HOA Bans Guns

[edporch]

This is a prime example of the stupidity of tying up a large asset (your home) in a situation where somebody with too much time on their hands can make it worthless and unlivable for you with the stroke of a pen.

HOA's are often ripe with radical people who can pass regulations like this that would be hard to ever pass as a law in the real world.

Then when you wise up and decide to sell and move out, the real estate market as it is will keep you stuck there.

I will NEVER live in a place with a HOA.

 

[DemolitionMan]

Only if that was part of the agreement, probably not.

Every HOA agreement includes provisions that changes can be made any time by the board (by vote) some may require all members be allowed to vote but I haven't came across those. The board members are "elected" by the members of the HOA for whatever length of time the HOA agreement/bylaws state.

My HOA can only make changes by a neighborhood vote, and votes can only happen when a quorum is present. That doesn't stop the majority from doing something stupid, but it does mean that the board is not able to arbitrarily make up whatever rules it wants.

I would never have moved into this neighborhood if the HOA were like the ones I've seen described in this thread. Maybe ours is the exception to the rule?

 

[Michiana]

Any forum members live in a HOA that bans firearms?

I am curious if any INGO members live in a HOA that actually bans firearms in their own homes, and if so can they please post the bi-laws that spells that out. If this is true than this is something gun owners need to protest against as it really crosses the line.

 

[AJMD429]

Then I hope the HOA is willing to be sued severely if their policy results in harm.

What if they decided fire extinguishers were just too dangerous or uncivilized, and banned them, then someone burned to death in a house fire there?

ANYONE who is EVER harmed in such fashion that a reasonable expectation would be that they would have likely avoided such harm if in possession of a firearm, should go for the throat of any HOA or business or (especially) government institution which forcibly disarms them.

 

[gunbunnies]

+1 AJMD429, For every action there is a reaction... Making one take responsibility for the outcome of their action may make those involved to re-think their original action while footing the bill...

 

[nate1865]

I certainly object to the restriction of firearms by an HOA, but HOA's can be a good thing to.

I support the right of people to freely enter into contracts of their choosing, no matter how foolish they may be. Freedom has a downside too.

If you want to live in a neighborhood that lives a certain way a good way to do that is join other people that feel the same way and agree to it contractually.

All it takes is one yahoo living at the entrance of your neighborhood. Don't wanna agree to a certain standard? Don't move in.

 

[edporch]

I certainly object to the restriction of firearms by an HOA, but HOA's can be a good thing to.

I support the right of people to freely enter into contracts of their choosing, no matter how foolish they may be. Freedom has a downside too.

If you want to live in a neighborhood that lives a certain way a good way to do that is join other people that feel the same way and agree to it contractually.

All it takes is one yahoo living at the entrance of your neighborhood. Don't wanna agree to a certain standard? Don't move in.

That's not exactly what happened here.
People moved in under one contract, then got stuck with another without agreeing to it AFTER they put their money down and are now stuck with a home they likely can't sell very easily.

Since it's a contract and anything that's voted in after the fact is supposedly enforceable, can they suddenly vote in that only people of a certain age range, gender, religion, sexual preference, etc can live there, and ALL others presently living there will have their property immediately confiscated without compensation, and escorted forthwith to the front gate?
Hey, it's about freedom and contracts, so that's surely OK...?

It's one thing to move in knowing the rules ahead of time and another to have them switched on you without your consent after you've committed to the contract.