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Old 09-07-2007, 09:08 AM
 
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NC statutes allow the removal of the covenants and dissolution of the planned community if a proper majority of the plot owners so vote. Perhaps some attorney might want to start advertising this service since there obviously is a need for it.

Only bad thing is some community declarations give the developer 3 votes for each lot they still own. Might make it hard to dissolve the covenants until the builder pulls out.

Obviously, builder's sales is the reason for the covenants, not any interest in protecting the owners over the long haul.
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:16 AM
 
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Kudos to the N&O for exposing this outrageous HOA policy! Do these people have any idea of the seriousness of this drought? It doesn't just affect member of that community- it affects all the area residents!

I wonder if citizens of the town at large can protest and have something done. How can a HOA get away with advocating breaking water restrictions? It doesn't have authority over a town's mandates.

Xeriscaping is the answer, IMO. This area has regular droughts and xeriscaping (landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation) would allow homeowners to maintain an attractive landscape without overtaxing our water supply, drought or no drought.

Don't even get me started on the wastefulness of gigantic lawns. I'm probably way in the minority in this region, I'm sure.
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:26 AM
 
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Usually bad press is enough to get something like this under control. Hopefully that will be the case here. If not, hopefully the Governor will step in and issue an order suspending some of these homeowner rules for the duration of the draft.

I've heard of several cases like this. I know someone in Falls River who had to attend a class recently on proper lawn growing techniques and has to come up with an action plan on their lawn.
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:29 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Usually bad press is enough to get something like this under control. Hopefully that will be the case here. If not, hopefully the Governor will step in and issue an order suspending some of these homeowner rules for the duration of the draft.

I've heard of several cases like this. I know someone in Falls River who had to attend a class recently on proper lawn growing techniques and has to come up with an action plan on their lawn.

The Weekly World News is closing because truth is stranger than fiction.

Gotta go.
I need to work up an "Action Plan" for scratching my posterior.
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:32 AM
 
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Kudos to the N&O for exposing this outrageous HOA policy! Do these people have any idea of the seriousness of this drought? It doesn't just affect member of that community- it affects all the area residents!

I wonder if citizens of the town at large can protest and have something done. How can a HOA get away with advocating breaking water restrictions? It doesn't have authority over a town's mandates.

Xeriscaping is the answer, IMO. This area has regular droughts and xeriscaping (landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation) would allow homeowners to maintain an attractive landscape without overtaxing our water supply, drought or no drought.

Don't even get me started on the wastefulness of gigantic lawns. I'm probably way in the minority in this region, I'm sure.
I too am a proponet of xeriscaping. I agree about the gigantic lawns being wasteful. This is our first HOA neighborhood and I was suprised to learn that in the front area and side areas of my lawn at least 50% has to be grass as mandated by the HOA. I've seen some lovely xeriscaped yards that had 0% grass.

When we were considering moving to Wake Forest we were thinking about looking at resales in Margot's Pond. Now I'm SO thankful that we looked elsewhere!! While I'm not crazy about HOAs ours is not that unreasonable.
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:38 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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I need to work up an "Action Plan" for scratching my posterior.
I'd like to see an HOA's "action plan" on making me pay for any work they contract for during a drought... Hell Freezing Over comes to mind....
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:41 AM
 
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When I lived in CA, it was not uncommon to paint your lawn green!
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:45 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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I'd like to see an HOA's "action plan" on making me pay for any work they contract for during a drought... Hell Freezing Over comes to mind....
Well....When we see that much ice, make sure you get it off your sidewalk, or they'll bill you for that too!
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:50 AM
 
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When I lived in CA, it was not uncommon to paint your lawn green!
Is that toxic? I mean, can't the paint somehow get into the water supply? Or is there a non-toxic, "green" (no pun intended) paint?

California has such beautiful desert plant life- I would not want a lawn there at all- I'd plant cacti and yucca and have lots of native plants, and use a lot of rocks. The plants in California are so much more beautiful than a bunch of grass.
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Old 09-07-2007, 10:00 AM
 
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^Keep in mind that California is a big state with quite a variety of landscapes.

I've seen a few homes in my subdivision totally get rid of grass and go all "natural" area. One is a Charleston-style home and it looks quite nice. The other is a larger home and it looks a little odd next to homes with lawns.
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