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Old 04-16-2017, 08:51 AM
 
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My wife and I have our house for sale in a pretty nice neighborhood off a golf course. We have had a few visitors but no offers yet. One visitor gave us feedback on the home and said everything was nice except for the neighbors we had next door.

They have multiple cars (6) some of them inoperable(2) in their driveway and more cars on the street. The visitors said this was tacky and turned them off. The cars that are inoperable are older cars from like the 90s

We live in a nice neighborhood with an HOA and unfortunately our HOA does not specify this type of activity as a rule breaker. The problem is we have no control over what our neighbors do but we do understand where our potential customers are coming from. I put myself in their shoes and I agree with them.

How would you handle this i situation?

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Old 04-16-2017, 09:36 AM
 
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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If the HOA has no rules about the amount of cars allowed to be parked in the driveway or street, I am not sure there is anything you can really do short of asking the neighbor nicely if there is any way he can move some of his cars. Not sure how that would go over though...

I am sorry you are in this situation.

I personally think that a good HOA should have strict rules on things like this. Maybe have a max one car in the driveway rule. In my opinion nothing makes a house look crappy like 3 or 4 vehicles parked in the driveway most of the time. People need to use their freaking garage for what it was intended for and get rid of some vehicles!

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Old 04-16-2017, 10:02 AM
 
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Oh I forgot about the garage our neighbor has an old beat up rusted mazda in the garage with no hood. I think he has a knack for junk cars
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Old 04-16-2017, 10:14 AM
 
Location: New Braunfels, TX
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The HOA might not, but many cities say that any vehicle in the public view must have current license and registration.
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Old 04-16-2017, 10:17 AM
 
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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The HOA might not, but many cities say that any vehicle in the public view must have current license and registration.
Hmmm... you might be on to something there.
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Old 04-16-2017, 10:52 AM
 
Location: spring tx
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Not sure if this helps or not

http://www.tmcec.com/public/files/Fi...hicle%20CM.pdf
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Old 04-16-2017, 12:07 PM
 
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I'd walk over with an envelope with $1000 cash in it. Tell him it's his once he moves the cars for the sale. Tell him there's another $1000 waiting for him after the house sells.

To pretty up the property sometimes you invest in landscaping, sometimes staging furniture, sometimes the neighbors....
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Old 04-16-2017, 12:58 PM
 
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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I'd walk over with an envelope with $1000 cash in it. Tell him it's his once he moves the cars for the sale. Tell him there's another $1000 waiting for him after the house sells.

To pretty up the property sometimes you invest in landscaping, sometimes staging furniture, sometimes the neighbors....
Very interesting... ...
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Old 04-16-2017, 05:28 PM
 
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Or you could pay a lawyer that 1000 bucks to review the HOA rules and write a letter about damages to the neighbor and the HOA.

Bet the HOA protects their golf course.

I once lived on a golf course. The management company did not enforce the square footage requirement and set back lines for builders.

I got a guy to deliver a rusted out clothes dryer and old bed springs. We placed them on the wrought iron fence right at the tee box. Took care of the problem.

No solutions for sales, but you are in a symbiotic relationship with the HOA and the neighbor.
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Old 04-16-2017, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Memorial Villages
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I've been on the other side of a story like this.

I volunteer on the HOA board of the neighborhood I recently moved out of (we still own our old house, which we lease out). About a month before we moved, the house across the street went on the market at a price that made my jaw drop. After a couple of months with no offers (not surprising), the listing agent emailed me to demand that the HOA take action against the home's Nextdoor neighbor for leaving a food truck parked on the property (temporarily, behind a gate) and having "too many unsightly vehicles in the driveway". I told her the HOA doesn't have any rules against vehicles being parked in the driveway, and that none of the vehicles in question were inoperable. She still persisted, and only laid off after I informed her that her clients had for years left trailers and hunting rigs parked on their driveway and the street for weeks at a time.

Eventually the house sold for a price much lower than asking, but comparable to similarly-sized homes in the neighborhood. OP, is your home priced right?
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