re: Anyone ignored their HOA bylaws about building shed/workshop? details in post

It coukd just be a matter of getting the structure approved before putting it in. Have you spoken with the other resident who has a shed and asked him what route he took to get it approved?

Id first get a copy of the bylaws and go from there. No point in pissing off neighbors and HOA if there was no need to.

Don't build the shed without getting a copy of the restrictions. You are asking for a war.

Read the restrictions, see what they say about sheds and follow that.

I serve on my board, and ours allow the board to review and approve variances. We try to be reasonable with people... submit the plans, and if it's in keeping with the overall aesthetic, we normally approve. If not, we try to work with the homeowner to get the plans to be soemthing we'll approve.

The only time we get sideways with people is when they build something without submitting plans first. We had a guy throw up solar panels without getting them approved, even though they are strictly banned by the HOA. In the meantime he signed one of those Solar contracts where he basically signed away his rights to the solar company with regards to the placement of the panels. He then had a lawyer send us a letter threatening to sue us. At that point, we had no choice but to sue him. He basically had no case and ended up spending thousands of dollars and had to take them down anyway. Not to mention he alienated himself from his neighbors. Had he simply asked first, we could have saved him a lot of money and trouble.

When you closed on your house, you agreed to follow the HOA rules. I find it mind boggling that you would spend $125,000 on something if you didn't know what you were getting into.

Sounds like this HOA has no teeth. Build the shed and if someone says something then tell them to suck a dick.

Tell them to correct the parking. I mean, what are you paying for. Typically, a HOA offers some sort of benefit

The benefit he gets is that his property value is protected from his neighbor painting their house lime green and putting phonographic statuary in his front yard. Or hanging car engines from their trees. Or letting their grass grow 3ft tall. The reason you move into an HOA neighborhood is because you want standards. You'd be shocked at what people think look good. We had a guy dig a pond in his front yard and lined it with black visquine.

Almost any trashy arse person can afford a $125000 house, so I'd say it's doubly important in a development at that price range.

You can do whatever you want to do.

They can't physically stop you from building one.
There might be problems afterwards if you are found out and it's it's prohibited in the bylaws.

LOL at anyone that lives somewhere with an HOA. i cant imagine not being able to do something as simple as building a kickass shop just bc its in a frickin rule book

My dad was successful with working with his HOA to build a detached 3 car shop in his house. He had an architect draft up design was similar to the house. Same brick, same roofing, etc.

But many a people got called a "mfer" during the process.

i can't fathom spending hundreds of thousands on property and not dig up every piece of information regarding governing rules on said property. It is absolutely mind blowing to me.

I was going to post something shitty but decided not to.

I am an outside dog and I have to remind myself sometimes that other people are inside dogs and they are happy being such.