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Aesthetic Rules Balancing Community Value with Individual Rights

/ Owner - May 1, 2024

In the world of single-family homes, property owners can do pretty much whatever they want when it comes to the look of their place. They can paint their house bright purple, for instance. Or display Christmas or Halloween decorations that are so bright or scary they may keep the neighbors up at night. Clearly, the community nature of co-op and condo living—particularly in urban multifamily buildings—puts some limits to these forms of self-expression in the name of visual continuity, taste, and property values. But can rules governing aesthetics collide with owners’ rights of free speech and expression?   Read the article…………………………….

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