And here is an example of inappropriate control in an HOA. Our design criteria is clearly defined as far as materials and construction, much of which is dictated by County ordinance, not HOA bylaws. The president doesn’t have a say in things like this, they’re addressed by the ACC (architectural control committee) who approves or denies applications for such things solely on compliance with community standards and nothing else. Our president may not like something, but that’s their tough beans as they have no say in matters as an individual Board member.
That being said, since your patio/deck cover is in the rear of the home and not visible from the street, we wouldn’t much care what/how you did it as long as it was in compliance with County codes, which is between you and the County. This is an example where a properly run HOA doesn’t get intrusive. -D > On Oct 21, 2019, at 8:18 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I also live in an HOA. In the beginning, I wasn’t too happy that the then HOA > president was against the design of our patio/deck cover and structure. It > goes the entire length of the back of the house and out 15 feet, and is > covered with corrugated smoked panels so that light can get through. She > thought that it should be covered with wood and roofed in material matching > to that on the house and kind of threatened with the possibility that another > home owner could file a complaint with the HOA and force us to rebuild it. > That was 5 years ago, and things have been quite uneventful since. She always > leaves her motor home and/or her boat out on the street well over the 72 hour > limit, and no one seems too annoyed. The dogs are enjoying their covered area > since they have plenty of area to play out of the winter rains and summer > sun. It isn’t much of an HOA with 15 homes and $120 dues per year. > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR > 1982 240D High Mileage Hilde, waiting for her shroud to come in > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 21, 2019, at 2:40 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> I'm thinking most of the anti-HOA comments come from folks who've only heard >> or read the horror stories, but never actually owned a home in an HOA. >> >> I'm retired Navy, grew up in the country hunting and fishing, and I'd much >> rather have a vast estate like Floyd and all the freedom that comes with it. >> However, I married a city girl, and need to live within a reasonable commute >> of work and schools, and given the choice I'd probably make the same >> decision and buy in an HOA. >> >> Are Dan and I the only list members with HOA experience? >> >> Kind of reminds me of the impression of America one gets watching the >> evening news, nothing but shootings and kidnappings and death and mayhem and >> corruption. Why would anyone live in such a violent country? >> >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
