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Originally Posted by Jacob85
The anonymous complaints are harassment. If these violations are that important, then they should apply to everyone. A little cross about five inches tall is not the same as having junk cars in your yard. My problem is who decided the crosses were ornaments? Who decided what is included in these restrictions. If I were looking for a house, the property values would not go down if it were next door to a house with a cross. Aren’t property values the reason for restrictions? For every cross that is reported there are 10 more not reported! Also, if you are going to complain about someone, then put down your name! This process has turned neighbors against each other as then they try to find out who reported!
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Imagine how much worse it'd be if they find out who reported, because you were required to give your name.
Meanwhile, deed restrictions and community standards should be either enforced, or not enforced. I live on the historic side. Our restrictions are fairly loose, but they do exist. Yes, we can put a tacky pink flamingo on our lawns if we want. And some of the neighbors do, and I'm okay with that because they keep those silly plastic decorations in good condition, not broken or covered with bird poop or surrounded by weeds. The white crosses are only marginally offensive - as long as they're not 8 feet high and on fire, they get a pass.
But the folks who don't take care of their lawns, which are looking more like patches of weed growing out of sand, those I object to. If you're going to have a lawn, you need to at least TRY to make it presentable. It doesn't need to be perfect. Especially if you're going to -also- park your car on your golf-cart driveway, instead of your actual driveway, thus putting ruts in the dirt because your car is too wide to fit all 4 wheels on that skinny concrete path.