Holiday care, permit? Age limit? -

My friend and i are 14 and want to run a holiday FUn day during the school break, there would be one for the 2=6/7 yr olds at the adventure playground, including a mad-hatters tea-party and games with prizes. And another day for the older kids, at the movie theatre, then walking to the ice-cream parlour for an icecream.We will probably have one of our parents Comign, but maybe not.Do we need to get a permit or something similar or can we just go ahead

No permit or license required

Are community and home associations a cash cow? -

The problem with HOAs is the same problem as the political arena. The people who gravitate to the boards are the very people who should never be in charge of anything. It is the most power they have ever had and it goes straight to their ego.

I don t think so. I live in a neighbourhood with a home owner s association, and I don t mind them. They keep the neighbourhood in order, they ensure that all houses continue to meet the agreed upon requirements.In our community you are not allowed to park on the grass anywhere, you are not allowed to have a fence in your front yard, etc. They are simple rules that keep our community looking nice.

They sure can be, however, in my HOA I feel it is very fair. it is $34.00 each month and it assures that the lazy boneheads will cut the palm trees so you can walk on the sidewalks with out getting slapped in the face by a palm tree that is not trimmed and that all the lawns are groomed. I also appreciate the fact that they sweep the streets once a month and that the local law enforcement is not the main law they work in partnership with the owners of the people in the HOA that means our community, so if we are having a problem with with theft, they with the help of the people in our area work together as a team to watch for the thief and the police are not slow to come when we call. They are awesome to us as is the local cable company. I love our small town and the deals our HOA has worked out. There are other HOA s in the area that are not so community friendly and active like we are.

Yes. I would never live where I was forced to do anything. NO ONE tells me how to live or what I can and can t do to/with my property. It is absolutely ridiculous that an organization would take a member to court because they put up a flag in the front yard and the pole was against the HOA s rules .

They are legalized extortion and i would never live in a place that had one.

Yes.