So strange to think that a whole movement would begin around the subject of backyard chickens. In our American frontier, no one would give a second thought to a hen or two laying eggs for the family. But things have changed. Chickens are about as welcome in most neighborhoods as ticks on a picnic blanket.
Still, there really is a movement to convince city councils everywhere that chickens in the backyard can actually be a good thing. In fact, another small town in Colorado has just approved it.
Can my Homeowners Association really take my guns away even if it’s without any mention on my lease or CC&Rs? Yes, they can and do. Across the country HOA boards have denied homeowners their Second Amendment right to bear arms many times. As I keep saying, HOAs are not subject to the U.S. Constitution so they can ban just about anything they want.
In a recent case in Texas a homeowner was hit with fines and threats of foreclosure because he ran a website where he sold guns. Mind you, not a single gun ever came through this property because the homeowner never received any shipments. 100% of his guns changed hands on the Internet.
This story is impossible to describe in my short format. But I encourage you to read the judge’s decision linked below. Rosemere Estates is a tiny Las Vegas neighborhood of just nine houses built in 1994. Everyone knows each other. The developer left some minor covenants in place, just four pages of innocent CC&Rs to maintain a few common areas. He never established a Homeowners Association or a Property Owners Association. There were no construction deadlines or restrictions against pets, rentals, etc.
And for a third time, Darcy Spears of KTNV TV has gone to the Southern Highlands Country Club area and learned it’s a community of frightened homeowners with a leadership of gangster-minded bullies. Maybe that just comes naturally for people who move to Las Vegas: Find out how to join the Mob! In her latest HOA Hall of Shame report she tries to locate the skunks who are trying to chase a black man out of the neighborhood.
When it comes to squabbling neighbors, is it possible that dogs and cats have found the moral high ground?
Witness the surprising discovery made by Michelle Smith, animal control officer for Anderson, South Carolina. She heard some pitiful yapping coming from a ravine behind the Home Depot store. It turned out that a little Shih-Tzu was making the ruckus to attract some human attention to her predicament.
This Shih-Tzu was tiny, but she must have a huge heart. She had apparently discovered an orphaned kitten and was trying to keep it warm. The Shih-Tzu was actually nursing the kitten.
Wow! Talk about good neighbors. Remember, this was in South Carolina where each and every day humans torture one another with their stupid predicaments.
There must not be any lawyers in the dog and cat community.
