[VHFcontesting] Supporting the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014

[David Pruett]

I'm no lawyer, and while PRB-1 may not be able to repeal a CC&R that is 
already in place (and to which the owner presumably agreed), it may be 
able to prevent the imposition of a non-compliant CC&R on a future 
sales, which would still be a useful thing going forward.

Dave/K8CC

On 7/10/2014 1:32 PM, Peter Laws wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Marshall-K5QE <k5qe at k5qe.com> wrote:
>> Hello to all Amateur Radio Operators.....I just called my congressman in
>> support of the "Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014" which is HR 4969.  Every
>> radio operator should do the same.  Tell them that the public expects us to
>> "save their bacon" when the "big ones" happen, but the HOA Nazis want to do
>> everything possible to prevent us from having the means to do so.  All this
>> new bill would do is to extend PRB-1 to the CC&Rs.
>>
>> This does not mean that you could suddenly put up a 200ft tower....it just
>> means that reasonable antennas cannot be banned by these private entities.
> I am fortunate to live in a subdivision where the HOA was long ago dissolved.
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> Please note that "these private entities" don't just show up and make
> rules; they enforce rules that were in the deed covenants the property
> owner agreed to when the property was purchased.
>
> There is no link to the actual legislation, but if this bill has
> language in it that would direct the federal government to void part
> of a private legal contract between two parties, then I don't see it
> passing.  Going forward, maybe, but even that's a stretch.
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