[thechat] franchulates

[Joe Crawford]

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Luther, Ron wrote:
> [I know it scared the heck out of me when I moved down here.]
>
> The developments themselves, OTOH, often have a pretty lengthy list of
> 'bylaws' that constitute a de facto "zoning" for the area within the
> development. These bylaws are 'policed' by the neighborhood Home Owners
> Association (HOA) rather than by a governmental agency.  The amount of
> power the HOA has in enforcement has been the subject of a lot of
> discussion over the last year or so here ... especially after a few
> folks lost their homes in disputes.
>
>
> (There is a lot of diversity in how different communities handle this
> stuff around the US.)

See also: The "franchulates" as described in Snow Crash by Neal
Stephenson.
Great, great funny book.

	Joe
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