The Other Shoe Has Dropped

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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wrote:
Ginger-lyn wrote:

wrote:

Ginger-lyn wrote:

there's another clause that
says curtains must have a neutral color. OMG -- in this
neighborhood?

Next he'll be circulating a CC&R.

Okay -- what's a CC&R? You got me on that one.

That was a joke. Some very upscale Homeowners Associations and gated
communities have sets of rules that people have to follow regarding
the color of the house, what you can have on your lawn, how/where to
park your car, etc. It stands for something like "Commitments
something and Rules" - I'm not sure, exactly. Maybe someone else
knows?

If you have enough money the Homeowner's Association will pretty much
ignore
their "rules". Where my parents live there was (allegedly) a very strict
code regarding what colour your house could be, etc. All the homes were
tastefully painted in shades of brown and green to blend in with the
native
flora and fauna. That is, until some mega-millionaires decided to build a
huge PINK monstrosity overlooking the intracoastal waterway. Apparently
if
you have enough money to spend the Homeowner's Association goes on an
extended vacation!

Jill


I would refuse to live where a home owners association was
They have tried that where I live a group purchased a lot of the land and
some vacant homes in my neighborhood. They started a home owners unit.
they sent out notices to all the neighborhood about 20 other homes and told
us what problems they had at our house and if we did not fix them they would
take us to court. They wanted to gate off a public road and make it
private.
The county told them no way about the road and a group of lawyers that live
in the neighborhood showed them the light of the law and a lawsuit and
injunction to prevent them from future actions.

I would refuse to live where a home owners association was
They have tried that where I live a group purchased a lot of the land and
some vacant homes in my neighborhood. They started a home owners unit.
they sent out notices to all the neighborhood about 20 other homes and told
us what problems they had at our house and if we did not fix them they would
take us to court. They wanted to gate off a public road and make it
private.
The county told them no way about the road and a group of lawyers that live
in the neighborhood showed them the light of the law and a lawsuit and
injunction to prevent them from future actions.


If my neighborhood had an association like that we'd be booted right
out. We have no tidy little landscaping - we had most of the shrubs
outside removed. Now one ginormous wild rose is in front of the house
and only gets trimmed back if my bi-polar daughter comes up and gets
into a serious manic period. Then she whacks it back to a normal looking
bush and it repeats the overgrowth cycle... We also have, gasp,
dandelions and wild violets (the latter of which I'm trying to encourage
to take over the lawn. ) The steps are broken and the siding is
aluminum and dirty as sin. And, God knows what they'd do if the saw the
inside. :-) I'm sure some folks would think of my house as an enormous
trailer, from one of those southern stereotype trailer parks - even
though it's a 2-story colonial in New Jersey. LOL... I wish you the best
of luck. BTW, the SSDI may take a lawyer's help,Ginger-lyn ...
Lots of purrs and prayers,
Kathy

wrote:
Ginger-lyn wrote:

wrote:

Ginger-lyn wrote:

there's another clause that
says curtains must have a neutral color. OMG -- in this neighborhood?

Next he'll be circulating a CC&R.

Okay -- what's a CC&R? You got me on that one.

That was a joke. Some very upscale Homeowners Associations and gated
communities have sets of rules that people have to follow regarding
the color of the house, what you can have on your lawn, how/where to
park your car, etc. It stands for something like "Commitments
something and Rules" - I'm not sure, exactly. Maybe someone else
knows?
Covenants, maybe?

Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

sam wrote:

wrote:

It stands for something like "Commitments
something and Rules" - I'm not sure, exactly. Maybe someone else
knows?

Covenants, maybe?

That sounds right, yeah.

Joyce

Matthew wrote:


I sent you an email Did you get it ???



Nope -- unless you're Russian or selling something I don't want or need ;-)

I have my address slightly munged -- did you use the "reply-to" address?

Otherwise, the Black Hole in the Internet probably ate it ;-)

Ginger-lyn

I will resend it when I get home later
"Ginger-lyn" wrote in message
link.net...
Matthew wrote:


I sent you an email Did you get it ???

Nope -- unless you're Russian or selling something I don't want or need
;-)

I have my address slightly munged -- did you use the "reply-to" address?

Otherwise, the Black Hole in the Internet probably ate it ;-)

Ginger-lyn

Ginger-lyn wrote:

Some of y'all may recall that among my myriads of difficulty was that
the landlord was selling the apartment building. He did, and after a
couple of months with nothing from the new landlord (not even an
introductory note), today in the mail I got a lease.

Now, I have been on month-to-month for *years*. Why should I have to
sign a lease? And it is the most restrictive, punitive to tenants lease
I have ever read.

And the worst part? He requires a $250 pet deposit, and $10 extra rent
a month *for each pet*!

If I wasn't on pain meds, I'd get drunk tonight. I don't know what I am
going to do :-(

Ginger-lyn
in tears

Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes for a solution,
Polonca and Soncek

Matthew wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Ginger-lyn wrote:

wrote:

Ginger-lyn wrote:

there's another clause that
says curtains must have a neutral color. OMG -- in this
neighborhood?

Next he'll be circulating a CC&R.

Okay -- what's a CC&R? You got me on that one.

That was a joke. Some very upscale Homeowners Associations and gated
communities have sets of rules that people have to follow regarding
the color of the house, what you can have on your lawn, how/where to
park your car, etc. It stands for something like "Commitments
something and Rules" - I'm not sure, exactly. Maybe someone else
knows?

If you have enough money the Homeowner's Association will pretty much
ignore
their "rules". Where my parents live there was (allegedly) a very
strict code regarding what colour your house could be, etc. All the
homes were tastefully painted in shades of brown and green to blend
in with the native
flora and fauna. That is, until some mega-millionaires decided to
build a huge PINK monstrosity overlooking the intracoastal waterway.
Apparently if
you have enough money to spend the Homeowner's Association goes on an
extended vacation!

Jill


I would refuse to live where a home owners association was
They have tried that where I live a group purchased a lot of the land
and some vacant homes in my neighborhood. They started a home owners
unit. they sent out notices to all the neighborhood about 20 other
homes and told us what problems they had at our house and if we did
not fix them they would take us to court. They wanted to gate off a
public road and make it private.
The county told them no way about the road and a group of lawyers
that live in the neighborhood showed them the light of the law and a
lawsuit and injunction to prevent them from future actions.

I worked with a woman who lived in a "gated community" with a homeowners
association. Someone on her street painted their house an unapproved shade
of paint. The neighborhood association hired a painting contractor, had his
house repainted while he was at work then sent him a bill for $1000. Excuse
me?!