Has anyone heard of a neighborhood where they don't want you to jog/run in it?

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  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
    edited January 2016
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    HOA = Home Owners Association. Self-important dictators who decide what you can and cannot do in your own neighborhood, on your own property. The basic idea is fine; you won't have a nice house with a well-kept yard next to a shack with foot-high weeds and a pickup truck on blocks in the front yard but every HOA I've dealt with has taken it to the extreme. They can also fine you. Screw HOAs; I'll never live in another neighborhood with one.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
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    Therealobi1 wrote: »
    what is a hoa? is it neighbourhood watch?
    have never come across not being allowed to jog in certain areas before
    am sure if jogging wasnt allowed he would have said so.

    hoa = homeowner's association
  • ekahnicole
    ekahnicole Posts: 216 Member
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    TheBeachgod wrote: »
    In all fairness, it was too late to be going to the mailbox. Or jogging.

    Since when is there a curfew for getting mail and jogging? I often get home from work after 10pm, is that too late for me to get my mail or did I make the cut?

    Back on point though, this thread is baffling. At first I thought the OP was just being patently absurd but then it occurred to me that maybe her paranoia is coming not from the man in particular but perhaps because she's had issues with the HOA before (or has heard stories about ridiculous rules being enforced)?

    I have a relative who has had multiple run ins with their HOA about very nitpicky stuff. For example, they got repeated warnings about having a boat on their property that was "improperly stored". The boat was under a carport, because in the rules it says boats need to be "covered". Well apparently a carport isn't good enough, because you can still...see the boat. Really dumb, especially since it was a nice custom carport AND a nice freakin' boat!
  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
    edited January 2016
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    ekahnicole wrote: »
    TheBeachgod wrote: »
    In all fairness, it was too late to be going to the mailbox. Or jogging.

    Since when is there a curfew for getting mail and jogging? I often get home from work after 10pm, is that too late for me to get my mail or did I make the cut?

    sarcasm. It's a thing.

    edit: sarcasm not directed at aggelikik, but in agreement with the direction of this thread.
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
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    thank you both. ok so that sounds abit like our leasehold properties here, where you pay all sorts of money for no good reason.,
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
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    problem would be solved if everyone gets letterbox holes in their front doors. the post man just puts the mail throw the hole
  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
    edited January 2016
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    Or if everyone quit jogging.
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
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    TheBeachgod wrote: »
    Or if everyone quit jogging.

    I don't jog. I run.
  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
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    I agree with your boyfriend; don't worry about it. Unless the streets themselves are privately owned and maintained, it seems unlikely that a HOA could have rules specific to what you do in the public right of way. There are literally endless possibilities and trying to guess which one isn't going to help anything.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
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    Therealobi1 wrote: »
    problem would be solved if everyone gets letterbox holes in their front doors. the post man just puts the mail throw the hole

    In my neighborhood he'd have a b#tch of a time driving his truck over the curb and the lawns to get to the door
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
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    disasterman wrote: »
    I agree with your boyfriend; don't worry about it. Unless the streets themselves are privately owned and maintained, it seems unlikely that a HOA could have rules specific to what you do in the public right of way. There are literally endless possibilities and trying to guess which one isn't going to help anything.

    agreed
    and see Op should get a copy of the terms and conditions to check or just ask the HOA
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    ekahnicole wrote: »
    TheBeachgod wrote: »
    In all fairness, it was too late to be going to the mailbox. Or jogging.

    Since when is there a curfew for getting mail and jogging? I often get home from work after 10pm, is that too late for me to get my mail or did I make the cut?

    Back on point though, this thread is baffling. At first I thought the OP was just being patently absurd but then it occurred to me that maybe her paranoia is coming not from the man in particular but perhaps because she's had issues with the HOA before (or has heard stories about ridiculous rules being enforced)?

    I have a relative who has had multiple run ins with their HOA about very nitpicky stuff. For example, they got repeated warnings about having a boat on their property that was "improperly stored". The boat was under a carport, because in the rules it says boats need to be "covered". Well apparently a carport isn't good enough, because you can still...see the boat. Really dumb, especially since it was a nice custom carport AND a nice freakin' boat!

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    So many people so bad at MFPing....
  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
    edited January 2016
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    tiny_clanger wrote: »
    Yep - there's a place in my local area where they don't like "outsiders". It's a very, very posh area (roads gated off to cars, £multi-million houses) and you get a lot of disapproving and suspicious looks for running or walking through, as well as lots of signs warning about neighbourhood watch and CCTV. But the roads have a lovely surface, the terrain is just hilly enough to be a challenge, the area is beautiful, the houses are gorgeous and I'm a socialist at heart, so I take great pleasure in running through the area as much as possible :D Oh, and being super polite to everyone I meet, saying excuse me as I pass, thanking them if they move out of my way. It really riles them!!!

    There are important differences between neighborhoods with HOAs, neighborhood with restrictive covenants (CC&Rs) and private, gated communities. If the neighborhood you describe is the latter and the roads themselves are privately maintained then you are trespassing on private property- it's not different from running through someone's yard and you could be arrested for it if the locals get riled enough and the police want to play along. On the other hand, if they are public rights of way, then passing through as you are is perfectly fine whether or not the people living in that area like it.

    ETA: Note that laws vary by state and locality.
  • talialinn
    talialinn Posts: 30 Member
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    kkenseth wrote: »
    TheBeachgod wrote: »
    Or if everyone quit jogging.

    I don't jog. I run.

    Bahahahaha :) Nice. Wait, this was tongue in cheek, right?
  • angelamichelle_xo
    angelamichelle_xo Posts: 646 Member
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    do you live in the US? cos. free country.
    run on public streets wherever the f you please.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    PrizePopple wrote: »
    Murano243 wrote: »
    #1-you did not make him chase you(as someone said) it was his choice)
    #2-just because he's in a wheel chair doesn't make him harmless
    #3-you're doing the right thing by pitting some real estate between you and him
    Ask your boyfriend to come with you once(at a distance behind in eye sight) and when the guy does the same thing he can run up to him and ask what's going on here. I remember on the news once where a woman was raped by a guy in a wheelchair. Don't be upset with the neagitive replies, Do what I suggested and keep doing you're thing
    PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?

    PS, Who in the heck is going to run at that time gezzz?



    Do what you suggested ... have her boyfriend confront someone in a freaking wheelchair at 11pm for also freely moving about outside. Herp de derp.


    well, i run at 4am, 11pm isn't that much of a stretch if that's the time you have to do it.
    new years when we got home, i considered doing 3 miles to greet the new year.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    Grubbmeister276 wrote: »
    EatWholeFoods wrote: »
    I guess this is the last time I use these forums.

    I don't blame you. I think intuition and wisdom told you the best way to deal with the hoa guy was to keep going. You learn quickly, and next time you'll think twice about the forums, as well.

    Word to the wise: people who insert "assume" into a pleasant conversation are looking to argue. Life is full of occasions where we use wisdom and intuition to avoid the time and expense of dealing in certainties. Presidents of homeowners organizations have a well-earned reputation, as well as many who lurk these forums. Blessings to all!

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  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    Therealobi1 wrote: »
    disasterman wrote: »
    I agree with your boyfriend; don't worry about it. Unless the streets themselves are privately owned and maintained, it seems unlikely that a HOA could have rules specific to what you do in the public right of way. There are literally endless possibilities and trying to guess which one isn't going to help anything.

    agreed
    and see Op should get a copy of the terms and conditions to check or just ask the HOA

    She had them...

    ...but she lost them.

    So this plan doesn't work at all.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    moyer566 wrote: »
    PrizePopple wrote: »
    Murano243 wrote: »
    #1-you did not make him chase you(as someone said) it was his choice)
    #2-just because he's in a wheel chair doesn't make him harmless
    #3-you're doing the right thing by pitting some real estate between you and him
    Ask your boyfriend to come with you once(at a distance behind in eye sight) and when the guy does the same thing he can run up to him and ask what's going on here. I remember on the news once where a woman was raped by a guy in a wheelchair. Don't be upset with the neagitive replies, Do what I suggested and keep doing you're thing
    PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?

    PS, Who in the heck is going to run at that time gezzz?



    Do what you suggested ... have her boyfriend confront someone in a freaking wheelchair at 11pm for also freely moving about outside. Herp de derp.


    well, i run at 4am, 11pm isn't that much of a stretch if that's the time you have to do it.
    new years when we got home, i considered doing 3 miles to greet the new year.

    TWINS!

    I like to run when I'm drunk too.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    64crayons wrote: »
    Since he was in a power chair, he most certainly could have caught up to you if that was his intent. My chair goes up to 6 MPH.
    EatWholeFoods wrote: »
    ...and the association leader
    EatWholeFoods wrote: »
    I know he is the association leader because he introduced himself once
    EatWholeFoods wrote: »
    He does not know me personally or where I live.
    As the association leader, he DOES know who you are and where you live. I don't understand why you're so concerned that another human being was outside at the same time you were. You were running toward him, and then turned around to run the other way. Perhaps it felt to him like you were trying to avoid being seen, and that maybe you were up to "no good".

    6 whole mph?

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