Get HOA Approval Before Building Your Fence!
I have a customer in the Durham NC market who contracted Raleigh Fence Contractors to build a chain link fence for her at her house in Durham. I received a phone call from her a couple of weeks ago. We discussed most of her options over the phone. She was unsure of what type of fence she wanted so galvanized chain link, black vinyl coated chain link, aluminum, and combinations of all three were discussed.
The customer decided on the galvanized chain link for the entire yard, and we decided on a time for me to go to her house in Durham and measure the yard for the fence, get the contract signed, and get her deposit so we could put her on the schedule.
We were scheduled this week to install the chain link fence, and she called me on Monday to inform me the HOA told her no chain link. There are several yards in the neighborhood which already have chain link, so we didn’t think this would be a problem. We were wrong, the HOA is making those homeowners remove the chain link fences already installed in this Durham neighborhood.
Luckily, we hadn’t started her project yet, and we will be installing a 4′ wood picket fence instead of the chain link,
which the HOA says will within their bylaws.
Moral of the story: Don’t do as your neighbors have already done!
Always get the approval of the HOA FIRST. It is not up to your fence company, whether it is in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, or anywhere else, to get the approval of the HOA. Usually the fence company will help in this process by submitting drawings and specifications to you (the customer) and then the customer must get the approval of the HOA.
Keith Bloemendaal
One Response to “Get HOA Approval Before Building Your Fence!”
Excellent article.
By Matt Humphrey http://www.hoaleader.com on Sep 5, 2008