"D. Peter Maus" wrote in
:


Did you know there ARE HOA's which tell you not only what color
your house may be painted on the outside, and from which vendor the
paint MUST be purchased (I lived in one in Northern Illinois), but
there are those that also specified what colors your house may be
painted on the INSIDE because opaque drapes are NOT permitted in the
community, and visible colors from the street must be maintained
according to the HOA Architectural Plan. (About 2 miles from me,
also in Northern Illinois.) This particular community also forbids
automobiles which do not fit in the attached garage, modification of
the garage to accomodate said vehicles, and parking the vehicle
outside of the garage after sundown.

Oh yes, I'm well aware of the ridiculous and extreme regulations that some
HOA's set forth regarding the color of one's house, landscaping etc.

I am no fan of HOA's - I don't live in an HOA-controlled property myself,
and never would.


His point about the blue car, itself was absurd. But as an
example of absurdity, he's not so off the mark.


I'm all for speaking out against the extreme policies of HOA's and the
control freaks who run them - but when someone like "Radioguy" goes on and
on about HOA's in a way that makes himself look like a complete whackjob,
he discredits and diminishes the sane, rational people who try to fight
HOA's.