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- From: swisher@cs.utexas.edu (Janet M. Swisher)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Subject: Re: Neighborhood from hell
- Date: 21 Nov 1992 17:28:10 -0600
- Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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- Message-ID: <lgthgaINNqge@boogie.cs.utexas.edu>
- References: <1992Nov21.140321.5749@desire.wright.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov21.140321.5749@desire.wright.edu>
- sbishop@desire.wright.edu writes:
-
- >They did not know when they moved in (the agent didn't tell them until the
- >papers were all signed) that the plat had an owners' organization and that
- >the Owners' Organization could make rules and regulations as to how you used
- >your land, any modifications to the house, outbuildings, etc.
-
- Shouldn't this have been revealed by the title search? I don't know
- specifically about owners organizations, but the title search on my
- house turned up some restrictive covenants (one racial which I assume
- is legally null, and some about building size, use and setback from
- streets). I bought the house knowing these covenants existed. Either
- they weren't informed that the papers they signed agreed to this, in
- which case whoever performed the closing may be liable, or the agent
- didn't reveal all he knew about the property, in which case he may
- liable. None of this helps your friends out of their ugly situation,
- but they may be able to recover damages for their trouble.
-
- >I've learned one thing from all this. AVOID ANY HOUSE THAT IS PART OF AN
- >OWNERS' ORGANIZATION!
-
- At the very least, make sure you are fully informed about such
- restrictions before you buy.
-
- --The above comments should not be perceived as legal advice--
-
- --
- Don't take life so serious ... it ain't *no how* permanent. -- Porkypine.
-