[ApplegateRanch]

>>The only thing the lawyers agree on is that the situation might have been avoided if the covenants were better written or if a review committee had been in place early on.<<

And the only thing I agree on is buying COVENENT FREE property. On general priciples, I can't stand these 'home owners' associations' that are all the more prevelant as time goes by. Hide-bound, petty Hitlers run them, for the most part.
Glad we bought in civilized area...and enough property to not have to look at any neighbor that 'offends' by daring to have different tastes or needs.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

My gut reaction is, the garage builder should have considered the homes in the area and bought land where his business would not run contrary to other people's investments. Call it common courtesy or common sense. Why go out of your way to create problems and conflict? Life is too short and they'll be doing battle for years.