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Comments :: Raleigh woman, HOA in stare-down over backyard staircase

Raleigh woman, HOA in stare-down over backyard staircase

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Sometimes rules do sound unreasonable but this one makes a lot of sense.

This thing effects others owner's property values.

msncdso
January 8, 2013 12:14 p.m.

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Looks like the stairs cover her entire back yard. Would hate to climb all those steps a couple times a day. She should have spent less on the stairs and had someone to do some yard work and plant some grass. Tear down the steps.

superman
January 7, 2013 12:28 p.m.

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Tear it down! If you want to do crazy things to your house, don't move into a neighborhood!

mac240
January 7, 2013 11:34 a.m.

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That is an ugly stair case.

cbrandonwilliamson
January 7, 2013 11:20 a.m.

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some of the new laws require any group of homes built above a certain number, have to have covenants.

That is not true. btneast

--- That "new law" was enacted in 1999... not exactly new.

ckblackm
January 4, 2013 7:30 p.m.

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I think her neighbors should thank the HOA for doing it's due diligence. The larger and more pressing concern would be an adult care facility operating in a residential area. Not sure about the state laws concerning this, but as a homeowner I don't want to come home to a business next door and I'm sure many of her neighbors feel the same way. Is she even allowed to run a business from the home ?

deanm56
January 4, 2013 4:51 p.m.

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When are these disgusting HOA things going to go away? They are clearly the most dangerous threat to our property values bar none. The most manipulative, unethical and even sociopathic personalities are drawn to postions of power in these things like flys to garbage. There are no election laws, open meeting laws or chain of custody of ballot laws that apply to HOAs. They are like cheap carnival con games, and homeowners are refusing to play. How many homeowners show up to these rigged meetings in your community? None in mine! We refuse to dignify this corrupt little tin pot governance.

mkereardon07
January 4, 2013 9:39 a.m.

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some of the new laws require any group of homes built above a certain number, have to have covenants.

That is not true.

btneast
January 3, 2013 4:35 p.m.

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Sounds like the resident was trying to sneak around the HOA rules. Still that set of stairs is horrible, it could have been designed as a multi-level deck with steps parallel to the house and doubtful anyone would have complained.

That being said many of the HOA rules when carefully read actually say things like "should" rather than "must" or "will" and have "guidelines" rather than "requirements".