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Old 12-19-2020, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by NavyVet View Post
Huh. Interesting. It seems this is even weirder than 'zero-lot-line' homes.
I'm curious. Does that mean that the neighbor whose side wall faces your yard can come in your gate anytime willy nilly to access their house wall? Are you allowed to lock the gate to your yard? To me, this would be the opposite of private, fenced yard. As much as I would like a fenced yard, this alone would deter me from buying a CYV. I would be freaked out if I was out in my yard with my dog and someone comes through my gate and is suddenly IN my yard. What if someone opens a gate and lets a dog get out of their supposedly "safe" secured yard? I'm sure that has happened somewhere. Horrifying thought. Maybe privacy is not important to some people. Sounds like fenced courtyards are just an ILLUSION of privacy, kind of like how TV gates are just an illusion of gated community. I am now mentally eliminating villas as a future downsizing option.
Along with the small garage and awkward driveway, those are the main reasons we've ruled out buying a CYV also. Based on their apparent popularity though, not everyone feels the same way. It just proves the old adage - "to each their own."