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Sharing a Driveway

  How would you recommend a Homeowner's Association be set up between two homes that currently share a driveway and would like to share the maintenance of it. We both agree to depositing a monthly amount but disagree on how the account should be set up. Our neighbor would like it set up under his name and we disagree. Any suggestions?
 
 

A homeowners association is probably much too complex, legally, for your needs. Some sort of written agreement should be enough, and I'd suggest going together to a real estate lawyer for suggestions.

    Edith
Originally published on January 26, 2008
 
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