Man spends nearly $200,000 to win right to park truck in his own driveway
06-19-11, 05:54 PM
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you know, a lot of successful people live in nice neighborhoods but HAVE to drive a pickup for work. or need one to pull a boat or trailer. and sometimes a garage isn't long/tall enough to fit the pickup, so they don't have much choice.
06-20-11, 01:00 PM
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Interesting observation. it has been my experience that all of the nicer areas have some kind of HOA. Anybody can drive through any suburb in the US and tell instantly if there's an association in place. No matter how rich or how poor the suburb, developements with HOA's always look better than ones without. Always.
some of the best neighborhoods i have ever been to don't have HOA. in fact, all houses build 30 years ago doesn't have HOA (i think).
i guess it is really hard to define "look better". if uniform is your thing, then yes, but i absolutely hate neighbor houses all look alike (and all about the same shape to maximize the living area). i love house that is 3k sq ft and with 1k sq ft garage.
06-20-11, 08:12 PM
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If it were me, I would be building a 10' wall all around the house so no HOA ***** could see if it was parked in the driveway. Heck we have a 7' wall around our house here in Japan. But I suppose they have some rule that you can't build a wall around your house...
06-20-11, 09:20 PM
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Not to mention that some trucks CANNOT FIT in a garage, they are too long.
There is a recent story here, HOA put two GIANT boulders in front this guys driveway and they could not back out (him or his wife).
There is a recent story here, HOA put two GIANT boulders in front this guys driveway and they could not back out (him or his wife).
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06-21-11, 08:30 AM
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A lot of times HOAs exist only because people don't have respect for their neighbors. Kind of a neccesary evil.
I don't like not being able to do everything I would like to my home, or having to get a permission slip. But I wouldn't want people parking boats or cars on their front yards either.
I don't like not being able to do everything I would like to my home, or having to get a permission slip. But I wouldn't want people parking boats or cars on their front yards either.
06-21-11, 08:36 AM
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hoa's are like govt. they can be helpful, worthless, or oppressive. 
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