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| from my Texas Association of Realtors Newsletter
Nearly 20% of Texans live in neighborhoods that have homeowners associations HOAs can no longer prevent homeowners from: Installing a solar-energy device on the property. Installing & using rain-harvesting devices. Displaying certain religious items on the entry of the property. Installing roof shingles that are wind and/or hail resistant, energy efficient, or solar generating. Flying the U.S., Texas, or a branch of the U.S. armed forces flag. Each of these rights apply to condos as well. It's important to note that a homeowners association may place some parameters on these rights. The reason these rights have been *granted* is that HOAs have denied them;
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- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 13:11
| moving on. |
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| Thanks, Sylvia. I'm surprised some HOAs don't require homeowners TO FLY the Texas flag. :) Susan (in Texas) |
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| Haha Susan! :P |
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| The FCC got into the game a long time ago over TV antennas, satellite dishes, and even ham radio antennas. More than one HOA has found themselves on the receiving end of a Federal lawsuit. |
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