Clear Lake/Friendswood/League city area without HOA (Houston, Dickinson: homes, neighborhoods)

[MNCold]

In light of recent question about HOA, are there communities or area in the Clear Lake area (including Friendswood and League City) are without HOA?


MNCold.

[piyf]

There's probably not many. But the older neighborhoods will have cheap dues and be less restrictive.

[djt79]

You can check on HAR - just look for the Maintenance Fee line on the details page. Everything in Clear Lake City had one, regardless of the price range or the age of the subdivision, and it's probably similar elsewhere in the area. You'll be alright.

[tstone]

Probably out where League City meets Dickinson, in the semi-rural areas. Also check out the historic parts of Webster and League City.

My experience with an HOA is the mgmt company (paper pushers & envelope stuffers) can be incompetent, but overall the rules and regulations are not at all unreasonable.

[TXMick]

look up Glen Cove in League City.. Im in that subdivision. Older with some newer homes. HOA is 25 a year. Nice neighbourhood.
glencoveonclearlake.com

[MNCold]

TXMick - Thanks for the tip. I will look up Glen Cove.

Really, I wanted to be able to dug up my yard (back first and may be front yard later) and do gardening and fruits. I would like something that my family would benefits from, not just grass.
I have heard that many HOA requires that you have to have majority of your front yard as grass.

[tstone]

Back yard you should be in the clear to do basically anything you want, short of making it a landfill. Front yard, most likely not.

Good luck with that garden BTW. If it grows, there are multiple critters that will eat it. I've given up on gardening in this area outside of containers with big-box brand soil & perlite. Oak + tallow tree forests is all I will do.

[MNCold]

Hm... you're the 2nd person who told me that she's given up gardening in Houston.

[tstone]

It rarely gets below freezing so the worms/grubs/bugs are plentiful, dormant in the ground right now.

The soil in the area is either sand or clay depending on where you dig. The clay is either hard as cement or squishy like a sponge. The sand is good for coastal grasses I suppose. I've had a difficult time with most trees but oaks, tallows and oranges will prevail, almost maintenance-free. Actually there are very large citrus trees spread out through the area.

However if you go containers for some partial-sun plants, I seriously doubt an HOA will have a problem with a few in the front. Should be easy to blend in, in a mature neighborhood.

[djt79]

One my neighbors has those small colorful chili pepper in the front yard - they are very pretty. And if you've noticed, the Brookwood subdivision has decorative cabbages at their entrances. Wondering if either is edible.