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On the face of it, I would say my neighbors; but after reading that HOA's can restrict constitutional rights because you enter into a contract agreeing to it, I think I'd rather a governmental body with more accountability handle it.
Of course you shouldn't agree to a contract if you're worried about the provisions, but if you have no choice but to go with an HOA or move to a different region because of state law, then I think there's a problem.
Well you can't complain about government overreach in one post, and then seek the security of government accountability in another post. Did somebody mention cake?
Well you can't complain about government overreach in one post, and then seek the security of government accountability in another post. Did somebody mention cake?
They are not mutually exclusive. In fact, the more accountable a government is, the less overreach occurs.
Or....just keep the government out of it in the first place!
100% agreed!
The North Carolina Planned Community Act should be repealed. That way people and developers that want HOA's can have them and those that don't are free as well. Everyone wins!
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Originally Posted by SaucyAussie
Would you rather have a government tell you how you should live, or would you rather you and your neighbors agree on guidelines?
The question in North Carolina is would you rather have the government force you to enter into contracts with neighbors or let you choose whether or not to enter into them?
The North Carolina Planned Community Act should be repealed. That way people and developers that want HOA's can have them and those that don't are free as well. Everyone wins!
I think for the way that houses are developed in this area - HOA's made sense. If the primary house building business was via individuals who owned individual plots of lands and built their own houses, an HOA would not be necessary. But with builders building 50 to hundreds of houses at once with individual different amenities within a community, who is going to take care of those amenities and the community once the builder leaves town? A HOA makes sense there.
The North Carolina Planned Community Act should be repealed. That way people and developers that want HOA's can have them and those that don't are free as well. Everyone wins!
Ugh. I don't think you're getting it. Without HOAs many of the services they provide would need to be taken care of by government. higher taxes. less autonomy.
Our neighborhood has an HOA, but pretty lenient on house color. Lots of green and blues of all shades. Dark grays, yellows, even a red house. I like seeing the diversity of color.
Ugh. I don't think you're getting it. Without HOAs many of the services they provide would need to be taken care of by government. higher taxes. less autonomy.
So neighborhoods without HOA's pay higher taxes in return for their autonomy?
Oh, I get it. All of us pay higher taxes so they can have autonomy.
Ugh. I don't think you're getting it. Without HOAs many of the services they provide would need to be taken care of by government. higher taxes. less autonomy.
He definitely gets it. Basically, we are merely "feeding" him.
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