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Default Homeowner's Associations suck!

Sorry..."her" in the second paragraph below refers to my girlfriend.

In article , Bob wrote:
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:Yes, this post is on-topic. I just have to vent...thanks for
:listening.
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:I live in an apartment and store my 17' v-hull I/O runabout boat in a
:storage facility. Whenever I need to work on it, I go get the boat and
:bring it to her house for a day or two and work on it there...nothing
:major -- just routine stuff like winterizing, tuneups, and other minor
:repairs or modifications...it's not like I'm leaving a junky boat half
:torn apart in her driveway.
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:All has been well with this situation for the past 3 years or so until
:now. A rep of the homeowner's association which regulates the
:neighborhood my girlfriend lives in called her today saying that the
:association regulations prohibit working on boats and that boats could
:be loaded or unloaded only on your property.
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:Where does one practically work on their boat if they cannot work on it
:at their house? I cannot afford to have someone do every little thing
:to my boat when it needs something done to it. Sure, I could probably
:get away with doing small things to it, but what about the other things
:like winterizing or getting it ready to go in the Spring? The way I
:see it, I am screwed and don't have much choice but to get rid of the
:boat. What a depressing thought that is, especially since it is a boat
:that has been in my family for 35 years, is running better than it ever
:has, not to mention how much enjoyment we get from it.
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