Didn’t I see a guy on the news a few months ago saying they weren’t allowed to “clear the vegetation” more than a few feet from their houses because of the environmental laws?
He did anyway and his house was one of the few that survived their wildfire.
I think the Environ-Whackos lost that one.
In my old neighborhood, the homeowner’s association would not let you have composition roofs. They would only let you have wood shingles or tile. Well if your home didn’t originally have tile on them, they were not built for tile. Some homeowners put tile (or this tile that looked like wood shakes), and their roofs caved in.
Anyway, I thought it was ridiculous that the homeowner’s association would not allow composition roofs.
We moved a few years ago to a more expensive neighborhood. About 10 years ago, the neighborhood was very close to a fire on a hill next door. After that, the homeowner’s association cut a great deal with a roofer to put in composition roofs on homes in our neighborhood. Most of our neighbors took the deal and changed their roofs.
I like living in a neighborhood that is more concerned about safety than aesthetics.