Oops. I had only residential property in mind, perhaps because the title is "home ban", but my phrasing covered both kinds of property. Sloppy of me. Sorry.
Banning or severely taxing homes which aren't occupied by the owner means banning or severely taxing homes which are occupied by someone other than the owner... aka. rentals.
Sure, you can make rental accommodation illegal if you want your community to consist solely of homeowners -- some HOAs do exactly this -- but it's the most vulnerable who will suffer under such a policy.
How would any of those other examples be prohibited in a dwelling that you own?
Look, I get it, you prefer a detached dwelling. But all the arguments you're making aren't compelling at all. It really sounds like it comes down to a preference thing for you.
> Rowhouses are de facto banned almost everywhere in US?
They are de facto banned though. ~99% of all land in urban and suburban areas has FAR requirements and setback requirements that make it impossible to build a new rowhouse.
"Allow" doesn't mean "require", which is what "rezone all houses to be boarding houses" comes across as meaning, so I don't see those as being the same.
Ah, right, indeed. Related to the thread, I don't see how banning "#5 Live/work units of ground level retail and second and third story housing" makes any sense. These can be a game-changer for local town life.
Each member country of the UK have their own different planning regulations - Scotland, England, Wales and NI. Also please cite where having a shed next to your property is illegal in any one of these jurisdictions. Under certain dimensions and heights, planning "law" doesn't apply.
Well, the focus in that particular article is on HOA bans, not apartment ones. For instance, the Hawaii law (the first one I clicked on that seemed particularly cut-and-dried) is restricted to single-family homes and townhomes.
"The purpose of this Act is to prohibit real estate contracts, agreements, and rules from precluding or rendering ineffective the use of clotheslines on the premises of [b]single-family dwellings or townhouses[/b]."
[0] http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/SB1338_CD1_....
Is that the same as banning holiday lets in homes entirely? What does a house or proper apartment that's not suitable for residential use look like?
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