HOA vs 90y.o. medal of honor vet over flag

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Apoc

Well, in this case, its a condo, so the property belongs to whoever developed/owns the condo's.

But, what about when your BUYING a home in a community with a HOA, how can they say they have any legal right to your property???

I realize there has to be laws, so people dont turn lawns into dumps and paint there house hot pink, but the city officials should deal with that, not the idiots down the street.

When you are buying a home in an HOA community you do own the land, but there are covenants that restrict what you can and cannot do with it. Think of it like an existing easement a utility company has on a piece of land. The land may transfer from one owner to another but the easement continues to exist.

With HOAs it is similar. They retain the ability to control what is set forth in their covenants. When the property is transferred it is something the prospective buyer must agree to in order to make the purchase. The buyer is supposed to be able to get a copy of the covenants prior to making the purchase.

Originally Posted by Apoc

But seriously, take it any way you want. We aren't wound even half as tight as you guys south of the border are. We realize that its just a flagpole. Not a huge, pink, abstract art sculpture on the front lawn.

Your neighbor asks to make a change on your property, you say no, but the neighbor does it anyway. You are saying you would be cool with it because you are Canadian?

[Apoc]

Originally Posted by goof2

Your neighbor asks to make a change on your property, you say no, but the neighbor does it anyway. You are saying you would be cool with it because you are Canadian?

Ugh... no, thats not what I said at all. I said were not as uptight as you guys south of the border.

And I have never heard of people being stopped from making reasonable changes to their land in Canada. Read the key word, REASONABLE. A flagpole is reasonable.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Apoc

Ugh... no, thats not what I said at all. I said were not as uptight as you guys south of the border.

And I have never heard of people being stopped from making reasonable changes to their land in Canada. Read the key word, REASONABLE. A flagpole is reasonable.

The question isn't about reason, it is about making changes to land YOU DO NOT OWN.

What are you having difficulty understanding?

[Apoc]

Originally Posted by shmike

The question isn't about reason, it is about making changes to land YOU DO NOT OWN.

What are you having difficulty understanding?

Oh, i understand that, my point was for a home you own, on your own land. Condo's are another story, and if you scroll back through the thread, you'll see where I said that I understood you do not own the land your condo is on.

Well, in this case, its a condo, so the property belongs to whoever developed/owns the condo's.

My comments are about HOA's in general, not condos.

I would never own a condo just for these reasons, its never really yours...

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Apoc

....I would never own a condo just for these reasons, its never really yours...

It is as much yours as is a house. Don't pay property taxes and see how long that lasts before the government takes it.

If you don't pay HOA dues, most HOAs cannot sell your property, but can put a lien on it to pay back HOA dues once sold. I'm also guessing they could sue for the money as well.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by shmike

The question isn't about reason, it is about making changes to land YOU DO NOT OWN.

What are you having difficulty understanding?

You own exactly 1/Number of Units in the Complex. The issue is the bylaws state what can and cannot be placed outside of your unit.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Apoc

Ugh... no, thats not what I said at all. I said were not as uptight as you guys south of the border.

And I have never heard of people being stopped from making reasonable changes to their land in Canada. Read the key word, REASONABLE. A flagpole is reasonable.

You forgot another key word, THEIR. It isn't this guy's land. He made the change to someone else's land. I didn't phrase the question that way accidentally.