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Originally Posted by Apoc

Well, in this case, its a condo, so the property belongs to whoever developed/owns the condo's.

But, what about when your BUYING a home in a community with a HOA, how can they say they have any legal right to your property???

I realize there has to be laws, so people dont turn lawns into dumps and paint there house hot pink, but the city officials should deal with that, not the idiots down the street.

When you are buying a home in an HOA community you do own the land, but there are covenants that restrict what you can and cannot do with it. Think of it like an existing easement a utility company has on a piece of land. The land may transfer from one owner to another but the easement continues to exist.

With HOAs it is similar. They retain the ability to control what is set forth in their covenants. When the property is transferred it is something the prospective buyer must agree to in order to make the purchase. The buyer is supposed to be able to get a copy of the covenants prior to making the purchase.

Originally Posted by Apoc

But seriously, take it any way you want. We aren't wound even half as tight as you guys south of the border are. We realize that its just a flagpole. Not a huge, pink, abstract art sculpture on the front lawn.

Your neighbor asks to make a change on your property, you say no, but the neighbor does it anyway. You are saying you would be cool with it because you are Canadian?