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Originally posted by Playhouse:
I think there is a vital point that needs to be made. These rules and covenants are in most cases very poorly written. There is a lot of intrepration involved. For example, the restriction that there are no outbuildings allowed. It would have never ocurred to me that a child's playhouse, which is sold next to swing sets, would be treated as an outbuilding. I thought of it as no different than a swing set, trampoline or a plastic playhouse which there are many in our neighborhood.

In our case we were shocked that our daughter's playhouse would be against the covenants. It is not always a matter of people claiming ignorance but one person's interpretation of the rules versus another. Some rules are very clear and easy to interpret. However, if you ask two different attorneys you will get two very different answers on wht it takes to change the rules.

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Originally posted by ezscriiibe:
MJ: I think you need to lay of the caffeine or the meds. Some of your posts make NO sense whatsoever. They may in YOUR mind, but not in print. That chip on your shoulder is pretty huge, too. We are neither enemies nor antagonists. While you may have "lived there for 5 years," OTHER people reading these posts may or may not understand the process.

And it's highly unlikely that Dominion can retain the board for 30 years. The CC&Rs are generally written with them being in effect for that sort of time frame, but NOT the developer's control over the Association. As the developer, after a certain percentage of the homes are built then they have to turn it over to the homeowners to manage. It's generally specificied in the Association's By-laws. You can look them up online in most cases.

I would like to see the portion of the by-laws or CC&Rs that address that issue. What is the legal name of your Homeowners Association? It would not be Dominion, but whatever name they incorporated the Homeowners Association under.

Regarding PLAYHOUSES: why would you not think that an enclosed structure with a roof would not be a "building" (hence an "out" building if not attached to the main structure), regardless of its size?

MOST CC&Rs don't apply to the temporary portable playhouses that can be moved around on the property, the ones made of Fisher-Price-style plastic. But if it is a permanent structure, with a floor, walls, and a roof, then it is an "outbuilding."

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Originally posted by DawnB:

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Originally posted by *~*M*J*~*:

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Originally posted by DawnB:
Neighborhood Association covenants are created by the developer, not the Association Board. It is simply their jobs as volunteers to uphold those rules. Each and every homeowner within a neighborhood with these rules are informed of them whether by their builder or by the previous owner within the disclosures before the purchase is made. Just because you claim ignorance, does not mean that you are exempt from them.

The gentleman with the six foot fence was told that he did not have permission according to the covenants and just because the majority of his neighbors that he spoke with are OK with it does not give him the right to put it up. If he or anyone else within a neighborhood does not like the rules, then they either should not have moved to that neighborhood in the first place or should move, plain and simple.

I don't need you to explain. I've lived here for 5 years.

You may need someone to help you read and understand the rules, if you think you can do what you want. Maybe you just need a good realtor and the directions to the closest trailer park.

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Originally posted by Admin:
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