DanielW3 (Nebraska)
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I was planning on putting a new fence in. My HOA guidelines state that I must "send a letter addressed to the Townhome Association Board of Directors, with a plot plan, showing your townhouse, lot and dimensions of the fence with distances to your property lines. Include an elevation drawing of the fence with dimensions on it for height, etc. The Board will then meet for approval or denial of the fence."
I did all this and more, I even had a professional fencing company draw up all the blueprints, elevation drawings, property lines, etc.
My neighbors on both sides of me just had fences approved and installed last month. To ensure that my fence would be approved I used the exact same company and style of fence that they used for the proposal. In short the fence was going to be exactly the same as the two fences that were just approved.
I submitted my proposal to the HOA and received this response today “I wanted to let you know before you go any farther on the fence that I brought it before the Board and they put a moratorium on any more fences at (neighborhood name) until the Annual meeting in November. There are many issues that are coming up with the fences which are being installed by homeowners and the Board feels that this needs to be addressed and discussed with the members of the Association in November."
My questions are
-Can they do this? There have been 4 fences built this summer on my street, and two within this month right next to me. All of the fences have been 6'x6' white vinyl, I was not proposing anything new, I followed guidlines, and furthermore I think my street looks really weird now that all my neighbors have fences and I don't.
-Is it legal to approve 4 fences and then deny the 5th fence?
-Could I take legal action?
I just purchased the townhome last month and was of course told that I could build a fence. I would not have purchased the townhome otherwise. I have two little dogs that need a yard and November is a long ways away.
Thanks!
I did all this and more, I even had a professional fencing company draw up all the blueprints, elevation drawings, property lines, etc.
My neighbors on both sides of me just had fences approved and installed last month. To ensure that my fence would be approved I used the exact same company and style of fence that they used for the proposal. In short the fence was going to be exactly the same as the two fences that were just approved.
I submitted my proposal to the HOA and received this response today “I wanted to let you know before you go any farther on the fence that I brought it before the Board and they put a moratorium on any more fences at (neighborhood name) until the Annual meeting in November. There are many issues that are coming up with the fences which are being installed by homeowners and the Board feels that this needs to be addressed and discussed with the members of the Association in November."
My questions are
-Can they do this? There have been 4 fences built this summer on my street, and two within this month right next to me. All of the fences have been 6'x6' white vinyl, I was not proposing anything new, I followed guidlines, and furthermore I think my street looks really weird now that all my neighbors have fences and I don't.
-Is it legal to approve 4 fences and then deny the 5th fence?
-Could I take legal action?
I just purchased the townhome last month and was of course told that I could build a fence. I would not have purchased the townhome otherwise. I have two little dogs that need a yard and November is a long ways away.
Thanks!