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I don't mean to stir the pot. Just trying to get an idea of the benefits of them. Maybe i'm being the dumb jersey girl right now but up there theres no such thing. Trying to get insider opinions is all.
Just trying to get a sense of them... Are they mainly for familys then? Some of them have worse rules then others? I don't have kids. I'm in my mid twentys and will be living with my fiance. We prefer space and privacy. And we are looking to get a boat too so i want to be able to park it in my driveway year round without anyone saying boo. Is that the kind of thing that HOA can say no to? Like what kind of "rules" do they have....
Many of the HOA rules are to keep the value of the n'hood. For example, many will NOT allow you to park your boat on your driveway for more than a few days. If your boat won't fit into your garage, perhaps you can park in behind your fence (that is what I had a client do). Many will only allow certain types of fencing (usually NOT chain link).
My n'hood is older so we have less rules than some of the newer n'hoods. For example...we can't leave our trash cans out on the curb longer than 2 days. No big deal.
Like I posted earlier, I have seen so many n'hoods without HOAs and I have seen what people do that really do bring down the value of the n'hood.
Even without an HOA, there are still RULES that we must all obey...whether it is the city or the town or the county you live in.
My question to those that don't want a HOA would be...what is it that you want to do that you don't think a HOA would allow?
My question to those that don't want a HOA would be...what is it that you want to do that you don't think a HOA would allow?
Vicki
its no ones business what i do to my house or yard unless they are the ones paying for the mortgage, taxes and insurance. assuming of course it doesn't pose a public health risk
would i do anything that would violate even a fairly strict HOA? probably not. but its not anyone else's business what color i paint my house, if i add a garage, if i want to add a fence (wood, brick, chainlink or otherwise) or plant a tree, install a pool or (god forbid) have a different mailbox. And i certainly shouldnt have to ASK PERMISSION to change WHAT I OWN.
I'm not quite getting this idea that people have about no subdivisions in the Northeast. Before settling on NC, we did a lot of house hunting in NJ, PA and Long Island, NY. Lots of subdivisions everywhere.
I think the kind of subdivision the OP is seeing a lot of here in NC is more to do with new construction than anything else.
I'm not quite getting this idea that people have about no subdivisions in the Northeast. Before settling on NC, we did a lot of house hunting in NJ, PA and Long Island, NY. Lots of subdivisions everywhere.
I think the kind of subdivision the OP is seeing a lot of here in NC is more to do with new construction than anything else.
Right. And newness means that planted trees are not mature. Historically, trees are planted at time of development, and we see 90 year old shade trees in front of 90 year old homes, wherever we go.
But, we have old subdivisions here, too.
its no ones business what i do to my house or yard unless they are the ones paying for the mortgage, taxes and insurance. assuming of course it doesn't pose a public health risk
would i do anything that would violate even a fairly strict HOA? probably not. but its not anyone else's business what color i paint my house, if i add a garage, if i want to add a fence (wood, brick, chainlink or otherwise) or plant a tree, install a pool or (god forbid) have a different mailbox. And i certainly shouldnt have to ASK PERMISSION to change WHAT I OWN.
and thats what my issue with them is....
Although I understand the purpose of HOA's and they may serve to protect property values and provide "continuity" in neighborhoods, I personally prefer to live in a non-HOA neighborhood for many of the same reasons above. Since I've lived here, I have re-painted my house, built an addition and a screened porch, replaced my front yard light, replaced my mailbox, done extensive landscaping, put up birdhouses, installed a play structure, built a fence, two patios and a walkway...all without having to get "approval" from anyone other than the City of Raleigh when permits were required. I can even keep chickens and goats on my property if I want to...all in the heart of North Raleigh .
I'm not quite getting this idea that people have about no subdivisions in the Northeast. Before settling on NC, we did a lot of house hunting in NJ, PA and Long Island, NY. Lots of subdivisions everywhere.
I think the kind of subdivision the OP is seeing a lot of here in NC is more to do with new construction than anything else.
I thought that odd, too. I'm pretty sure that Levittown, Long Island is typically credited with being an early model for suburban subdivisions ... with restrictive covenants, etc.
It still seems to me that you have a choice here, especially as you move away from the "cities". Lots of houses around our little subdivision in NW Raleigh have no HOAs, etc,
Frank
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