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Originally Posted by Bonanza
Rules, regulatons, by-laws, or whatever else you want to call them, are all written before one house is ever built within a community. They are usually taken from a compilation of other HOA documents and there are specific attorneys who often write them. Our documents are much more involved because the developer rules here and it is either his way or the highway.
However, having been in real estate for 30 years and been involved with many associations, I have never known an assocation that did not make changes to their documents, as the years went by. The proper word is "updating" and all documents need to have this done periodically.
It is not unusual for a homeowner to question or want to make a change that is not within the docs because, frankly, many of the rules are archaic and some never even made sense when they were created. Many times the rules simply have to do with the creator's ego.
I think your reference of people "pushing the envelope" to "curcumvent the rules" is a little exaggerated. Homeowners just want to make some changes to make their property reflect their taste, even though it may not be good taste in someone else's eyes. That's why we have the ARC.
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No disagreement with what you wrote. But following procedure to make changes to reflect personal taste is not at all what I was referring to. That is EXACTLY what everyone should do. That is NOT what many of the posts in this thread are calling for. And yes, if you take the time to re-read, you will see some that specifically state they have or will push the envelope.
As for me, I knew this was a community with detailed and specific guidelines. It's why I bought, and it's why I remain. Trust me, if I didn't like it I would move.
As it applies to the dog issue, there are literally dozens of wildlife species in Florida that inhabit and poop in our yards (
List of mammals of Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). They are not all here in TV obviously, but some are. No one picks it up and I have yet to read a complaint about it. What I do see is 99% of the pet owners DO pick up after their pets. Those few that don't should be called out, no question.
I guess having lived in other large, relatively affluent communities and never having heard or read complaints about people who DO curb their pets (though certainly I did about those who failed to), this aggravation at those who do seems strange to me.
But it's another beautiful day in The Villages. Think I'll go play golf
