Condos, HOAs, bah!
I was chatting with a coworker about painting, home repair and the like and he asked if I had to go through my HOA. Thank G-d I don't. A good thing about the hood, no home owner associations (HOA). I can paint my house pink with yellow polka dots. I can put out the world's ugliest garden gnomes. Or I could have any style fence or mailbox I darned well please.I'm also happy I don't live in a condo. There are some huge pluses that come with condo living, but Nora Bombay is paying almost $600 a month in condo fees. Of course her fees include maintenance, cable, electricity, indoor parking, AC, heat and water. But still $600 a month, that's almost like a small mortgage.
I've heard enough horror stories about HOAs and condo boards that get power hungry and crazy, see Columbia, MD. Why would I want to expose myself to that? No I will take the hood, where people have the freedom to put up tacky Christmas lights, have crappy looking yards, and have to pay directly for their own utilities.
posted by Mari @ 8.12.04
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