On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:35:53 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:55:52 -0500, lid penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Phantman:
I don't know about your state, but in mine it's as binding as any
other deed restriction. And deed restrictions are very much binding.

Gene Kearns wrote:
Even if you don't sign it?

Yep.
A deed restriction runs with the land. It's one of the reasons you get
a Title Opinion before buying property. To uncover these sorts of
things.

Nope. You miss the point. Wisest, IMHO, course is to walk away and
look for a property that doesn't beg for civil litigation......

That is my comfort level. YMMV.

Gene, I'd defy you to do that within an hour's drive of downtown D.C. The
new stuff going up here is all in developments, all with HOA's. Almost all
of the older (less than 20 years) is the same way. Some, like mine, built
in 1987, escaped the HOA covenants, etc. But, within two blocks there are
five houses with more than ten Mexican adults in each. This is why I'm in a
semi-rush to move.
--
John H

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:24:05 -0500, John H. penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:35:53 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:55:52 -0500, lid penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Phantman:
I don't know about your state, but in mine it's as binding as any
other deed restriction. And deed restrictions are very much binding.

Gene Kearns wrote:
Even if you don't sign it?

Yep.
A deed restriction runs with the land. It's one of the reasons you get
a Title Opinion before buying property. To uncover these sorts of
things.

Nope. You miss the point. Wisest, IMHO, course is to walk away and
look for a property that doesn't beg for civil litigation......

That is my comfort level. YMMV.

Gene, I'd defy you to do that within an hour's drive of downtown D.C. The
new stuff going up here is all in developments, all with HOA's. Almost all
of the older (less than 20 years) is the same way. Some, like mine, built
in 1987, escaped the HOA covenants, etc. But, within two blocks there are
five houses with more than ten Mexican adults in each. This is why I'm in a
semi-rush to move.

Don't blame you for that.

My experience with that area is all old... thankfully. My aunt and
uncle owned 13 acres in Lanham, which is certainly with an hours
drive.... it was secluded by a deep woods and had deer, rabbits,
squirrels, etc. on the property. They both were research scientists
at the DoA and the landscaping on the property was varied and
beautiful. I've spent many days on that property sitting against a
tree next to the spring reading good books. It was a great place to
spend time.

They sold in the early 90's.

I'm sure that property is now raped of trees and planted with cookie
cutter tract homes ruled over by an HOA and all of the intrinsic
citizen-enforcers that it inevitably creates.

The development(s) in that area are why I no longer have any interest
in going back... other than, perhaps, a short trip to the museums,
etc.

Do you have any points of interest in the Carolinas on your short
list, yet?

--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

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