[mythtv-users] FW:HD TV's Slow Addoption

[Dan Brown]

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Steven Adeff wrote:

> I also don't understand these whole "home owners association" things.
> So, you *own* the land, and some random people are going to tell you
> what you can and cannot do? What authority do they have? It's not like

They have the authority you give them--when you buy the house, you agree
to the various covenants and restrictions of the HOA.  Those
restrictions can be changed, but it usually takes a pretty strong
majority of the HOA members (that is, your neighbors) to do so.  They do
typically have the authority to impose fines, and if you don't pay, they
have the power to place a lien on your house until you do (though they
have to go to court for that).

There are plenty of homes that aren't part of a HOA, even in suburban
areas, but it seems that in recent years, any new housing development
has one.  I'm not fond of them, but I haven't had any trouble with mine
to this point.

- --
Dan Brown, KE6MKS, dan at familybrown.org
"Since all the world is but a story, it were well for thee to buy the
more enduring story rather than the story that is less enduring."
 -- The Judgment of St. Colum Cille
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