Limit on duplexes proposed
Not being a regular reader of the Coon Rapids (Minnestoa) Herald, I would have missed this article if not for Fred Pilot. Here we see just how far down the food chain the common interest community revolution has reached. The Coon Rapids City Council is proposing to require that all duplexes must have HOAs. Somebody please tell me how you beat that? Next step: all custom built, one-off homes located five miles from the nearest neighbor must have their own one-unit HOA? Can we all agree now that common interest housing is here to stay?

Construction of duplexes in Coon Rapids will be restricted under an ordinance introduced by the Coon Rapids City Council. The ordinance revises city code to prohibit future construction of two-family homes located outside of common interest communities or developments with homeowners' associations.
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