help- covenants not enforced

[ironwoods]

We have a no on-strret vehicle parking rule in our HOA covenant and 1 person does not want to abide by this rule. She has permanently parked her car on the street for close to 5 years now and does not use the car. It just sits there. It is at a very bad blind curve and the neighborhood is getting divided on how to handle this. How do we make her move the car?

[travelmate38]

Are you being reasonable? In my subdivision I got a violation letter because we brought our brand new travel trailer and parked in front of our home for 135 minutes while we loaded some camping supplies inside. It was the first time it was ever there and we were just loading some stuff into it. It was not even blocking the street or anything. I'll be honest, I was angry that they were being so dang picky. Two summers later the president of the HOA had some house guests show up, in their RV and park in front of his home for 3 days and stayed in the RV. Guess who knocked on his door to remind him of the rules he enforced He was also angry and told me to mind my own business. It was just as I thought,.......do as I say, not as I do.

HOA need reasonable and fair administrators otherwise it will never work. Rules have to be enforced and applied equally to all parties, or people get real angry, real fast. Then it all starts unravel.

[StoneOne]

Another reason why I will never be a homeowner where there are covenants that regulate this sort of thing - or worse, an HOA to enforce violation of property rights.

Better to rent and simply accept the landlord's rules (it's his property, not mine, after all) or buy somewhere where property rights are respected.

Life is too short to spend time worrying about what the neighbors are doing with THEIR PROPERTY.

[musicalzoo]

Originally Posted by StoneOne

Life is too short to spend time worrying about what the neighbors are doing with THEIR PROPERTY.

amen to that!!!!!!!!!

[saturnfan]

In my neighborhood, people do all these "bad" things complained about above.

They bought the homes, they pay the taxes, they do what they want.

I don't give a rat's patoot.

[Dire Wolf]

But in your neighborhood, I doubt those people agreed to a homeowner's covenants when they bought the homes.

If like-minded buyers want to live close together under a set of covenants, then they should follow the rules they agreed to live under. It isn't that difficult. If you don't like the rules, look elsewhere.

[saturnfan]

Agreed on that.

[rcarrillo]

I agree that people have a right to some freedoms on their property, but it DOES affect the other people in the community. I could care less if someone lives in a pig sty or paints their rooms neon colors.

Once they leave disabled cars, trash or make the OUTSIDE look like junk, it affects the value and appeal of everyone's homes. That is why their a are a lot of rules governing such things with HOA and I have found most (not all) to be reasonable. They are not meant to run your life but to make sure that your personal freedom is balanced with the sense of neighborhood responsibility that many seem to have lost.