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Old 04-09-2021, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by LianneMigiano View Post
Just wondering if any villa neighborhood has been able to petition the Developer for color changes (to TV pallet colors) when all in their neighborhoods are ONE IDENTICAL COLOR? I believe 75% of the homes in our neighborhoods must sign in order to pass. Even the US Senate can't pass anything - and THEIR threshold is 60%! Why the outrageous % required - and "...without competent, substantial evidence to support their decision" (as they are alleging regarding the SS apartments - in today's Daily Sun)!
Our lake association up north is set up such as a covenant change requires 75% approval vote to change. A bylaw change requires a simple majority vote. The color pallet falls under covenants in our association. I believe this is a common practice.

If you give it some thought you may see making it hard to change a covenant is not such a bad thing. A simple majority has a much higher probability of frequent changes. Example - a simple majority can change the color but you are now required to paint the home the new color at your expense. I doubt you would want this to happen often.