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Isn't keeping roosters against the law in most cities? I don't think roosters should be regulated out in the county any more than cattle or any other livestock. It's the county! Live in the city if you don't want country life. If you want to live on 3 acres in the country you might hear some roosters. That's country living.
If your HOA neighborhood-based home backs up to property that doesn't have other types of restrictions imposed on it (city ordinances, etc.) .... that HOA will have no ability to change anything that happens on, can be seen from, or can cause noise or smells coming from that other piece of property. So this article really doesn't do anything but give someone a bullhorn to complain about their problem -- it doesn't prove any point about how great HOAs are or aren't. Unless you're trying to say that HOA neighborhoods surrounded by HOA neighborhoods are really the best places to live in perfect serenity. In that case, fine, point taken. But dang, what a first-world problem this is.
Oh come on. If someone buys a house in an unincorporated part of a county in North Carolina, the buyer ought to know what he or she is in for. No matter how many subdivisions might be scattered across the unincorporated parts of an NC county, the presumption is that it's rural living.
Some municipalities ban roosters or even chickens in general. Other municipalities like Raleigh have an ordinance about "public nuisance animals".
Restrictive covenants can address this situation without need of an HOA.
If your HOA neighborhood-based home backs up to property that doesn't have other types of restrictions imposed on it (city ordinances, etc.) .... that HOA will have no ability to change anything that happens on, can be seen from, or can cause noise or smells coming from that other piece of property. So this article really doesn't do anything but give someone a bullhorn to complain about their problem -- it doesn't prove any point about how great HOAs are or aren't. Unless you're trying to say that HOA neighborhoods surrounded by HOA neighborhoods are really the best places to live in perfect serenity. In that case, fine, point taken. But dang, what a first-world problem this is.
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Originally Posted by wizard-xyzzy
Oh come on. If someone buys a house in an unincorporated part of a county in North Carolina, the buyer ought to know what he or she is in for. No matter how many subdivisions might be scattered across the unincorporated parts of an NC county, the presumption is that it's rural living.
Some municipalities ban roosters or even chickens in general. Other municipalities like Raleigh have an ordinance about "public nuisance animals".
Restrictive covenants can address this situation without need of an HOA.
Not being able to sleep in your house of 20 years because your neighbor insists on having 50 roosters is a first-world problem? Interesting.
Again, these attitudes are exactly why I'm pro-HOA. To each their own.
BlessedLife posted fact, not attitude.
HOA reach commonly does not extend outside the community.
Not disagreeing that it's fact, but it's the "all about me" attitude of some that makes it riskier to live in non-HOA neighborhoods. Unfortunately, I know this from experience.
Yes, you may have the right to have 50 roosters in your yard, but if you live in a neighborhood where other houses are nearby, then consideration of your neighbors should always come first. Especially for those who have been there long before you.
[quote=m378;47894486]Not being able to sleep in your house of 20 years because your neighbor insists on having 50 roosters is a first-world problem? Interesting.
In "third-world" countries, chickens are generally kept for their eggs, but all but a few roosters would have been eaten long ago. So, yeah, I'd say this whole scenario is "first-world".
Not being able to sleep in your house of 20 years because your neighbor insists on having 50 roosters is a first-world problem? Interesting.
In "third-world" countries, chickens are generally kept for their eggs, but all but a few roosters would have been eaten long ago. So, yeah, I'd say this whole scenario is "first-world".
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