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Originally Posted by brianherlihy (Post 1712497)

we just moved in to our court villa and was told not to go out the gate .we have two . we just were her just I day not happy wont talk to him at all

Some of us are having trouble understanding what you are saying.

Who told you not to go out the gate? You certainly have every right to do so. You will be walking on your neighbor's driveway, like all CYV residents do.

Who will you not talk to? If it is your neighbor, well, that's a shame.

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Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 1712719)

Some of us are having trouble understanding what you are saying.

Who told you not to go out the gate? You certainly have every right to do so. You will be walking on your neighbor's driveway, like all CYV residents do.

Who will you not talk to? If it is your neighbor, well, that's a shame.

I would imagine having a fenced yard for a pet outweighs the inconveniences that CYV living imposes on their residents. I don't know if I would like my neighbor walking on my driveway at will.

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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1713387)

I would imagine having a fenced yard for a pet outweighs the inconveniences that CYV living imposes on their residents. I don't know if I would like my neighbor walking on my driveway at will.

I just bought a CYV and am in the process of moving in. I don't see many reasons why I would use my gate. To get things in and out of the yard yes, but that wouldn't be often. I don't see many other reasons to use the gate since I have no grass in my CYV. I don't have an issue with someone going in their own yard even if they have to traverse a small portion of my driveway. Everyone knows that when they buy. Even if your not told that outright, common sense tells you that the only way in the gate is by walking on part of the neighbors driveway. And yes my small dog will love the small fenced yard.. Also I love the low maintenance feature of a CYV and my location. I would think the main reasons that people buy them.

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Originally Posted by Woolyg (Post 1713407)

:coolsmiley: Someone who understands! :bigbow:

BEST 1st. post I've read in a long time!

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Originally Posted by Woolyg (Post 1713407)

I have a small 2BR CYV that is 9 years old. I only open my gate about 3 times a year. As you see that hedge, which started out small holly bushes, need to be trimmed about 3 times a year and then I fill up the brown paper bags and move them to the driveway for pickup. My neighbor did ask once a couple of months ago to let the exterminator in my backyard to treat his home for termites. So the gate has been open about 4 times in the past 12 months. Otherwise I keep a lock on the gate as do most of my neighbors. I almost forgot, I did power-wash the patio a few months ago. I do that about every other year and it makes a big difference, especially around downspouts.

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1712625)

I don't get it either, but it's not the first time someone mentioned having two gates in their CYV. About a month ago someone posted about it. I can't picture where the second gate would be or what it's used for.

Maybe the neighbor put a gate in the white fence so they could access that side of their house?

If you’re on corner lot and houses are on your left (facing) most time you would have two gates because there no house on the street side if you’re house in first on the block and not the last house on the block. I am the last house on my block and I have I gate cause I have house on my right. The guy at the other end of the block has two gates cause his house at the beginning with no house on his right. So, yes some have two gates. My villa 15 year old don’t know how they are designed now?

In the first diagram, house "A" has two gates.

https://www.districtgov.org/departme.../CourtYard.pdf