r/roseburg • u/CattleInteresting633 • 3d ago

Roseburg junk

What is it about people and all the crap they "store" in their driveways? I live in the Hucrest neighborhood and two separate residences on my block have campers (which haven't moved in 10+ years), a POS "trailer" made out of the bed of an old pickup (which has not moved in 10 years at least). In addition the other neighbor has a toy hauler, sled boat (overgrown by the hedge), a car which hasn't moved in years, a ramp for ATVs stored on their lawn. I could go on. WTF?!

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u/RedditVince 3d ago

Some areas are worse than others, this is why some people choose to live under a dictatorship (HOA). Best thing I can do is to ignore it and keep my own property clean.

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u/CattleInteresting633 3d ago

Agreed in principle, but the way other people maintain their property affects their neighbors property value when it comes time to sell.  Is it fair? No it’s not.  

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u/imabigdave 3d ago

It sounds like you need to move to an HOA so that your neighbors will be held to standards. I'm being serious...you are exactly the target demographic. But as always, be careful what you wish for.

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u/Country_Gravy420 3d ago

That is what the HOA is supposed to be for.

But I hear they suck to move with an HOA

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u/rustymontenegro 3d ago

HOAs are a Faustian bargain. Sure, no hoarders next door but having some busy bodies tell me what color I can paint my house, which flowers I can plant, get fined for leaving my garage door open, etc and also paying for the privilege? Pffffft, noooo thank you.

But yeah, OP sounds like someone who would love to sit on the HOA board.

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u/timbo_b_edwards 1d ago

Yes, they do. You basically agree to pay them a ridiculous sum each month for the pleasure of relinquishing most of your property rights to them and the HOA board. Things like what kind of plants you can have in your yard, what color you can paint your house, how long someone car park in front of your house, etc. all get to be decided on by the HOA. 🤮

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u/bluefootedpig 2d ago

It can help, but you bought the house with those trailers on it, so you bought the house for cheap, now wanting others to do better to up your value.