Posted by mkirsch on February 28, 2012 at 13:35:44 from (64.80.110.75):
In Reply to: Amish homes Out Of Code posted by Whizkidkyus on February 28, 2012 at 11:19:53:
Your so-called "greatest generation" put all these rules and regulations in place. They knew how to get it done, all right.
I suspect the problem is, Amish moving into an area and putting up tarpaper shacks (i.e. UNFINISHED homes). It drags down the real estate value of the whole area and the people who have been living there for 20, 30, 40 years and have built up a bunch of equity in their homes don't appreciate their investment losing 40%+ of its value in an instant.
It has nothing to do with the houses not having electricity or running water, though those "violations" are being used as an excuse to run the Amish off.
You can't deny that most of you would be upset if some "element" that dragged down your property value moved in next door.
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