TOTALLY GEEKED!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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WYSIWYG wrote:

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Oh the horrors of simply showing my plans to the board and having them say "ok". I didn't give up choice, I chose to live in a neighborhood where aesthetics matter;
- Lawyerlady

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And if they don't say "ok"? What then? Did you give up choice if now you can't make that telescope dome addition you wanted to put off of the greenhouse, because they didn't "say 'ok' "?

You assume that they will be "ok" with your plans. What if they aren't? If you owned your own property and had full rights to your property, it wouldn't be an issue at all. You could add that telescope dome to the greenhouse if you wanted to.

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 I know the neighborhood I CHOSE to live in and what is acceptable here and what isn't.  So does any other person living here with half a brain.  We have yet to decline a modification request. 

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 Actually, even without an HOA a homeowner would still need to apply for a permit and obtain permission from the town to build that telescope dome.

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 Very true.  And the fence height has limits, and so many other things you can't do.  LOL. 

Southern_Belle wrote:

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Even if you live in a rural area here you will get citations for derelict vehicles and old appliances in your yard.

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 Yep in Davidson County, (Nashville) it is illegal to park on grass and/or have a car with expired tags...even in your own driveway. And they enforce that chit.  They will tow your car in a heartbeat. 

The building blocks of society are rules. There are ways to be a part of making or changing those rules if you don't like them, but without rules, all you have is anarchy.

You never really "own" your property. East Nashville is one of THE fastest growing towns in the country. 85 people a day are moving there.

A house that was worth $100K 10 years ago is now appraised at half a million.

People are having to sell their houses because they cannot afford the property taxes. Houses that they have raised their children in and have owned outright for decades...
It's heartbreaking...


www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson%20/2017/02/06/nashvilles-record-reappraisal-where-have-property-values-soared-most/97415782/

My dad always said, " YOU don't own property, property OWNS you."

At this stage of my life, I agree with dad.

Czech and FNW, I definitely agree.  Growing up, I was taught that owning your own home was always something you worked toward.  And it still is in many cases.  

But things have changed;  I was thinking the other day (with retirement 8+ years away) that I may or may not choose to own.  Both have compelling upsides (and downsides!).