Fw: [Towertalk] deed restrictions-deed nazis

[cwdxer]

I changed my mind!
----- Original Message -----
From: "cwdxer" <cwdxer@attbi.com>
To: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <k4ik@subich.com>
Cc: "Mike Lazaroff K3AIR" <K3AIR@arrl.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] deed restrictions-deed nazis


> Greetings,
>
> Personally, I find the whole concept of CC&Rs offensive.  This goes way
> beyond antennas and towers.  The idea  that some developer can attach all
> kinds of arbitrary rules on how a purchaser can use his/her property and
> create a body of people to enforce these regulations to me is appaulling.
> The American right of due process is negated, the right to have input on
> rules and to vote, either directly or indirectly through legal
> representation, is also negated.  Towns and counties have zoning and other
> health and welfare regulations where citizens have the opportunity to
> comment and vote on and there are legal and political procedures and
> processes that the citizen has recourse to, to get variations and
> exceptions.  None of this exists in CC&R developments no matter how
flexible
> a owners association may be.  These associations are capricious by their
> nature because the membership changes over time and what may be a flexible
> board now may be totally different five years later.
>
> Maybe I have lived in "Live Free or Die" New Hampshire too long but this
> whole idea of managed development smacks too much of Big Brother. Deed
> restrictions have one redeeming value and that is to protect farm land so
> that it is used for farming.  But otherwise, I am glad and fortunate that
I
> live in northern New England where the housing stock is sufficient and
> diverse enough so that these kind of housing developments are not
> significant.
>
> David, K1LD
>
> >
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <k4ik@subich.com>
> To: "Mike Lazaroff K3AIR" <K3AIR@arrl.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 9:58 PM
> Subject: RE: [Towertalk] deed restrictions
>
>
> >
> > > From: Mike Lazaroff K3AIR
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 5:34 PM
> > > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Towertalk] deed restrictions
> > >
> > >
> > > When I sold real estate, I advised all my ham clients to avoid CC&R
> > > developments like the plague if they had *any* intention of staying on
> the
> > > air.  Until these homeowner association nazis are reigned in, it's
still
> a
> > > good idea.
> > >
> >
> > Back off the attack level just a bit.  Although some homeowner
> associations
> > are serious about enforcing their CC&Rs, "homeowner association nazis"
is
> > unnecessary ... and I'm offended by it.
> >
> > In case anyone cares, there are CC&R associations that do not prohibit
> > amateur antennas.  There are at least four hams in my community ... at
> > least three have towers.  I made very certain before making an offer on
> > my property that the CC&Rs did not prohibit towers and talked to some of
> > the hams already in the community before closing.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >    ... Joe, K4IK
> >
> > PS. I just happen to be Vice President of the homeowner's association.
> >
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