fuzzbutt
Pittsburgh
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Well, it finally happened. I received my letter from my Borough that I am violating a local ordinance by parking my Winnebago in my driveway.
I am going to pursue fighting it. Has anyone done this sucessfully?
It seems like it is being selectively enforced. There are campers and boats all over my neighborhood. Hopefully I can find a place nearby to store it. If not, I'm screwed. I have a real problem with being told what to do with my property on my property. Don't we have any constitutional rights against this kind of harassment? I have til Sept 2nd to comply, or face fines of $500.00 per day.
Is this a sign of things to come after November?
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DebDav
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Check your home owners association rules and regulations. The specific reason must be written in order to be enforced.
If the rules are clear. you have little recourse.
Try to take pictures with dates of all other offenders. This will serve to get them also in compliance.
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siggyd777
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Check with FMCA , FMCA.com , click "Motorhome Rights" on the left.
Also search for Motorhome parking rights....
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D.R.Bain
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fuzzbutt wrote:Well, it finally happened. I received my letter from my Borough that I am violating a local ordinance by parking my Winnebago in my driveway.
I am going to pursue fighting it. Has anyone done this sucessfully?
It seems like it is being selectively enforced. There are campers and boats all over my neighborhood. Hopefully I can find a place nearby to store it. If not, I'm screwed. I have a real problem with being told what to do with my property on my property. Don't we have any constitutional rights against this kind of harassment? I have til Sept 2nd to comply, or face fines of $500.00 per day.
Is this a sign of things to come after November?
I was once ticketed for parking my car in my own front yard between the public sidewalk and my front porch when I lived in Flint. The funny thing was this part was added on to existing law that said the home owner had to initiate the complaint. Got my $5. back and moved to the boonies not in any subdivision. I can park my MH anywhere I want. The only catch is any vehicle must have the current plates as they don't want people to start their own junk yards.
Also as a person into Amateur radio, I can put up the largest antenna tower allowed by law, and I don't need the permission of the township or a homeowners association.
I am still close enough to the necessities of life such as shopping and health care.
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magicbus
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If in fact it is already a local regulation there is not much you can do as you should never have moved there. If it is being selectively enforced you have an issue. I agree with TRaymond - this is a local ordinance so November has nothing do do with it. Did they provide you with a copy of the ordinance where it defines size and locations?
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polly sue
Colorado
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TRaymond is right. It's a local regulation. When you chose to purchase that particular property you accepted any and all applicable rules or regulations. Your recourse may be that the ordinance isn't be enforced evenhandedly. Here's where the democratic process can work -- get on the town or homeowners' board that makes the regulations.
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trop-a-cal
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The selective enforcement has to be documented and presented to the code enforcement department head. Copies to the press and state attorney generals office. They will then open a case and investigate. The results will be even enforcewment with all in violation being notified. Your notices of non compliance will have to be answered, as to why you did not move the vehicle. If you answer is because everyone else has RV's in driveways and have not recieved notice to remove them, then list all the owners and attach photos. You are right they have to do equal enforcement, otherwise they are discriminating.
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magicbus
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D.R.Bain wrote:..I can put up the largest antenna tower allowed by law, and I don't need the permission of the township or a homeowners association. This is true about anything that is permitted by code. You only need "permission" when you are doing something not approved by regulation!
Dave
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Richard Pelletier
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In our city you can park a boat, rv, etc, on the side of your house not to pass the front wall of the house. Now we live in a sub-divison that only allows parking of rvs for no more than 24 hours, pack and unpack. We stick pretty close to the rule. If we need an extra day we just call the office to let them know.
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driveby
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instead of getting all your neighbors up in arms, call the guy who wrote the ticket and ask who the person who complained. Bet it was somebody close. Then find out from them why they complained. Maybe there is a simple easy way for you to keep the MH on the driveway and they won't complain again. or maybe your neighbor hates the idea of you having one then you're toast provided the law is set up right and evenly enforced. Then you have to get on whatever body that makes the law and get it changed 
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