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Old 07-01-2020, 03:45 PM
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Default Changing your neighborhood covenant

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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 View Post
I stated in an earlier post that I lived in another community with restrictions before moving here. In the other community, we had an opportunity to and a method to suggest changes or additions to the original rules if it was shown to be a benefit to the community. Property owners were able to request a variance for certain things that could enhance the property and would not negatively impact their neighbors (neighbors approval). Posts 65 and 68 show that, apparently, only the developer has the ability to make changes to the covenants. If this is true, than an appeal to the developer is the only hope of providing an avenue for updating or improving the covenants. If this is also true, and, as has been suggested or inferred from time to time, the developer has a financial interest in some of the companies that supply products and services to our community, than there is little, if any hope of any changes that might impact their bottom line.
So, tow the line or leave. Many of us, me included, turned our lives upside down to move here. This is home now. And, I love living here, but it would be nice if the ARC or CDDs had the ability to make a judgement call instead of just leveling fines.
You can get your neighborhood covenant changed. It has been done and there is a path on how you can do it. believe it or not, the ARC people will actually help you get the process started! Bear in mind, ARC is bound by laws that dictate certain changes that can not be done either because of code restrictions by town, county or state.

There is some leg work involved to get the changes done but like Rocky says:
Ya Gotta Wannit !!