Be Careful What You Wish For
by Vince?Daliessio
Many libertarians express a wish to have only minimal government, like a "condo association", local, small and weak to an extreme. But when I expressed this, someone sent me this article on absurd and wasteful rules among developments in the fast-growing American southwest;
Kevin Peltier used to get warning letters from his Summerlin North Community Association about the brown spots in his front lawn. He thought he'd found the perfect solution when he spent $20,000 installing synthetic Kentucky bluegrass -- much lower maintenance costs, and his water bill dropped 40 percent.
Now, Mr. Peltier's community association is fining him $35 for every week he uses the lower amount of water -- "neighborhood rules" don't allow artificial grass in front yards, you see.
The old caveat applies, of course. People should inquire carefully about "association" rules and governance procedures before buying in a community with such deed covenants and restrictions.
(Link courtesy bruce melendy)
