Bill Jeffrey wrote:


It seems we have this discussion every year or so, and the same sad
group of naysayers chimes in with "Can't be so. My mother-in-law's
great-grand-uncle lives in a condo in East Buttend and they won't let
him do it." I think that the HOAs write this stuff into their CCRs
because they assume that the homeowners either won't know the truth, or
won't hire a lawyer to fight for them. It's a power thing.

No - it's a financial thing, a practical "relationship" thing, - and (at
least what I'm familiar with) a California thing.

First - it costs a lot of money to hire a lawyer to fight such - right
or wrong - it costs a lot.

It makes for bad relationships with the neighbors. They may be wrong -
but you still have to live with them.

And in California, at least - you can't believe some of the rulings that
come down from some of those courts. I just spent many years and nearly
six figures fighting some crap that wouldn't have flown 1 day in most
courts - and lost - so I know what I'm talking about when it comes to
(at least some) California courts.

best regards...
--
randy guttery

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