There are those who have almost a maniacal bent to control other peoples lives. I've met quite of few and many of them were elected to HOA boards.ScooterSissy wrote:In my fair city, they just passed an ordinance that says a compliance officer can enter your property to look under a tarp to ensure a vehicle is operable - no probable cause needed. All they have to have is an "administrative warrant" (which means their boss rubber stamps an OK).Hoosier Daddy wrote:I don't know what a compliance officer is allowed to do in Georgia. If the door was closed but unlocked, is that like a Texas game warden opening a closed gate to look for game law violations on private property?
We regularly allow our rights to go by the wayside for the sake of "property values" and "community standards"'
Our Town has recently started requiring permits for roof replacements. They did this because during some of the roof work, furnace and gas hot water heater flues were dislodged or disconnected. The inspector has to come out to verify that those are still in place. The problem is that while the inspector is there, they can "observe" anything else that they don't like and can issue you a citation. It is like a license to go through your property. A lot of the codes are pretty iffy and subjective. The amazing part is how the town seemed to have gotten along without all of this inspection "help" before.
Some of the engineers on our Town's inspection program have about the same kind of a mentality as the compliance officer in the OP. While it was not the smartest thing to leave a front door unlocked, the mind set of someone who would step inside because if it needs to be as far away from a public post as possible.