Unchained said:
Actually, a gated community (or private road) is the perfect solution for those who want to control the street in front of their house.
For myself, I would have to be really desperate to attempt overnighting in the 'burbs of any city in the US. I hated living in such places, due to nosy/ pushy neighbors, and having made my escape, have zero desire to park in one now.
Of all the houses I have owned, I have never considered having the ability to control the street one of my buying parameters. But I did know that those houses in non hoa settings had ordinances against overnight camping/parking/living on the streets. When you pay property taxes you do get the benefit of a campground not forming in front of your house. If the city code or ordinance DID allow it I would price that property accordingly and know what I bought into.
I have also owned houses in HOA's also and expected them to abide by the rules in the HOA documents.
Home owners associations are created to maintain property values. NO ONE can buy into an HOA without knowing they are buying in an HOA. Its disclosed during the closing process. You are given the legal documents before the closing and you sign a paper stating that you were given the documents. If you dont read them thats your fault. All the rules are stated and if you don't agree with them you don't have to buy the property.
I cant imagine how someone can buy in and then complain about the rules that they agreed to. The last house I had in an HOA was very easy to sell when I decided to move. The area was still just as nice as when it was new. The HOA did exactly what it was intended to do.
If you want to break that contract that you signed and go against those rules they will indeed take your property at the end of the battle. YOU SIGNED A PAPER ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY CAN DO THAT.
If a person wants to have junk laying around they need to buy in an area that allows that. Areas like that are usually zoned agricultural or industrial. It doesn't mean farmers have junk yards, it means that they know they will have all sorts of equipment, sheds, crap etc.
I have seen a neighbor buy land, build a nice house with a lap pool in the basement and then a couple years later start complaining that the farmers equipment next door is an eyesore. He bought in an area zoned ag. I had another neighbor come around with a petition because he wanted the high school band to stop practicing outside because it was too noisy. I told him Im not signing anything and that the school was there when we moved in and they are not making noise those kids are practicing their music. They aren't over here hanging out, busting windows and partying.
How many people never gave it any thought while they owned a property and didn't have someone camped out front but now want to raise hell because they cant do it.
Many probably never even knew that there was an ordinance and benefited from it but now think that ordinance is wrong. Amazing.