GeorgerwilliamsW (Indiana)
Posts: 975
Posts: 975
Posted:
Richard Thompson writes a column on homeowner associations.
Here are some light hearted indicators that your HOA rules are too strict:
1. It's easier to list all of the things that aren't against the rules, rather than to list those things that are.
2. Your rules do allow for garage sales but only on the "Community Garage Sale Day" which is the 5th Saturday in every Leap Year.
3. Everyone at Acme Towing knows your first name.
4. The fine schedule is as follows: First Offense = $10 fine, Second Offense = $25 fine, Third Offense = 30 days in jail.
5. The HOA's speed limit is exactly the same as your limit on number of dogs per household.
6. A unit sale fails because the potential buyer has a goldfish.
7. Page 243 of your rules states that … well, you get the picture.
8. You have 43 rules related to boat moorage and your HOA is not on the water.
9. Instead of a "due process," the HOA has a "don't process."
Here are some light hearted indicators that your HOA rules are too strict:
1. It's easier to list all of the things that aren't against the rules, rather than to list those things that are.
2. Your rules do allow for garage sales but only on the "Community Garage Sale Day" which is the 5th Saturday in every Leap Year.
3. Everyone at Acme Towing knows your first name.
4. The fine schedule is as follows: First Offense = $10 fine, Second Offense = $25 fine, Third Offense = 30 days in jail.
5. The HOA's speed limit is exactly the same as your limit on number of dogs per household.
6. A unit sale fails because the potential buyer has a goldfish.
7. Page 243 of your rules states that … well, you get the picture.
8. You have 43 rules related to boat moorage and your HOA is not on the water.
9. Instead of a "due process," the HOA has a "don't process."