Re: HOA Boat Storage Rules
President of our HOA and boat owner....You're missing the point dude. People WANT to move into these typse of communities because Rules exist that keep the community up to certain standards.
No trailers of any kind, no cars on the grass, trashcans out of site, property must be kept neat. We pay a landscaper to groom our front community, and flowerbed the sign areas. When you think about buying here, you're told it's a cCommunity with dues, and Rules.
The community behind us doesn't have an HOA.....and to be honest, they have a trashier look as you drive through and see peoples properties and what gets "accumulated."
Same square footage, who's housing value is higher ?
I store my boat in the driveway if I'm working on it over a weekend, mostly it's at a storage place for $40 a month.
Alright Plasma, try this on for size.
I too live in Arizona in a HOA neighborhood. When I originally started looking for homes I would go into the Model Home, and speak with some reps of the builder. They would have information on the lots or spec homes available for sale.
One of my main criteria when buying a home was to find one that had a 3 car garage and enough room on the side of the house for an RV drive and double gate. AZ is recreation heaven and I have both summer and winter toys.
So, I walk into the office where I bought and bam, right there on the dry erase board. "Ready for move in, Large lot with RV drive access on side yard" I told my wife, lets go check it out. So off with the rep we go, and sure enough the house had a 3 car garage with a side yard big enough to put a 9 1/2 ft double fence. I told the rep this would be perfect, since I wanted to eventually put a boat on the side yard.."They said, great, then this lot would be great for you, since there aren't many like it in this neighborhood."
So I buy the home and a few months later I'm getting ready to start my project..pool in the backyard, put in the RV drive and Gate ect. I do the right thing and I call my HOA to let them know what I'm doing. I tell the lady I'm going to change the horrendous color of rock they put in my yard, and explain to her what I'm putting in its place. I also tell her I'm going to put in a double gate with an RV driveway made from 1/4 minus rock, curbed on both sides.
She says that will be no problem, you're good to go.
So I finish my project, everything came out great, my house is easlily one of the top looking homes in the enire neighborhood and gets many looks when home buyers are trolling through the neighborhood.
About a yr and half later after my project is long completed I get a notice in the mail, stating that I did changes to my home without HOA permission. I laughed because I obvioulsy did. I called them back anyway and explained to them that I was an original owner in that neighborhood and recieved permission to do everything I did. I also told them that my home was "Advertised" as an RV access home, and I told the rep what I was going to do and they said this would be a pefect home for me. They didn't know what to say, and "knew" who I had talked to. I told them, don't talk to me, go talk to the rep that sold me the home.
Just to "play" their game I went ahead and submitted my plans that were completed a yr ago and of course they "approved" the project.
My 21ft Monterey will be arrive home next week, and it WILL be going through and behind my double gate. See, I know the president of the HOA..he's a sleezball.(not implying you are too). He has a boat..installed a double gate on the side of his house and stores it there, and the HOA paid for his gate! (Don't ask me how that happened). Another thing he did..our HOA states you can't park your car on the street in front of your house. He has a son with an old crappy camero that leaks oil, so what did he have him do?? Park accross the street in front of a park, so the part of the street he is on is public property...did it everyday, and left a huge build up of sludge on the street where he parked.
He knows I have him by the jewels.
Here are some pictures of the project..during construction and after. I also added one where I drew an cover over the side, something I plan on doing later.
I'd like to have somebody speak up that thinks what I did would do anything but bring up the value of my home and those around it.
