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Old 07-25-2005, 07:58 PM
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What is the name of your state? CA

About a year ago the homeowners of our condo voted against the installation of hardwood-flooring-- complaining of the noise. Many of the owners who voted against hardwood flooring are seniors who are hard of hearing, and have no sympathy for young families-- their carpets of course are immaculate. We have 2 children under the age of four, and one more on the way, and would like to install hardwood flooring as it is more sanitary. With potty-training, spills from food and drinks, etc. our carpet has gotten quite disgusting.

Is their any way to get around this rule against the installation of hardwood flooring?
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Old 07-25-2005, 08:02 PM
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What is the name of your state? CA

About a year ago the homeowners of our condo voted against the installation of hardwood-flooring-- complaining of the noise. Many of the owners who voted against hardwood flooring are seniors who are hard of hearing, and have no sympathy for young families-- their carpets of course are immaculate. We have 2 children under the age of four, and one more on the way, and would like to install hardwood flooring as it is more sanitary. With potty-training, spills from food and drinks, etc. our carpet has gotten quite disgusting.

Is their any way to get around this rule against the installation of hardwood flooring?
Rules are rules. Hover and Bissel both make really good steam cleaners.
[url]http://www.steam-cleaners.llc.eu.com/[/url]
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Old 07-26-2005, 01:25 AM
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Rules are rules. Hover and Bissel both make really good steam cleaners.
[url]http://www.steam-cleaners.llc.eu.com/[/url]
**A: good one. But don't you mean Hoover. Hover is an aircraft.
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No wire hangers!!

My response:

Have you thought of Astro-Turf carpeting? You know, the same crap they install in professional football stadiums?

Satisfies the rules, and easy to clean all that vomit and crap your kids apparently do each day. Ever heard of toilets?

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no hardwood flooring allowed

Evidently all you people are big supporters of HOA's! If the lady wants hardwood flooring she should have hardwood flooring. What happened to the right of ownership and someone's civil liberties to live as they want in their own home? That's what's gone down the toilet and that my friend is a bunch of crap! I would fight it.... it's your home!
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Evidently all you people are big supporters of HOA's! If the lady wants hardwood flooring she should have hardwood flooring. What happened to the right of ownership and someone's civil liberties to live as they want in their own home? That's what's gone down the toilet and that my friend is a bunch of crap! I would fight it.... it's your home!

**A: do you even remotely know what CC&R's are?
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Evidently all you people are big supporters of HOA's! If the lady wants hardwood flooring she should have hardwood flooring. What happened to the right of ownership and someone's civil liberties to live as they want in their own home? That's what's gone down the toilet and that my friend is a bunch of crap! I would fight it.... it's your home!

Not so. When you buy into a condo, you agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the building or you don't buy in that building.
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Old 08-02-2005, 03:53 PM
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Just to piss them off install tile instead much easier to clean (in my opinion) than wood flooring. If they think wood is noisy wait till they hear what tile sounds like. I honestly don't see why they did not just make the rule requireing that if wood was to be installed that you had to put down sound proofing first.
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Old 08-02-2005, 04:04 PM
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complaining of the noise. Many of the owners who voted against hardwood flooring are seniors who are hard of hearing,
I am just having a hard time getting past this logic. Would it not be the other way around. That the people that are voting against the hardwood floors have super-hearing?

I'm sorry, it just confused me.
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I am just having a hard time getting past this logic. Would it not be the other way around. That the people that are voting against the hardwood floors have super-hearing?

I'm sorry, it just confused me.

Nope, the old people can't hear the people above them walking on the hardwood floors. And since the old people all have carpeting (immaculate, I might add) no-one can hear their walkers, wheelchairs and canes.
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**A: do you even remotely know what CC&R's are?
I certainly know what they are! But maybe they should include a warning label to all buyer and change the meaning to "Cessasion of CIVIL RIGHTS!"
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**A: do you even remotely know what CC&R's are?
I certainly know what they are! But maybe they should include a warning label to all buyers and change the meaning to "Cessasion of CIVIL RIGHTS!"
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Old 08-03-2005, 05:20 PM
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Not so. When you buy into a condo, you agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the building or you don't buy in that building.
Just wondering what are you buying? Not the outside, Not the inside, Not the floors and maybe not even the walls? HUM! I wouldn't consider that buying and certainly not even ownership! Sounds more like renting or leasing to me!
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