21 comments on Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's Peak Oil Special Order Speech May 1, 2008
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Over the weekend I went to a community yard sale in a development that has an Home Owners Association (HOA). I was told by one of the residents that the covenent of the HOA did not allow solar power on the homes. Since this is fairly new development, I was able to say that the covenent was not enforcible since the Maryland real property code says
http://law.justia.com/maryland/codes/grp/2-119.html
I hope the conference in Maryland can do something to make people aware of this law since it will be dealing with HOA issues.
Chris
Chris, did you get my email a week ago from Standard Solar?
We haven't come across a HOA in MD yet that did not allow an array on a roof. Some require sketches prior to approval.
I know of at least two now but the first immediately recognized that the provision was unenforcible. You may not be hearing about the ones that don't allow solar because no one makes iquiries about getting solar because it is not allowed. I learned of the two I know about by chance. The first one from a fellow Stepitup activist. It would be a worthwhile project to get information about the law into HOA newsletters around the state.
Chris
Colorado recently passed a law (HB1270) that prevents HOAs from prohibiting energy saving devices, including solar panels, windmills, swamp coolers, and clotheslines. An amazing feat on the part of our legislators!
For those of you who live in humid areas, a swamp cooler is basically a high powered humidifier. They are often window mounted like a window air conditioner, and sometimes they are mounted on the roofs of houses. They are a very efficient way of cooling your house if your relative humidity is low enough. I know it is unimaginable to people in humid areas that you would want to pump moisture into your house in summer, but swamp coolers are very efficient compared to A/C, since they are basically just a small water pump and a large fan.
This section does not apply to a restrictive covenant on historic property....
Then downtown Annapolis is pretty much scr***d.
In that case, the covenents could be revised. Hard Bargain Farm, in PG county, is a National Historic Landmark and has solar power. Historic sites always need more review. Progress in restoring Chapman State Park in Charles county seems frustratingly slow because of all the review. And, sometimes all that review seems like a way to keep funds from flowing as well. But, the review does help to avoid mistakes.
Chris