Dallas HOA prohibits parking F-150 in driveway; Lincoln Mark LT allowed
Yet another example of a Homeowner's Association run amok... A Texas homeowner in Frisco (just north of Dallas) has been told by the Stonebriar HOA that his new Ford F-150 isn't allowed to be parked in his driveway. The Association, established to protect Jim Greenwood's interests (that's the theory at least), will allow his neighbor's Cadillac Escalades, Honda Ridgelines, and even a HUMMER or two, but his new pickup violates a rule that prohibits pickups in the driveway. When Mr. Greenwood inquired as to why a Lincoln Mark LT could park in the neighborhood, but his practically identical F-150 couldn't, the response from the HOA was, "'It's our belief that Lincoln markets to a different class of people." Doh! As of now, Mr. Greenwood's options are to get another vehicle, or move. If it were us, we'd replace the F-150 with a yellow Caterpillar 972H Wheel Loader. Yeah, that would get them to quickly change their mind... Thanks for the tip, Neil!
[Source: Dallas News]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 12)
Torrent 5:08PM (8/18/2008)
Lincoln Mark L-who? This truck should have been dead years ago. As a matter of fact, it shouldn't have been made.
And about the story- The guy is crazy, man.
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MemphisNET 5:08PM (8/18/2008)
I'd tell them to go F-themselves and let them try and move me.
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Polly Prissy Pants 6:26PM (8/18/2008)
Yes, this rule is retarded but the guy signed a contract specifically stating that an F-150 must be parked in the garage, not the driveway. This is a legal contract and they can dictate all kinds of things, including what you can park and where. If you're not cool with the terms of the contract why did you sign it? Legally HOAs have A LOT of leeway in what they can and can't do so good luck suing the HOA. This is kinda like the guy that buys a house next to the airport then sues the airport because it's too noisy.
Now personally I wouldn't live in Frisco (home of the Fightin Coons) for lots of reasons but I have a hard time feeling sorry for a guy who apparently signed a contract without reading it and is thus now unhappy.
sin_till_late 9:55PM (8/18/2008)
i thought america was the land of the free!
AltairDusk 12:53AM (8/19/2008)
I'm starting to wonder why anyone would live where there is a HOA... absolutely horrible idea.
WhyNotTheC63? 1:36AM (8/19/2008)
The contract he signed may authorize them to discriminate based on presentation and appearance, but not on social class and what one can afford. If he sues, he will win in his favor.
Goat Law 10:14AM (8/19/2008)
WhyNotTheC63, I do hope you aren't a lawyer, because you are about as wrong as possible. An HOA is nothing more than a contract, and a contractual agreement has nothing to do with discrimination. This man agreed to abide by the rules set out by the HOA, including rules promulgated in the future. The HOA can make rules for whatever reason they want, and as long as these rules are not in direct contravention of State and Federal law, they trump his desires. There is no law which says that you cannot contract away your right to park any vehicle you want in your driveway.
As an aside, you most certainly can discriminate based on class and means. This is not Red China or the former USSR. We only have price controls on a select few comodoties. You can charge whatever the market will bear even if the poor can't afford it. And you most certainly can discriminate based on class and means in a private HOA.
Jason 12:53PM (8/19/2008)
Polly and Goat must be their local HOA Presidents.
michael 6:06PM (8/19/2008)
same here man, and if they still b1tch i would go buy and f350, get it all muddy and nasty and park it right in the drive or i would do that with the f150 to!
Mitchel 7:38PM (8/19/2008)
Right! You're the kind of neighbor who they want to keep out. Neighbors don't talk like that just because they disagree. The rule was there when he bought his home. He agree to live by the HOAs rules. Why should he suddenly think that he is an exception?
Mitchel Gratwick
BigMcLargeHuge 5:14PM (8/18/2008)
He should re-badge his truck a Lincoln.
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YourNameHere 5:19PM (8/18/2008)
thats what i would do. just get some badges for the back and one of those billet grills. no one would b able to tell the difference.
BigMcLargeHuge 5:33PM (8/18/2008)
I would be really damned smug about it too. I'd drive-creep by the HOA Pres' house in my new 'Lincoln' and wave daily.
And get some truck 'nutz since they'll never be outlawed in Texas.
mkM3 5:36PM (8/18/2008)
You read my mind. Just change out the grill, tailgate, lights and badging.
It would also be fun to get a Sprinter Van and put the Mercedes badges on it like they are in Europe. That would piss off the association also.
JZeke 5:39PM (8/18/2008)
+1 that idea.
Or maybe get one of those Rolls Royce grill kits that pop up on 300s and Denalis from time to time. Like these:
http://www.luxurykit.com/
Kiiks 4:52AM (8/19/2008)
That's EXACTLY what I was going to say! Even better, just put some Escalade badges on it and watch as the HOA committee's heads explode.
Razor 11:44AM (8/20/2008)
@jzEKE
I loved that site. I would love to see the looks on the HOA's faces once one of those kits were applied to the F-150.
Wally 5:09PM (8/18/2008)
I didn't know there was a city named Frisco in Russia.
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jg 5:26PM (8/18/2008)
Russia? Is there anything in the world that isn't attributed to the left if it makes you feel icky? Learn some politics. Trying to insulate yourself from the peasant classes is not leftist.
BigMcLargeHuge 5:39PM (8/18/2008)
Peasant classes?
I sincerely hope that is not your own personal opinion, and more a restatement of the terminology behind social theories of the late 19th century.