Lincoln City Residents

[mollyblythe]

Having never lived in or around an HOA community, I, of course, have questions/concerns about any I might think of moving to--in this case, Seagrove. I'm ambivalent about the HOA concept. I love the restriction of your neighbor(s) not being allowed to thump their boom boxes or create lots of commotion which has changed my once quiet neighborhood here. I like the concept of community and, as a senior, the greater feeling of security. Over many years, I've had the good, the bad and the ugly for neighbors. I prefer the good. Seagrove appears to offer a range of expression in the way people landscape their homes, but still very nice. I'm an agreeable neighbor if I have non-obnoxious neighbors.

Doubt that Oregon being "higher trust" is the whole story. I met a number of nice people, natives and "imports" alike, while there. Different people have different desires in the kind of home they want and where they want to live. Most people, including Oregonians, want good neighbors but can, at times, get stuck next to those who aren't. One man's "personal freedom" can be his neighbor's misery. That freedom comes in all forms from the just annoying and self-serving to the extreme. If you have a thoughtful, considerate and reasonable neighbor, you are blessed.

I understand why people might not want to live in an HOA. Not sure I do. Have had friends who lived in HOA's and loved it there. Have read, though, about some HOA's with leaders that run amok or where residents get hit with some huge bill for expensive maintenance items. Then you're stuck. I'm not looking to spend my old age dealing with lots of grief.

Not sure, Steve, what the connection is between between being an Amateur Radio Operator and HOAs.

[Steve Pickering]

Many HOA's were formed to keep CBers and their antennas out. Most HOAs don't know the difference between CB (no Government Protection) and HAM Radio (Protected by FEMA Rules and FCC regulation).

Also the issues with HOAs run from "What color you can paint your house" to "Where you can park your Motor Home or RV" and even the length of your grass, the kind of flowers you can plant, and who can stay in your home.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Originally Posted by Steve Pickering

Many HOA's were formed to keep CBers and their antennas out. Most HOAs don't know the difference between CB (no Government Protection) and HAM Radio (Protected by FEMA Rules and FCC regulation).

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It's not an issue of CB vs ham. it is an issue of the neighbors not wanting to look at the gigantic tall ugly ham radio antenna.

The cell phone towers run into a lot of opposition, too.

[Steve Pickering]

The neighbors are losing as Federal law requires an exemption, so they try an end run with HOA’s, where you sign away your rights for the privilege of living in a home you paid for..

[mollyblythe]

Originally Posted by Steve Pickering

Also the issues with HOAs run from "What color you can paint your house" to "Where you can park your Motor Home or RV" and even the length of your grass, the kind of flowers you can plant, and who can stay in your home.

Among a number of things I like about this place are different styles of homes, individualized colors, unique landscapes, a place for those RVs. Doesn't at all look like those "everything the same" compounds that aren't my style.

[Steve Pickering]

If you have never had an HOA you will be in for an eye opener.