[aardogfsu]

I live in a small gated community of 8 homes where the median house is valued at around $1.8-$2M. There are strict HOA rules in place where things must pass the HOA board and receive majority vote to make changes to the aesthetics of our homes. One member wants solar panels all over the front, sides and back of their home. You barely see nice homes of this price range anywhere especially of this classic style home with solar panels because it isn’t really eye pleasing, even the most environmentally conscious celebrity activists don’t put solar panels on their mansions. The neighbor was approved for behind the home and is receiving 30% power but now wants them all over the front of his home and the members of this small cul de sac are up in arms about it. Is there any law that would permit him to override the wishes of the HOA and place solar panels wherever he so chooses despite the entire community being against it? If so, can you point it out?

[RocketRider]

The 116 series of the NRS covers common interest ownership (HOAs), you would have to look at governing documents section possibly.

I find the concept of an HOA for 8 h0mes intriguing. How do you do the board, have meetings, that. The NRS sets forth so things that have to done, like meetings, officers, etc.

NRS 278.208 covers the solar.

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-...#NRS278Sec0208

It may take a letter from a lawyer to explain to the board that what he is doing is reasonable, if it is.

rr

[Okey Dokie]

Originally Posted by RocketRider

It may take a letter from a lawyer to explain to the board that what he is doing is reasonable, if it is.

rr

One person’s reasonable is another person’s hideous.

[jmking]

Panels all over the front of the house is just plain ugly, period. However, Tesla does manufacture solar roof shingles.

https://www.hersheyexteriors.com/sol...SAAEgL5vfD_BwE

[moguldreamer]

Originally Posted by aardogfsu

I live in a small gated community of 8 homes where the median house is valued at around $1.8-$2M. There are strict HOA rules in place where things must pass the HOA board and receive majority vote to make changes to the aesthetics of our homes. One member wants solar panels all over the front, sides and back of their home. You barely see nice homes of this price range anywhere especially of this classic style home with solar panels because it isn’t really eye pleasing, even the most environmentally conscious celebrity activists don’t put solar panels on their mansions. The neighbor was approved for behind the home and is receiving 30% power but now wants them all over the front of his home and the members of this small cul de sac are up in arms about it. Is there any law that would permit him to override the wishes of the HOA and place solar panels wherever he so chooses despite the entire community being against it? If so, can you point it out?

What do you mean by "all over the front of his home"? Fronts of homes are vertical walls, and that is not a place to put a panel because you want photons in sunlight strike the panel at a 90 degree angle. Placing them on the roof is an approximation.

Do you mean mounted on the ground in the front of the house? Do you mean mounted on the roof but visible from the street?

[im3ngs]

Originally Posted by moguldreamer

What do you mean by "all over the front of his home"? Fronts of homes are vertical walls, and that is not a place to put a panel because you want photons in sunlight strike the panel at a 90 degree angle. Placing them on the roof is an approximation.

Do you mean mounted on the ground in the front of the house? Do you mean mounted on the roof but visible from the street?

My sentiments exactly. Not ideal to have solar walls.

[Svoboda]

Originally Posted by moguldreamer

What do you mean by "all over the front of his home"? Fronts of homes are vertical walls, and that is not a place to put a panel because you want photons in sunlight strike the panel at a 90 degree angle. Placing them on the roof is an approximation.

Do you mean mounted on the ground in the front of the house? Do you mean mounted on the roof but visible from the street?

He means the front side of the roof. There is a reason you see solar on the backyard side slanted portion of the roof.

[Labonte18]

Originally Posted by aardogfsu

I live in a small gated community of 8 homes where the median house is valued at around $1.8-$2M. There are strict HOA rules in place where things must pass the HOA board and receive majority vote to make changes to the aesthetics of our homes. One member wants solar panels all over the front, sides and back of their home. You barely see nice homes of this price range anywhere especially of this classic style home with solar panels because it isn’t really eye pleasing, even the most environmentally conscious celebrity activists don’t put solar panels on their mansions. The neighbor was approved for behind the home and is receiving 30% power but now wants them all over the front of his home and the members of this small cul de sac are up in arms about it. Is there any law that would permit him to override the wishes of the HOA and place solar panels wherever he so chooses despite the entire community being against it? If so, can you point it out?

Jimmy Carter put them on the White House back in the day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_...he_White_House

Originally Posted by RocketRider

The 116 series of the NRS covers common interest ownership (HOAs), you would have to look at governing documents section possibly.

I find the concept of an HOA for 8 h0mes intriguing. How do you do the board, have meetings, that. The NRS sets forth so things that have to done, like meetings, officers, etc.

NRS 278.208 covers the solar.

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-...#NRS278Sec0208

It may take a letter from a lawyer to explain to the board that what he is doing is reasonable, if it is.

rr

My dad is in one about that size.. 8-12 houses, up in St Joe, MO. Says it's full of sniping, whining and conflict. Standard HOA, in other words.

Originally Posted by Svoboda

He means the front side of the roof. There is a reason you see solar on the backyard side slanted portion of the roof.

Generally.. Panels are to be installed on a South facing roof.. That's optimal. East and West facing roofs only get the best light in mornings or afternoon, while North is.. I believe, the wrong angle.

But.. if you run out of space on the south facing roof.. They do still work on roofs facing other directions, just not at optimal efficiency.

Ground mount, I believe there are some issues with the tax incentives if they're not roof-mounted.. Not positive about that. I know it'll cost quite a bit more for ground mounting, because of having to trench wiring and often having a custom 'sled' built to hold the panels. And, of course, if you're on a quarter acre lot or something. You basically lose a big chunk of your yard to them.

Honestly. Pending on the houses, or more specifically, the roof.. I don't really think panels detract from the look..