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Do covenants cover roads or just driveways? Parking Concern

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  • Section62
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    Rodders53 said:
    Motorhomes are not "caravan trailers" not are they "commercial vehicles".
    Motorhomes are not caravans, nor trailers if it is meant to be two "things".

    So not covered by that Covenant# wording, from my lay reading.  Consult a lawyer?

    # Actually very poorly worded and the lack of punctuation doesn't help.

    Lack of punctuation is a legal norm.

    It should be read as:-

    caravan
    trailer
    house on wheels
    boat
    commercial vehicle

    Proving a motorhome isn't a "house on wheels" might be possible, but could be very expensive.
  • Section62
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    ProDave said:
    GixerKate said:

    Covenants state:

    "NO caravan trailer house on wheels boat or commercial vehicle (having an unladen weight in excess of 1.75 tonnes) shall be parked or left on the Property or on any roads verges or open spaces on the Transferor's Estate without the Transferor's prior written consent which shall be given at the Transferor's sole discretion"
    Devil's advocate.  That is a poorly worded covenant and I am sure a lawyer could do a very good job of interpreting that as a caravan less than 1.75 tons (which is most of them) could legally be parked on your front garden.  Same for any boat less than that weight etc.
    The standard legal interpretation would be that the excess unladen weight applies only to commercial vehicles.

    A lawyer doing a good job would know that, and not risk upsetting a judge with a spurious argument.
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  • Surely a motorhome is a "house on wheels"?

    A 'house' is surely a 'home', a I'm pretty sure mortorhomes have wheels...............
  • user1977
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    I'm not sure what a house on wheels would be, if it's neither a caravan nor a motorhome.
  • BlueVeranda
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    edited 23 November 2023 at 10:15PM
    Probably just covering all of their bases on what people might call such vehicles. (It looks like "houses on wheels" aren't meant to be moved that often, compared to motorhomes and caravans?)

    https://www.homecrux.com/40-most-inspiring-tiny-houses-on-wheels/93990/
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