Absolutely. As in absolute power corrupts. The really egregious examples are the associations that are run by the retirees who have nothing but time on their hands and an axe to burn with the neighbor they hate the most or is out of favor that day/week. Those are the worst.
-D > On Oct 22, 2019, at 10:38 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The key there is "properly run" There has only been one perfect human. > THe rest all have foibles. Some (quite a few) are power hungry. > > Dan--- via Mercedes wrote on 10/22/19 5:26 AM: >> And here is an example of inappropriate control in an HOA. >> >> Our design criteria is clearly defined as far as materials and construction, >> much of which is dictated by County ordinance, not HOA bylaws. The president >> doesn’t have a say in things like this, they’re addressed by the ACC >> (architectural control committee) who approves or denies applications for >> such things solely on compliance with community standards and nothing else. >> Our president may not like something, but that’s their tough beans as they >> have no say in matters as an individual Board member. >> >> That being said, since your patio/deck cover is in the rear of the home and >> not visible from the street, we wouldn’t much care what/how you did it as >> long as it was in compliance with County codes, which is between you and the >> County. >> >> This is an example where a properly run HOA doesn’t get intrusive. >> >> -D >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
