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Teenage kid faces $25/day fines because he owns a pickup truck and his neighborhood association forbids parking pickup trucks in driveways. -- (link)

Posted by spamlet Mar 17 '14, 07:08

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These are the people that brought you Todd Akin because he fights for freedom. (blogs.riverfronttimes.com)

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no parking space for rent close buy? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Mar 17, 07:21 13
- The correct answer is a garage or maybe a vehicle cover. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 17, 07:32
- First off that's ridiculous. He'd spend more to park the truck somewhere else then he'll get in fines. And he'd have to either walk or get a ride to - Jim Mar 17, 07:26 11
  - more than $25 a day? I can't image if you paid monthly you would pay anywhere near that much (if a space existed near your home.) -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 07:28 10
    - They don't want trucks in the driveway...he ain't finding a space to park his truck for cheaper than the fines. And like spammy said, it's moot as - Jim Mar 17, 07:33 7
      - Isn't Wildwood the one where they tried to fire the mayor but then the court ordered the city attorney and half the board terminated? -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 07:37 3
        
        Very well could be. My dad was a councilman out there for a while. These people seriously have lost touch with reality. One of the bigger issues I - Jim Mar 17, 07:41 2
        
        Just looked it up...I think that was Ellisville., -- nm - Jim Mar 17, 07:43 1
        
        Oh, right. I knew it was somewhere out there :) -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 07:52
      - He could demand they revote it. No way he could/would override it all together, though. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 17, 07:34 2
        
        What I really appreciate about this is that the kid isn't just railing against authority. He's actually trying to have the rule changed - Jim Mar 17, 07:38 1
        
        Yeah. And that is what typically happens. Neighbor, for whatever reason, gets unhappy and notices the rule is in place. - Spawn Lord Mar 17, 07:43
    - This is a fairly rural(ish) exurban type area. It would be logistically impossible to do. -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 07:29 1
      - oh, yeah, i get that it just might not exist, period. -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 07:31
My townhouse is part of a condo corp, but there is no way this sort of by-law would ever get passed. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 17, 07:21 1
- Usually they are built in form the beginning and are ignored until someone decideds to be a jerk and point it out much later. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 17, 07:33
I love my HOA (civic association, really) - it only exists to guarantee that it doesn't have power to do anything - prayformojo Mar 17, 07:21 1
- that's awesome. -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 07:23
1 question: did he know the law before he bought his truck? -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 07:19 2
- and he should study the rules for the subdivision and start calling the cops daily on the assholes who are after him for this - Beaker Mar 17, 07:22
- Well, he'd lived there since he was 1. I imagine someone in the house knew. -- nm - the King of Argentina Mar 17, 07:21
Reason #673 why I am not buying a house. -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 17, 07:14 4
- Because renters have *more* rights? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 17, 07:17
- just don't buy in an HOA. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 07:15 2
  - exactly. people here would revolt if people restricted what they could do to and with their house like this. -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 07:18
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The only part is shocking is they HOA changed the voting set-up from super-majority to simple majority. Otherwise, why are people shocked? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 17, 07:12 3
- Doing the math, the super-majority would have had to be 134-3. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 07:15 2
  - I imagine it's a supermajority of all possible votes. -- nm - the King of Argentina Mar 17, 07:20
  - Dies it state the toal number of units? Typically the majority required to change a by-law is a two-thirds. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 17, 07:16
I will never live in an HOA again. - Reagen Mar 17, 07:12 2
- I'd never consider it. never. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 17, 07:40
- Would that I could .. and I've been the president of one before. Your point about local gov is completely accurate. - Beryllium Mar 17, 07:32
Can't believe that kind of shit is happening in Nelly-ville. Actually, yes I can. My dad lives in Wildwood and it doesn't surprise me in the least. - Jim Mar 17, 07:11 1
- trying to ban parking trucks here would get you punched in the face before you even finished the sentence. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 07:12

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