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Originally Posted by Jazuela
People should follow what they agreed to, yes. But not everyone does. The enforcement is not done evenly, and is complaint-driven, rather than pro-active. This results in people moving in, seeing that three neighbors on one side of their home, one on the other, and two across the street ALL have "x ornament" on their front lawn. They think it's a pretty nifty ornament, and figure - well these people have lived here for years and no one's made them move these ornaments - so obviously this rule is not enforced.
And they would be 100% correct. If you're going to have a rule, it needs to a) be enforceable and b) be enforced. If you're going to ignore either a or b then just ditch the rule. Come up with a different way of maintaining the overall look of the community.
Or invite the neighbors in the community to meet and discuss this rule, and see if they might want to adjust it for the current generation of residents.
In 1936, the speed limit anywhere in Utah was 35MPH. Anyone who moved there agreed to follow that law. Fast forward to 2019, and the speed limit is no longer 35MPH maximum in the entire state of Utah. Why? Because things changed. People and society evolved. Technology improved, safety precautions were invented.
Just because you agreed to a rule 20 or 30 years ago, doesn't mean it's a rule worth having today. That is why they have meetings and votes.
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You're talking about a state vs a developer-owned community.
To me it wouldn't matter if everyone around me is not following the rules. I agreed to them and I will follow them, because I think the rules are worthwhile. Those flaunting the rules are taking their chances. I hope they will be brought into compliance.
If something looked very bad and threatened the value of the community, I would file a complaint. But I also wish the developer family would step up and enforce its own rules. I think they don't want to spend the money, and that's too bad.