Well, one could always just park a pink flamingo or other decorative golf cart in their driveway to get around not being able to set similarly appearing items in their front yard. free pink flamingo golf cart photo - Google Search

I guess I don't get it when people complain about people complaining.
If people just followed the rules, there wouldn't be any complaining about anyone complaining. :D :beer3:

So what. Follow the rules. You can report violations after you ride around!

Little Houses
 

Little Houses by Malvina Reynolds

Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there's doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school,
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university,
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

If it is ok for one to put a white cross in his front yard, then it should be ok for every Christian to put a white cross in his front yard, every Jew to put a Star of David in his front yard, every Buddhist to put a statue of Buddha in his front yard, etc. Hey, fair is fair.

I don't think you understood what I wrote!
And I'll leave up to you to report people.

Almost every Patio Villa has a series of white crosses in front of it.
Only it's called a picket fence!

But then what would we do? Oh, cards, billiards, tennis, golf, pickleball, shuffleboard, swim and 2459 other things that we can do in TV.

Rules
 

Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules.

(With apologies to the Bandito in Treasure of the Sierra Madre.)

I'm kind of looking at the first picture. I see a few good ideas.
Hope my fellow Villagers will be okay with the beauty in my yard. :a20: :1rotfl:

Everyone should have a painted giant cow. Excellent reuse of toilets as well.

Until homeowners read and understand the Deed restrictions, there will be no complaints. Ignorance is no excuse to break the rules.

Agree!

nature of the key board cowards

Those are some really great ideas....thanks Carl!

My wife and I were discussing this yesterday. It seems to me that the realtor and prior owner might be liable for failure to disclose a change made to the property. I'm no attorney though. Anyone have an opinion?


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I asked the question to a local lawyer during the free consultation before you hire the attorney and found out that nothing survives closing of title. It was so nice to close for next to nothing as we are in the habit of paying big bucks for NJ closings. I had my NJ lawyer look at our contract and he said it looked good as it did to me so I went ahead and closed at the Title Company.

I will never ever do it again because paying for a lawyer, a good one helps me sleep. I did kick the subject around on TOTV and the stature of people who went through many closing lawyerless was staggering. Never again for us. Lawyer, Survey, no skimping.:posting::BigApplause:

What happened to these people is terrible. The repair job on the person with the driveway problem is perfect but unnecessary.

We bought a new home. On the advice of our TV agent we did not purchase Title Insurance. However, we did have a survey done. So far, after 5 years of ownership, and 4 trips to the ARC, all has gone very well.


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I have purchased 9 homes in my life (this is the last) and while I only used an attorney once (didn't really need her as it turned out)...I personally would never think of not getting title insurance.

Recognizing of course, that on 5 of those it was required... because there was a mortgage.

I have a pretty high comfort level on most things...but not quite that high when it comes to this.

Good for you though, that it hasn't been necessary. :thumbup:


Here's a good 'Pro Vs. Con' on doing it.

Buying a Home: Do You Need Title Insurance? | SmartAsset.com

My daughter has been a mortgage banker for 30 years. Her advise to us was , title insurance is expensive and rarely needed but when on occasion you need it...you really, really need it. Why take a chance?

My lawyer friend back in Ohio offered that same advice to me. So, I purchased title insurance.

We've had 12 homes and built 8 of them. All except this one had title insurance. If I was buying a resale in TV I would definitely get title insurance.

You can do a lot of research online these days. The developer had clear title to the land my house is on and the title passed to us through the deed. At least that's the way I looked at it. I'm sure some will look at this as a reckless act.


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To state categorically that "the Developer" has clear title is an opinion not necessarily a fact. There is no way to definitively know the answer to that question . There are several threads on this site that deal with this issue, but most of the posts are written by people who have no professional experience on the issue. Please consult with an attorney who specializes in the sale and transfer of real property before making a decision on buying title insurance.

The topic of this thread is complaints about deed restrictions. Please return to that topic. You are welcome to start a thread about the pros and cons of title insurance if you desire.

Thank you.

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