DebraJ (North Carolina)
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One of the problems of our community is lack of parking and in spite of this, some homeowners occasionally wish to convert their garage to a room which is forbidden by the by-laws which state that the garage can only be used to garage and for incidental storage and my not be converted.
When I saw a cement truck pull up to a house I knew something was up and suspected that a garage conversion was in process so I knocked on the door and informed him that it was against the by-laws. He claimed that he spoke to the president of the BOD who said it was OK. He also put me on the phone with his wife who spoke to the management company and was told that it was OK to convert the garage.
I called the president and he claimed that he did not tell them it was OK and he was going to ask the management company to send them a letter. However, I believe the homeowner; I believe that both the president and management company said that it was OK to do.
Later the president said that the homeowner was not going to convert the garage, just pour cement to level it and then entertain guests there. But when I spoke to the homeowner he did not deny that he was not converting his garage. Days later I saw a home improvement truck in the driveway, 2x4s on the lawn, a light fixture box, and heard hammering from inside the "garage." When I asked the management company for a copy of the letter that they had supposedly sent, I received nothing.
Naturally, the homeowner has a car on the packed street and nothing is being done. They all want to cover their ***.
When I saw a cement truck pull up to a house I knew something was up and suspected that a garage conversion was in process so I knocked on the door and informed him that it was against the by-laws. He claimed that he spoke to the president of the BOD who said it was OK. He also put me on the phone with his wife who spoke to the management company and was told that it was OK to convert the garage.
I called the president and he claimed that he did not tell them it was OK and he was going to ask the management company to send them a letter. However, I believe the homeowner; I believe that both the president and management company said that it was OK to do.
Later the president said that the homeowner was not going to convert the garage, just pour cement to level it and then entertain guests there. But when I spoke to the homeowner he did not deny that he was not converting his garage. Days later I saw a home improvement truck in the driveway, 2x4s on the lawn, a light fixture box, and heard hammering from inside the "garage." When I asked the management company for a copy of the letter that they had supposedly sent, I received nothing.
Naturally, the homeowner has a car on the packed street and nothing is being done. They all want to cover their ***.