[Info-vax] Completely OT: Frank Lloyd Wright

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <k689dl$9n$1 at speranza.aioe.org>,
	glen herrmannsfeldt <gah at ugcs.caltech.edu> writes:
> Dirk Munk <munk at home.nl> wrote:
> 
> (snip)
> 
>> Getting back to the subject of real estate, you can never do as you 
>> please with a building. It depends on the situation of course, but I 
>> know streets with normal family houses that were build in the 1920's and 
>> 1930's, and those houses were recently restored and improved to modern 
>> standards. Before the restoration these houses were rental 
>> accommodations, but afterwards they were sold. The outside of these 
>> houses were brought back to the original design, including the colours 
>> of the window frames etc. And the new owners are not allowed to change 
>> those colours. When you think about it, that preserves the value of your 
>> property. If owners would paint their doors and window frames in any 
>> colour they like, it would ruin the original concept of the architects, 
>> and the street would look cheap and run down. Now these houses have a 
>> certain grandeur and that improves the value.
> 
> There are many communities that have restrictions on what owners
> can do with their property. That is especially true for 
> condominiums. 

True.  And, especially in the case of condominiums, it is in the sale
contract and is thus a contract matter.  And the buyer knows about it
before he buys or he is just an idiot.  You did read your entire sale
contract and all addendum, covenants and codicils before you signed
it, right?

> 
> I just noticed your NL address. Likely this is different in different
> countries, but it is specifically allowed in US law.

Anything not in direct violation of an existing law can be imposed in
a covenant in the US.  If the covenants are too restirictive the property
will not sell.  Some people, like me, prefer to buy our property in
what are called unincorporated areas because we do not want any of these
arbitrary restrictions.  To each his own.

bill

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