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Old 01-20-2024, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jimdecastro View Post
The VHA had this question come up in their quarterly Town Hall this week. The District has a "buyer beware" policy. If you see an upgrade to the exterior of the house the seller must provide their ARC paperwork. You can ask the ARC for all applications for the house if you have the lot number - NOT the address - of the property. BTW, the seller's ID has the lot number on it. Once you buy the house, you accept responsibility for any infractions that came with it.
You can also search for ARC approvals on the districtgov.org website under the ARC page. You can enter a full address or a partial address. This can be very very helpful with landscaping issues, especially with rocks. Put in the just the street name. See if other houses with rocks got approval. I’d they did, and your target house didn’t, that’s a big red flag. And obviously you can find any ARC approvals for your house as well. But not all things need approval. We live in a courtyard villa and can’t change the color of our house. Shockingly, the only rule on shutter colors is “no neons) but there is no approval required. I called. Was surprised. Some CYVs
In other districts DO have approved color palates. Read your deed restrictions. Do the search for the property and street. Call community standards - they were very helpful.