Dear Boardie,
I’m planning on remodeling my condo
into a Game of Thrones Man Cave. I own it so I can do whatever I want, right?
Signed, Homie
Boardie: Thankyouforasking and
nooooo, you cannot do whatever you want. You have to follow our HOA Architectural
Guidelines.
Homie: “Architectural Guidelines?! I have to conform?! Bleech! I’ll have you know Game of Thrones is considered
visual candy of the highest order!
Boardie: Will there be a moat?
Homie: Don’t worry, the alligators will be battery
operated! Why do you have to have so
many rules?
Boardie: We have rules to protect
everybody in the building from everybody else in the building. What if your upstairs neighbor installed a
wood or worse, a tile floor without the required regulation thickness of cork
or cork-like lining under it and you started hearing them clopping around 24/7? What if, even barefoot, their calluses sounded
like the Russian Army was doing the Mambo on your noggin?
Homie: Filling out forms is bor-ing! What if I just go ahead and do what I want
and your rules be damned?
Boardie: The Board will and its
lawyers could demand and possibly make you remove any unauthorized improvements
at your expense.
All
because the owner didn’t get architectural 1.
Guidance and 2. Permission.
Homie: How can I protect myself and still make home improvements?
Boardie: John’s office is just
itching to give away free copies of the newest Architectural Guidelines (only 2
pages!) plus a king’s ransom of blank Architectural Forms for owners to fill
out and submit for board approval.
OR
Download the Architectural Guidelines
now at PacificTowerHOA.org
Remember that old saying …
‘Tis better to seek permission than
to seek a jackhammer.
