Investigative Journalism: Homeowners Associations

Investigative Journalism:

 Right now my neighborhood is in the middle of a debate with our homeowners association.  Several residents in our subdivision have been renting their homes out as Air B&B’s and that has gathered a lot of complaints.  Our Homeowners association is now in the process of trying to pass a bylaw stating that now business can be conducted out of homes.  I talked with a few people in my neighborhood and most of them are very upset with this rule.  Several people do conduct business out of their homes, and this will put their businesses at right if this bylaw  passes. I know my wife is a teacher and in the summer she has a Cricut business and sells wooden signs and shirts, this would put her business in jeopardy.  One resident stated “I have been running a car detail business out of my garage for 5 years, how can someone tell me I can’t continue my work all because someone decided to make some money on the weekends with an Air B&B.”  I do agree that this new bylaw is a little harsh but I also see both sides. Neighbors are stating on the weekends the Air B&B houses are loud and have parties that last all night.  I know that the HOA can’t make exceptions for one person to conduct a business and another to not, but in the end I feel like we are all losing in this scenario.

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