I have frequently seen real estate ads that actually say "No HOAs" as a selling point. Just the opposite of what it was like 20 years ago or so.
On Apr 23, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > My XYL is a real estate broker here in Oregon and one of the things most > often found on a buyer's "must have" list for a home is *NO HOA*. > > As a result, HOA's here tend to bring down the value of a property. > > CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions on what you can do with > property you buy) may exist even with no HOA. They often have expiration > dates written into them, and they are frequently voided by state and federal > laws. For example, I once owned a home built in the 1920's whose CC&Rs > included a prohibition from hanging my laundry out on a clothesline on > Sundays. Having no clothesline I didn't test it. > > Anyone owning or contemplating owning property should know what CC&Rs are > attached to it or if there are none. If your Realtor isn't helpful, contact > the company who insured your title to the property. > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > > -----Original Message----- > > However, It's almost impossible to buy a new home, or a home that was built > in the last several years, without running into this restriction. > > I've never quite understood why these restrictions don't expire when all of > the homes in a given development have passed ownership from the developer to > the individual homeowners. > That is, in absence of a HOA. > > 73 de Jim - AD6CW > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
