What's the most outrageous HOA rules you have encountered?

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Anonymous wrote:A friend of mine in TX owned a business and had an SUV "wrapped" promoting his business. He was told he couldn't park it in his driveway or on the street.

Good, that shit is trashy, again park that in a commercial area.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parent's HOA (fancy 4500 sq ft houses) doesn't allow pickup trucks outside. But they also don't fit easily in the garages and they have to park pickups on an angle in the garage (which takes up two spots). Insane that the 50k F150 isn't allowed! The HOA rules are old and 20 years ago pickup trucks might have been more utilitarian. It's a ridiculous rule.

Why do you need a pickup truck? It's stupid an SUV or SEDAN is fine, go rent a parking space in a commercial area.

I fail to see how a pickup is any less nice than an SUV or a Hummer? Why should someone get to choose what kind of car someone owns. These are not commercial vehicles (obviously those are outlawed by HOA rules).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A friend of mine in TX owned a business and had an SUV "wrapped" promoting his business. He was told he couldn't park it in his driveway or on the street.

Good, that shit is trashy, again park that in a commercial area.

I agree. No place for that in a neighborhood. Park it in your garage.

[Anonymous]

Every mailbox had to be painted Dodger Blue. Developer was a huge Dodgers fan.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parent's HOA (fancy 4500 sq ft houses) doesn't allow pickup trucks outside. But they also don't fit easily in the garages and they have to park pickups on an angle in the garage (which takes up two spots). Insane that the 50k F150 isn't allowed! The HOA rules are old and 20 years ago pickup trucks might have been more utilitarian. It's a ridiculous rule.

Why do you need a pickup truck? It's stupid an SUV or SEDAN is fine, go rent a parking space in a commercial area.

I fail to see how a pickup is any less nice than an SUV or a Hummer? Why should someone get to choose what kind of car someone owns. These are not commercial vehicles (obviously those are outlawed by HOA rules).

Still trashy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Before this thread takes off, can someone explain how these "rules" are legal?

They are covenants (contracts) that run with the land. When you buy the property, you agree to abide by the HOA rules.

[Anonymous]

All of these rules seem totally appropriate to me. Then again, I love living in a condo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm kind of bitter towards our HOA. It's not like we even live in a nice area or they provide any nice amenities.

The latest issue I had with them was when trying to build a deck and trying to go through the necessary approval process.

Only to find out that first they only allow wooden decks. Then next you're not allowed to paint or stain your deck.

A major issue with our HOA board is that most of the people on there don't even live in the neighborhood and just rent out the homes. So guess they're not aware of all of the other decks that aren't in compliance. I didn't want to mention that fact because didn't want to cause trouble for other homeowners.

But my own fault for trying to go by the rules.

How the hell are you supposed to keep a wooden deck in good repair if you don't paint or stain it? Oil it?

[Anonymous]

My special favorite rule from our HOA is no wagon wheels in front yards. I like to think there was a trend decades ago to have huge wagon wheels or maybe even an entire wagon in the front yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My special favorite rule from our HOA is no wagon wheels in front yards. I like to think there was a trend decades ago to have huge wagon wheels or maybe even an entire wagon in the front yard.

I still see these all over Vienna/Fairfax split level neighborhoods. I HATE the wagon wheels in the yards. So 1960s/70s trashy. It was the age of faux colonial decorating.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm kind of bitter towards our HOA. It's not like we even live in a nice area or they provide any nice amenities.

The latest issue I had with them was when trying to build a deck and trying to go through the necessary approval process.

Only to find out that first they only allow wooden decks. Then next you're not allowed to paint or stain your deck.

A major issue with our HOA board is that most of the people on there don't even live in the neighborhood and just rent out the homes. So guess they're not aware of all of the other decks that aren't in compliance. I didn't want to mention that fact because didn't want to cause trouble for other homeowners.

But my own fault for trying to go by the rules.

How the hell are you supposed to keep a wooden deck in good repair if you don't paint or stain it? Oil it?

No clue!

Reston HOA doesn't allow the fences in Reston to be stained or painted. And obviously people have trouble maintaining fences there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parent's HOA (fancy 4500 sq ft houses) doesn't allow pickup trucks outside. But they also don't fit easily in the garages and they have to park pickups on an angle in the garage (which takes up two spots). Insane that the 50k F150 isn't allowed! The HOA rules are old and 20 years ago pickup trucks might have been more utilitarian. It's a ridiculous rule.

Why do you need a pickup truck? It's stupid an SUV or SEDAN is fine, go rent a parking space in a commercial area.

I fail to see how a pickup is any less nice than an SUV or a Hummer? Why should someone get to choose what kind of car someone owns. These are not commercial vehicles (obviously those are outlawed by HOA rules).

Still trashy

A pick-up truck is trashy? Really??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent's HOA (fancy 4500 sq ft houses) doesn't allow pickup trucks outside. But they also don't fit easily in the garages and they have to park pickups on an angle in the garage (which takes up two spots). Insane that the 50k F150 isn't allowed! The HOA rules are old and 20 years ago pickup trucks might have been more utilitarian. It's a ridiculous rule.

Why do you need a pickup truck? It's stupid an SUV or SEDAN is fine, go rent a parking space in a commercial area.

I fail to see how a pickup is any less nice than an SUV or a Hummer? Why should someone get to choose what kind of car someone owns. These are not commercial vehicles (obviously those are outlawed by HOA rules).

Still trashy

A pick-up truck is trashy? Really??

Only on DCUM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My special favorite rule from our HOA is no wagon wheels in front yards. I like to think there was a trend decades ago to have huge wagon wheels or maybe even an entire wagon in the front yard.

I still see these all over Vienna/Fairfax split level neighborhoods. I HATE the wagon wheels in the yards. So 1960s/70s trashy. It was the age of faux colonial decorating.

Ahh, that's crazy - so it really was a trend! I've always wondered if some nutty board member made this rule up or if it was a real problem once upon a time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parent's HOA (fancy 4500 sq ft houses) doesn't allow pickup trucks outside. But they also don't fit easily in the garages and they have to park pickups on an angle in the garage (which takes up two spots). Insane that the 50k F150 isn't allowed! The HOA rules are old and 20 years ago pickup trucks might have been more utilitarian. It's a ridiculous rule.

Why do you need a pickup truck? It's stupid an SUV or SEDAN is fine, go rent a parking space in a commercial area.

I fail to see how a pickup is any less nice than an SUV or a Hummer? Why should someone get to choose what kind of car someone owns. These are not commercial vehicles (obviously those are outlawed by HOA rules).

Still trashy

A pick-up truck is trashy? Really??

Yes.