Re: neighbor complaint about my autistic child

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:39:55 -0400, Rosalie B.
<gmbeasley@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>I would NEVER voluntarily live where there was a HOA.  The real
>problems can't be addressed by a HOA so all they can do is get
>hysterical over 'property values' being sent down the tubes by stuff
>like hanging your laundry out to dry, having a vegetable garden, or
>parking your pick-up truck in front of your house overnight.  
>
Well, I don't live here *voluntarily* really.  If I could return to
the Chicago area, I would.  But it seems HOAs are the norm here unless
you live out in the boonies or in the middle of the city.

>Trash and junk cars can usually be dealt with by county ordinances,
>and IMHO most of the other stuff is transitory.  The real stuff that
>affects property values are things the government does like highways
>and trans****tation infrastructure - not whether you have a flagpole, a
>basketball net or a pink flamingo in your yard.


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