Posted on 05/27/2008 6:54:11 AM PDT by peggybac
These Florida Homeowner’s associations are NAZI-LIKE!
Why anyone would want to live in these petty little dictatorships is beyond me...
Bring It On!
HOAs another layer of government.
Thats what happens when you live in an association.
He needs to run for the board and change the rules.
Having said that - do not take down the flag make then take you to court.
What has Happened to Florida?
Did he understand what it meant when he joined a "home owner's association"?
Not defending the anti-American group, just questioning anybody's sanity who is willing to sign away his freedom by joining a "home owners assocation".
Often times it is not a matter of choice, other than at the time of purchasing the home. The HOA is rarely considered when purchasing a home and yet controls virtually all aspects of external appearance.
“Why anyone would want to live in these petty little dictatorships is beyond me...”
Because the other choices are extremely limited. Almost all new houses are built by developers in deed restricted communities. Older houses don’t meet hurricane codes and generally haven’t aged well.
In parts of Florida it can be tough getting a building permit for a custom home because the developers control the building commissions.
Outrageous...are there no retired Floridian lawyers who can fight this????
‘Did he understand what it meant when he joined a “home owner’s association”?”
Maybe and maybe not. People from out of state usually have no idea and builders rarely comply with the law to provide full disclosure.
Liberals created hellholes in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and other places; then fled south. It takes a special kind of denial for these transplants to not realize they they were the problem.
Bottom line is the restaurant owner won. The day after the victory he put out another 100 or so Flamingos, and had the newspapers and TV there and also a gazillion people came by to see what the fuss was all about. The publicity was priceless and liberal heads exploded.
It was indeed a thing of beauty to witness.
If you move into a community that has one you haven’t any choice.
I have just one question:
“What this association rule in effect prior to his buying the house?”
One of the things that flag stands for is the right to put rules on your own private property, which the guy he bought from did, in order to get a higher price.
This moron needs to shut up, and follow the rules he agreed to.
Homeowners pay up to several thousand dollars a year in property taxes. They should legally be able to fly a USA flag in their yard anytime within reasonable guidelines. If I had to move it would be to a location without a HOA with their fee extortions and dictatorship mentalities.
Four years ago we built in a small sub (6 lots) with an HOA dominated by the developer.
Once the last parcel was sold, we threw the developer out and along with two others, broke the association by refusing to attend meetings: the bylaws requiring at least 4 out of the 6 being in attendance to have a quorum.
i live in florida and have almost all my life....florida has been infiltrated by the retirees from the northeast....need i say more.....
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