By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
Robert Caffro found a solar solution for his home, and acquired a problem that’s cast a cloud on his plan.
Caffro’s homeowners association in his neighborhood in Chester County west of Philadelphia denied his request to install the low-profile rooftop solar panels that he’d arranged to buy at Home Depot.
The governing group sent him a letter on Jan. 5 citing this clause in the neighborhood’s rules:
“Any addition, enclosure, garage, appurtenant building, fence, wall, planting or other improvement or modification erected, placed or maintained within a Unit shall be harmonious in design with the single family residential dwelling within the Unit.”
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Roadblock on the path to going green?
From KTRK – Houston
There’s a big push for Texans to go green. Area lawmakers want more people to do things to save energy, including installing solar panels on their homes. The problem is that a lot of homeowners associations don’t allow it.
Turning a home built in 1929 into a marvel of the 21st century is no easy task.
“I’m proud of the fact that I have collectors,” said U of H architecture professor Charles Tapley, who is adding solar panels to his Montrose area house.
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