Rope Swing on HOA trees - CA

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SusanO3 (California)
Posts: 163

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95 townhomes, small back yards, front yards and trees maintained by HOA. Any similar communities have rules about single rope swings suspended from trees in front yard. Our Property Manager is checking with insurance provider and landscape maintenance so we can be clear on insurance, and if the swing damages the tree. Anyone been through this before with insight to share?

TIA, Sue

TerriS6 (California)
Posts: 3,284

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Do your governing documents prohibit alteration of common areas without authorization? In that case, adding a swing would be prohibited, right? That's a huge liability.

TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,059

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We had the same issue in my last Association.
TH community, someone tied a swing onto the common area trees.
The board removed it.
The owner complained, we gave the swing back to the owner and said that it could not be in the tree due to liability issues.
Swing never went back up.

LetA (Nevada)
Posts: 2,679

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Is the swing for recreational or decorative purposes? That would be the game changer.

CathyA3 (Ohio)
Posts: 6,299

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If someone could get hurt on the decorative swing (kids horsing around), then the liability issues would be the same.

SusanO3 (California)
Posts: 163

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Its a working one rope swing, not decorative. Thanks everyone for the answers. I will report on what I hear from Landscaper and Insurance Broker. Sue

DeanJ
Posts: 1,786

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Your HOA doesn’t have a rule about placing personal items in a common area?

SusanO3 (California)
Posts: 163

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No such rule but we might have one after next Board meeting!

LetA (Nevada)
Posts: 2,679

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Posted By CathyA3 on 09/18/2024 10:34 AM
If someone could get hurt on the decorative swing (kids horsing around), then the liability issues would be the same.

They have no business trespassing on private property.

KerryL1 (California)
Posts: 14,550

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Our CC&Rs and our Rules & Regs state that no one may place any items in the common area. Several areas are named and the clause also says "but not limited to." But if you have no such covenant or Rule, the Board must propose it and sent out for owers' comments, for 28 days. See something like "Rule change" at Davis-stirling.com's Index

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