On 7/4/2015 11:22 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 11:10:42 AM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> I can see
>> the usefulness of having some rules to deal with messy properties,
>> barking dogs, whatever. Overall, it doesn't appeal to me, either.
>
> And that's what a good municipal government is for. Regrettably,
> some areas have ceded their responsibilities to HOAs.

Unless it's a real nuisance or a safety issue, my town isn't
going to do a lot about it. I don't even think it's illegal to
have a barking dog, though if it's during sleeping hours they
might send a cop over.

An HOA could have stricter rules, I believe, than the general
voting public would tolerate.

nancy