On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:30:43 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
> > how did they make you join the club? i can't imagine anyone making you do
> > anything you don't want to? Lee
>
> Ohhh, that. Yeah, they threatened to put a lien on my house. I consulted
> an attorney, who checked out the HOA rules and said yep, they could sue me
> for not joining "the Club" and possibly take the house away from me.
>
> Jill
>

People who have done their due diligence know about the CC&Rs and
their stipulations before they buy into a community with a homeowners
association. Complying with the rules is part of the decision making
process to buy a home in that community or not. For you, it's part of
your decision process to stay or leave.

I doubt you'd want wake up to the smell of some guy next door who owns
a roofing company firing up his tar pots before he goes off to work.
So, some of the things you take for granted are what your homeowners
association has made possible.

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