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Participant[quote=CVnewbie]Can the HOA still force us to take it down because our next door neighbor complain about it? We are the homeowner too and how can they protect the interest of one owner over the other? As for the CC&R, the wordings are ambiguous like ‘ include but not limited to’. So potentially we have to get an approval if we want to dig a hole in our yard !!
Just wish I know more about the decision making process of the Hoa board.[/quote]
Each HOA is different, and who is on the board and making decisions impacts how decisions are made. And yes, your CC&R’s are probably vague and open to interpretation. With that in mind, try to meet with the people on the HOA board. Try to diplomatically convince them that you are not in violation. The more they see you as neighbors who care about the community and not faceless entities the more likely they are to be sympathetic to your point of view. Don’t jump to threats or retaliation, but also don’t allow them to see you as a push over.
Also remember that the HOA is not the final authority in this. You do have legal rights. (Although understandably, going the legal route is something you may not want to do)
Good luck with it all, sounds like a mess to me.
ParticipantI’m a little confused by what you’ve posted. If the HOA documents you were provided when you bought didn’t say anything about a detached playhouse and the structure isn’t visible from the common areas or street, then you should argue that you are not in violation. More than likely the HOA committee knows this, but they probably also know that your complaining neighbor is a PITA, so rather than stand up to him they just send the complaint on to you. If you think any of this is the case, I’d be polite but firm with your argument to the HOA that you are not in violation.
One last thing I will say is that each HOA is different, but one place I lived in had a resident who routinely violated the rules in major ways. He basically just told the HOA to go away (in not so polite words either) and the HOA was never able to really do anything. It even went to court, but the court was fairly sympathetic to arguments that as a homeowner he had rights too.
While I’m not advocating that you fight this legally, know that you do not necessarily need to give in to what the HOA says either.
ParticipantWell, doesn’t seem that pigs read a lot of fiction, but I really enjoyed The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker.
Also in the non-fiction category recently read Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson and found that to be very interesting.
Participant[quote=CA renter]I’m out of the loop on this stuff, but do we have legal “recreational” shops??? How does that work?[/quote]
Colorado now has legalized pot for recreational use. So in Colorado there are now legal “recreational” shops. Not so in California. Least not yet.
ParticipantBesides PHOT what other weed stocks are there?
ParticipantHave no idea what your rights are regarding your neighbor, but there are chemical products you can flush down your toilet that do a decent job of killing roots. Using that once a week might make a big difference.
Even if you take out the tree, you might still need to replace your sewer line.
October 8, 2013 at 6:46 AM in reply to: OT: And you thought public employee unions were out of hand #766517Participant[quote=bearishgurl]the thread was just another tired jab at unions, this time Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees in NY. I notice that XBoxBoy, who started the thread hasn’t contributed to it.
[/quote]For a very simple reason. I said what I had to say about it, and that was that. Personally I don’t care to engage in the lengthy meaningless flame wars that this thread has turned into. My only point was that the pay for these guys was incredible.
Participantsdduuuude,
What has been your experience dealing with inspectors without a GC? Is that much of an issue? Inquiring minds want to know….
thanks,
XboxBoy
Participant[quote=livinincali]I think the market is starting to figure out that the fed really isn’t in control as much as they’ve thought. For awhile people have been thinking that the fed is an insurance policy for being long. I think people are starting to open their eyes and see that economic conditions across the globe are deteriorating and that faith in the fed might not be able to save them.[/quote]
Allow me to propose a different narrative. The market doesn’t have a clue. At the margins it’s traders who only worry about will the market go up in the next few minutes or will it go down. Lots of nervous traders who felt that this fed meeting was gonna be a big deal. No one seemed to know which way it would be a big deal, but it was gonna be a big deal. Once the momentum started swinging one direction it just kept right on going. This last two days of market moves have nothing to do at all with what the fed actually said. It has nothing to do with where the economy will go x years in the future. It has everything to do with traders who will bail or buy in an instant depending on how they feel momentum is going. Not on fundamentals or economic realities.
Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]Personally I don’t see an exit that does not involve 7-10% inflation for several years.
[/quote]I don’t follow this logic and wondering if you can explain. I would think that reducing money printing would decrease the chances of inflation. Given that inflation is currently running at about 1% why is it going to jump to 7-10% when the fed reduces stimulus and ultimately tightens interest rates?
Participant[quote=SK in CV]
While I’m wholeheartedly supportive of what he did, everything he exposed is perfectly legal. Therein lies the problem.The Patriot Act, and all its amendments, extensions, and modifications allows the FISA court to approve and allow this broad authority to require the telecoms to turn over all this meta-data. So congress passed the law. The executive branch continues to exercise its rights under the law, and the judicial branch approved that exercise.
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Here’s the part that saddens me. I too think it’s good that he drew attention to this matter, but my cynicism tells me that six months from now all the controversy will have blown over. The government will be moving ahead with even more surveillance programs. Probably Snowden will be extradited back to the USA and sitting in a prison. What a way to waste away your future. Young naive idealism runs smack into reality with horrible end result. Really sad.
The irony of this though is I have a lot of respect for his willingness to fight for what he felt was right and important. Just sad for him because he’s gonna lose this battle and it’s gonna be all for naught.
May 29, 2013 at 9:02 PM in reply to: Which public schools are better: Carmel Valley or La Jolla #762284ParticipantWe live in La Jolla, and have a son who has gone through the LJ schools. (Bird Rock Elem. Muirlands Middle and LJHS) One thing I can tell you is that I’m amazed at how many times I hear from other parents that they, like us, are very disappointed with them.
If your kids are very bright, things aren’t bad. There are plenty of classes for the gifted. If on the other hand your kid is a middle of the road student, be prepared to have teachers who don’t want to provide any remedial help. Expect teachers to go rushing ahead even though many of the students do not understand the previous lessons. Expect to encounter teachers who won’t even meet with you to discuss your child’s progress. Expect to encounter a guidance department that is woefully understaffed and an administration that doesn’t care that so many of the average kids are having to repeat classes or becoming discouraged.
While I can’t cite data, I can tell you that we have a number of friends who have kids in CV and most of them are much happier with the schools than the friends we have in LJ. As a homeowner in LJ, I wish it was the opposite, but overwhelmingly this has been my experience.
Just my two cents.
XBoxBoy
ParticipantSD Realtor,
I’d be interested in hearing why you feel things will level off as opposed to just blow up a huge bubble? Seems to me the fed is likely to keep printing money longer than currently expected, and rates will remain low for a long time. In that environment with rising house prices a person can make way more money borrowing money and buying up real estate than they can putting the money into savings. So why wouldn’t they? And why wouldn’t the current fed policy blow a bubble that dwarfs 2006’s bubble?
XboxBoy
[quote=SD Realtor]As I have said we have legged up sharply, I would expect that things will level off and then return to a more subtle appreciation rate. However in my opinion the only reversal of the trend will come due to sharp increases in interest rates. Again this is the sub market and types of homes I have been discussing.[/quote]
ParticipantAre you only looking at state parks? If you’re willing to go to commercial campgrounds I’m sure you can find some openings.
For instance, my wife and I have stayed at Treebones Resort in the Yurts, but they have camp sites too. Very nice place. Their reservations page indicates plenty of openings.
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