[quote=UCGal]They can’t legally park boats/rv’s/cars on the street for more than 3 days – so that’s not an issue.
As far as the trash cans – you are legally limited to 24 hours before/after trash pick up… so again, that’s covered without an HOA.[/quote]
That is not a state or federal law, that is a municipal code. Municipal codes only exist in municipalities (cities). Lot’s of new construction is in unicorporated areas as many of the cites are too built out to start a new development. Most people are unaware they live in an unincorporated area (4S ranch, RSF, etc.) without their hoa, total anarchy would prevail. In unicorporated communites (which is a lot more places than you think, fallbrook, valley center, ramona, the aforementioned 4S and RSF) you can legally shoot your guns in the backyard, have whatever animal you want and ride your dirtbikes in the yard. The County is far less restrictive than the cities, many people think any town with a name is a municipality but it’s not true. And this was never a problem because this was ranch land, now it’s tract homes with ranch land laws and no city council to complain to.
scroll down to the list of unincorporated cities, more than most people think. So in the absence of a munipal body to create and enforce regulations, the HOA is your only hope. If you already live in a city, yes, your hoa is not neccesarily needed. I’ve had two homes in unicorporated areas, I was glad I had an hoa.
There’s another weird thing when you live in one of the few places that allow almost anything, your neighbors friends all come from their restrictive neighborhoods to engage in whatever they can’t do in their town. So instead of being next door to one family who rides their dirtbikes or shoots their gun on weekends (which would probably be fine, you get ther fifty friends too, yipee!!!
