Homeowners Association: Veteran Can’t Build Furniture For Military Families In Need

CBS News Las Vegas ^ | 7/24/14

[Kartographer]

A war veteran who builds furniture in his garage and gives it to military families in need could be forced to shut down the saws.

A homeowners association is telling Dennis Kocher he needs to close up shop after years of doing business, or he could be fined between $100 and $1,000.

[bgill]

Strange they’ve suddenly decided to go after him 10 years later. Unless there has been a new rule added to the HOA rule book, then they probably don’t have a leg to stand on if he wanted to pursue it.

Bottom line, NEVER EVER move into an HOA.

[outofsalt]

"There are a great many here on FR who would be most disappointed in the truth."

[Vendome]

Grenades and rocket launchers

Oh and a heavily armed fleet of drones...

Not women. The kind that fly....

It’s a joke Ladies!

[MrB]

They should get elected to the board and make the COMPLAINER’s life a living hell...

no... that would be wrong.

[Kartographer]

Hey a couple of these might come in handy!!

[Terry L Smith]

I think there is a loony in the HOA, that is behind this, and probably because, there is a furniture business or something like that.

Have ya noticed that it is becmoning a trend, for these worthless HOA’s to start any kind of trouble, with a vet, for any reason that crawls inside their alimentary canal?

[Starstruck]

Great now with your guys help I managed to hijack my own Thread!!!! ;-)

I like to think my neighbor's cars won't fit in the garage because of all the food, guns and ammo he has stored.

[onedoug]

Very cool.

[Marty]

I agree with you. There is also the possibility that someone might be trying to sell a nearby home and finding it difficult with all the noise being generated. I would not want to live next door to someone making racket day in and day out. I laud the vet for what he’s doing, but if he’s run afoul of the rules by which he agreed to abide, then he’s in the wrong.

[chiefqc]

Can not understand why anyone would buy a house that is part of a Homeowners Association. Homeowners Association ate run by little tin generals who expect their sl;aves to bow down before their commands.

[Alberta's Child]

Maybe there’s a new HOA board and their lawyer advised them to shut this thing down to avoid future problems with other noxious odors. It’s only a matter of time before some dude from Pakistan moves in next door and holds a weekly goat roast on his front lawn.

[showme_the_Glory]

Wonder why they jumped his bones after ten years. Makes no sense when his neighbors support his activities.

If I had to guess, I'd say one of his super supportive neighbors got sick and tired of the racket and ratted him out.

[Vendome]

Whoa! Now I feel bad about my PM.

Vendome is all over that.

[TexasGator]

“Another reason to HATE Homeowners Associations”

Another reason why people form HOA communities ...

[KirbDog]

I 100% agree about not moving into someplace with an HOA. If the neighbors wrote letters praising the guy then I would be looking at somebody new to the neighborhood.

[Hugin]

There are a great many here on FR who would be most disappointed in the truth. I don’t own a 4 wheel drive, I haven’t a bunker of any type, I have under 5000 rd.s of ammo on hand [I won’t say how much under ;-). I get to the range once a month. I don’t spend weekends out in the woods ‘playing war’ and so on......

Yeah, that's what I tell people too. ;~)

[Moonman62]

Or an illegal moves in and opens a repair shop in his garage.

[Kartographer]

Honey you will just have to park the van in the driveway.

[rockinqsranch]

Yeah, beware of the smiling faces.

[Starstruck]

Honey you will just have to park the van in the driveway.

Guess the neighbor gets to share my preps.