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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see the issue in this.  They basically took the house and added two stories onto the side part of the house.  If you look at the drone images they all have that long side, including the complaining neighbor.  Our neighbors did horrible remodels that impacted us but their property and their right to do it.[/quote]

Did your neighbor's remodel reduce your property value by 25%?  Just because something is legal and you CAN do it, doesn't mean you should.  [/quote]

People greatly overestimate the impact a neighboring property has on their home value. 5% max. Probably less.[/quote]

No way. The neighbors on either side of that house will see significantly lower value of their homes if and when they try to sell. That monstrosity is awful and truly should never have been allowed. [/quote]

No, because most people don't care. Even in that case, most neighbors don't care.

Sounds like you need to live somewhere with an HOA that allows you to boss everyone else around.[/quote]
 
No sane person would believe this nonsense, just as no sane person would want to live next to a structure as poorly conceived as this one and, by extension, no sane buyer will be interested in living nearby and certainly not next door.   You rugged individualists types would be much happier in a shack in the woods far from civilization, like the Unabomber.  [/quote]

Location and functionality is what is most important to buyers. What your neighbor does doesn't change that.

It's the same thing with the million other things, like small cells, power lines, and eccentric paint colors, that busybodies always try to claim will hurt their property values.[/quote]
Do you actually believe this? Most people do not want to drive up to their house and see that hideous monstrosity every day. They can’t enjoy their yard because that apartment addition blocks the light and the street will soon be filled with cars parked everywhere for the illegal tenants.

Sorry, but many people not only choose their house but they choose the neighborhood that matches their desire as well.

Additions like this one are the reason HOA’s were created in the first place. 
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I didn't say people would actively want to live next to a house like this. But unless you have an extraordinary budget, you're not going to get everything you want. The aesthetics of the neighboring house is rarely on someone's list of "must haves." Location, functionality, and cost are. It isn't going to take much for someone focused on those aspects to overlook the neighboring house. Any impact on price is going to be far closer to 5% than the absurd figure of 25% that was mentioned earlier.

I'm curious, though, why you think shade precludes someone from being able to enjoy their yard. Would you feel the same way about a tall tree blocking sunlight?[/quote]

A tall tree fits in with the aesthetic of a mature neighborhood. A hideous rectangular building that looks like an apartment building does not. [/quote]

That's aesthetics, not functionality. It doesn't prevent you from using and enjoying your backyard.[/quote]

It does when the three level addition filled with people and windows has removed any sense of privacy the yard used to have. The tree does none of that. [/quote]

Any two story addition would have overlooked the backyard. Surely you don't think second levels should be prohibited, do you?[/quote]

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