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This week the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed The Ham Radio Parity Act -- a huge victory for grass-roots advocates of amateur radio.
This will allow for the reasonable accommodation of amateur radio antennas in many places where they are currently prohibited by homeowner associations or private land use restrictions... If this bill passes the Senate, we will be one step closer to allowing amateur radio operators, who provide emergency communications services, the right to erect reasonable antenna structures in places where they cannot do so now.
The national ham radio association is now urging supporters to contact their Senators through a special web page. "This is not just a feel-good bill," said representative Joe Courtney, remembering how Hurricane Sandy brought down the power grid, and "we saw all the advanced communications we take for granted...completely fall by the wayside."
(Score: 1) by Francis on Sunday September 18 2016, @12:19PM
An HOA is only as good as the people living there. The rules can and are changed from time to time as new people move in and go through the process of changing the rules.
The rules are mostly things that are meant to maintain the property values and ensure that whatever communal resources are properly cared for. But, other things can be included. It used to be that the HOAs had rules against certain folks living in those neighborhoods and things like that eventually get tossed out when they get to court. But, some of it can seem rather silly and enforcement can be patchy.