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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:59 PM Original message |
Stan Goff's being threatened with foreclosure for growing vegetables |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm only good for a K & R here - |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. My dad can't put a shade tree in his yard. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Yeah. Give control to control freaks and watch 'em go |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
41. You're right about who's in charge...kinda. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
62. Covenants |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #62 |
69. No doubt. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
80. I thought the original reason for covenants |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm not a lawyer. But... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Will you post that over there? |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Careful - HOAs can fine, then put a lien on a property for not paying |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I forgot about that. |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Yes they can, and they will, and they have |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:03 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. So I've heard. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Get a lawyer |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. H.O.A.s have enough power to take your house. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
42. About liens: |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:16 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. No one can ever know everything, going in. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:26 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Our HOA can not operate that way, by law and by bylaws. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:35 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Know any one in the movie business who wants to make a movie about |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 07:24 PM Response to Reply #48 |
90. I like this idea. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:10 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Posting, over where? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:44 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Oh, sorry, on his blog |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-02-07 05:58 AM Response to Reply #93 |
99. Thanks. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #42 |
66. Re: The mortgage. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
45. Very good (and sane) advice. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Dontcha know that its every corporate merchants' god given right |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. I have a garden in front of the front yard |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. No advice but here is a K&R |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. Be careful with this. HOA's have been granted a lot of power, and |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I've never heard of the 1/2 hour car rule |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 02:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. "Who does it hurt?" They think the homes LOOK better when there's |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. My HOA |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. We refuse to buy anywhere that has a HOA or covenant |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I'm lucky, I don't have one. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. HOA's are evil. |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
17. I cannot give legal advice.... |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
20. This is one of the reasons I live in a neighborhood without a HOA |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
23. He needs a lawyer willing to get muddy, and as much PUBLICITY as possible. K&R |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
24. I h8 HOAs ... |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
25. The world is upside down |
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MatrixEscape (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:56 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Yes, upside down and inside out ... |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 03:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Tell them you grow tomatoes for the flowers. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #25 |
53. What's upside down is choosing to join a HOA and then crying about it. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
26. k&r, wish I knew what advice to give. :( |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
27. ummm...technically, aren't MOST plants 'vegetables'..." |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
76. That's a great point. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
29. Chapter 47F: North Carolina Planned Community Act |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
30. Can't he request a waiver?? |
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mrbscott19 (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
32. HOA's should never be allowed....thats what town ordinances are for |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #32 |
51. HOAs are voluntary. Are you actually saying people should not be permitted to |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 03:47 AM Response to Original message |
33. Change the nomenclature from HOA to communists then it will make more sense....... |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #33 |
58. LOL. We call our association 'The Commune' or 'The Compound'..... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. I'm not in an HOA - but we call it The Compound too. My kids' moms live |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #68 |
79. Maybe the pejorative don't fit at any rate |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
35. well, he should be safe with tomatoes . . . they're fruits, not veggies . . . |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
36. I'm president of an HOA. |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:11 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Do you feel more safe and secure |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:03 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. I LOVE to grind people under my heel. See my post #41. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:41 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. I think most folks would rather have a full colonoscopy |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #49 |
54. First, we can not 'foreclose' on a piece of property. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #44 |
64. LOL. I got Shanghai'd in to being president because I missed a meeting. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. Oh yeah...NEVER miss a meeting. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #40 |
50. People in HOA's cede control over their lives, by choice. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. There ya go. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
37. Why didn't he read thru his HOA documentation earlier? Caveat emptor. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
38. I couldn't stand living under a HOA, but that's beside the point. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
39. I predict this type of thing will become much more common within a couple of years |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
43. "All your property & vegetables are belong to us." - republicon mind set |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
52. Get me the name of the HOA. If its a non-profit there are ways... |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
56. When I went house shopping, I made it clear to my realtor that covenants were off the table. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
57. Reality Check: A clearly visible veggie garden in the front yard is tacky |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:24 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I can't agree. |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. That's what makes it tacky - it's practical and not simply conspicuous. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Bravo! |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. What a world, huh? nt |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:32 AM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Unsightly sticks and rods? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Maybe, but it belongs in a backyard--not the front nt |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
75. Growing FOOD is icky and unsightly |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. buahahahaha (nt) |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. . |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #57 |
98. You sound ridiculous - the world doesn't exist for your viewing pleasure |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
60. I would just love to see HOAs banned outright |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #60 |
67. On what basis should people be prohibited from forming associations or voluntary |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. We (as in The People) don't allow people to kill themselves. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #73 |
83. You failed to answer my question. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. Your title is a lie. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. With your rationale, states that want to ban gay couples from forming contractual relationships are |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
61. Effing HOA's |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
72. foreclosure?? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
77. North Carolina will suffer worse than most in the post peak oil era |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
84. HOAs should be banned. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
85. This is why I'm glad I live in a funky. |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
86. There is a subdivision near me that banned clothes lines... |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. So did one near us. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
91. In the older subdivisions like ours, there are no HOAs anymore. |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
94. Tell Stan to make the back of the house the front -- |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. That's the best advice on this thread! LOL! n/t |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:59 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. Oooh, that's some creative thinking. :) (nt) |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
96. Maybe if he called it a Victory Garden... |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-02-07 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
100. I think it's a silly rule myself but... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-02-07 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
101. Tuesday-afternoon kick. |
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