On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:45:28 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Fri 11 Jun 2010 10:24:31p, Omelet told us...
>
>> In article >,
>> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>>
>>> I don't have a problem with OM's house as it's what she can
>>> afford and I can't even afford my own. But bitching about the
>>> evils of HOA's is ignorant.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> If you did own your own property, you might understand...
>>
>> It's MY property and I paid for it!
>> No blanking HOA has any right to tell me how many tulips I can
>> plant, or whether or not I can own a boat!
>
>That's where your wrong, OM. If you buy a property where an HOA is
>in place, you would be issued a document, Covenants, Conditions &
>Restrictions (CC&R's). You must sigh agreeing to abide by the CC&R.
>Otherwise, you would not be permitted to buy the property. The HOA
>has every right to force you to adhere to the contents of the CC&R.
>If you don't, you are legally libel for any penalties, fines, or even
>the forced sale of your home, depending on the severity and/or
>duration of the infraction. Quite simply, it's the law and it is
>enforceable.
>
>Prospective buyers should read the CC&R very carefully before
>agreeing to its terms in insure that it doesn't contain anything they
>object to.

I don't think logic will penetrate her skull Wayne.

Lou