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  • cwadams01
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  • Mount Juliet, TN
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Can anyone definitively tell me if Hickory Hills HOA allows homeowners to rent their homes? We were told that no renting was allowed, however there are at least 2 homes near mine on Georgetown that are rentals. Thanks.
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  • hickhill
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  • Mount Juliet, TN
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Unfortunately, it is illegal to tell someone they cannot rent thier own property. We could never enforce it even if we wanted to, although I agree that it can cause problems when renters come in and don't keep the property up the way most of us do.
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  • cowboytim
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  • Antioch, TN
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Actually, it is not illegal to "tell someone they cannot rent thier [sic] own property."  A homeowners association may enact such a covenant and legally enforce it.  There is abundant caselaw in all 50 states supporting it.

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  • leerae
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  • Mount Juliet, TN
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I own a home that is rented in Hickory Hills and I have great renters, never a complaint and I check on my home often.  I rented because I could not sell it last year without dropping the price to a ridiculous low price that would also lower everyone's property values as well.  And I could have done that because I bought the house when the property was low.  And values jumped greatly after I purchased mine.  I CHOSE not to do that because I didn't want to hurt my neighbors!! Maybe you guys should find another way to handle the renters living next to you. Like contacting the police if there's a problem.  I know some of the homeowners who keep their homes worse than my renters

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