Home Owners Associations

I was showing some clients some houses in local subdivisions last week. They asked me to get the documents for the Home Owners Associations for two different sub divisions. They wanted to add an outbuilding/garage/shop for a race car they own.
These documents are usually quite boring and are similar in many ways. However, they are some very interesting exceptions. For instance, One claim that no pet or bred insects are allowed(the only thing I can think of is bee keeping). In another subdivision certain types of dogs, such as Bit Bulls, Dobermans, or Rottweilers are not permitted.
Any buyer should be aware of these restrictions before they buy in one of these communities, some as short as 5 pages and others run over 50 pages. The intent is to preserve the property values, however they are not for everyone.
Uncle Fred
www.fredsporch.com