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HOAs are blocking solar panels and native lawns. Here’s how to fight back. The law may be in your corner if you’re making environmental updates to to your home (wapo.st)
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[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

Indiana (surprisingly) passed a law that says HOAs can only "stop" you if it's installed wrong. Pretty exciting.

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

I don't even live in a HOA, the actually city government does that here. I've gotten a warning. And they will cut stuff down then fine you. I don't know how the fuck this is legal, but it's not like there are any lawyers that would care about this place. Small towns where the entire local government is comprised of old people that all know and grew up together are scary.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wish they would make associations spend likw 10% on environmental updates each year or something. energy efficient things, solar panels, native planting.

[–] silence7 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

HOAs exist to keep people from making changes which would lower value before the developer cashes out. So they don't have anything like that in their charters.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 3 months ago

I mean the gubmint force them to spend 10% like that because besides the developer, good luck getting everyone to agree on spending money to help the environment or neighborhood or future.