or yoru neighbor decides to have his entire family move in with him, or decides to run an auto salvage yard on his 5 acres (go to SKinner and Spring Cypress, behind the Autozone to see that example)
you see it all over the NW side of town.. just take a drive.
If you live in a neighborhood, especially in a house that backs up to undeveloped property, or to a major street, you are asking for trouble if there isn't an HOA to protect your rights. There are no zoning laws to protect you, and probably never will be. If you have never had a pain in the *** neighbor, you don't really understand how bad things can get, and how little recourse you actually have.
you see it all over the NW side of town.. just take a drive.
If you live in a neighborhood, especially in a house that backs up to undeveloped property, or to a major street, you are asking for trouble if there isn't an HOA to protect your rights. There are no zoning laws to protect you, and probably never will be. If you have never had a pain in the *** neighbor, you don't really understand how bad things can get, and how little recourse you actually have.
lol yea i guess they finally made him put a fence around them, have you noticed farther down skinner toward huffmeister on the same side of the road theres a big *** sail boat on a lot next to these peoples house, and its not a nice boat its an old decrepid 40 foot ******* sail boat, i keep wondering how long it will take for it to fall off those homemade wooden boat stands. on the other side of the street theres a guy that parks his old restored war plane next to the road on the weekend, i think thats pretty cool those pople have a runway behind there house plus everyone over there owns some type of plane.
08-03-2010, 09:46 AM
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HOA and the people that run it can go to ******* hell.
My ex and I bought a condo in a really nice complex a few years ago. We didn't like the light fixture outside of our front door since it looked retro 70's and changed it with a pretty nice fixture from Home Depot. Within two weeks, we already had a complaint from the HOA with a note telling us we had to change it back. They said it had to be the same as everyone elses. It was such ******* bullshit.
I have a 1985 Toyota 4x4 truck that I parked out on the road adjacent to my condo complex. It was the oldest vehicle on the road, but that didn't matter. I drove it every other day. All the other cars out there were BMW's, Lexus' and such. One day I come home and it is gone. I thought for sure it was stolen. But someone had called the HOA and had it towed by the city. I had to pay $300 to get it back. And it was parked out there for less than 24 hours.
HOA can go to HELL!!!
My ex and I bought a condo in a really nice complex a few years ago. We didn't like the light fixture outside of our front door since it looked retro 70's and changed it with a pretty nice fixture from Home Depot. Within two weeks, we already had a complaint from the HOA with a note telling us we had to change it back. They said it had to be the same as everyone elses. It was such ******* bullshit.
I have a 1985 Toyota 4x4 truck that I parked out on the road adjacent to my condo complex. It was the oldest vehicle on the road, but that didn't matter. I drove it every other day. All the other cars out there were BMW's, Lexus' and such. One day I come home and it is gone. I thought for sure it was stolen. But someone had called the HOA and had it towed by the city. I had to pay $300 to get it back. And it was parked out there for less than 24 hours.
HOA can go to HELL!!!
