RVs

Your declaration controls this, almost everywhere

No federal law protects RV parking, and among the states researched for this Course, only one has a statute that does. A full review of the Texas homeowners association statute found no provisions on RVs, boats, trailers, or motorcycles anywhere in the chapter; the recorded declaration is the entire rulebook there. California's list of statutorily protected uses, the categories a board cannot override, covers signs, solar panels, and a handful of other items, but no vehicle type at all.

If your community sits in either state, or in most others, your CC&Rs can ban RV parking or storage outright, and a court will generally enforce that restriction as written. Some states may protect RV parking in ways this Course did not find; check your own state statute before assuming the default applies.

Florida's exception: hidden storage is protected

Florida is the one state researched here with a statutory carve-out. State law bars an association from stopping an owner from storing certain items, including an RV, boat, or trailer, if the item cannot be seen from the parcel's frontage or from an adjacent parcel.

"installing, displaying, or storing any items on a parcel which are not visible from the parcel's frontage or an adjacent parcel, including, but not limited to, artificial turf, boats, flags, and recreational vehicles."

Source: The Effect of Section 720.3045 Florida Statute on Homeowner Association, Sachs Sax Caplan

The protection is conditional, not a blanket right to park an RV in a visible driveway or a common lot. Park it where a neighbor or the street can see it, and the ordinary declaration restriction applies again. This is a Florida-specific statute; no comparable law was found in the other states researched for this Course.

A board rule is weaker than a declaration restriction

Not every RV restriction carries the same legal weight. A restriction recorded directly in the declaration is presumed reasonable and enforceable against every owner, reviewed against the community as a whole rather than any one owner's excuse. A rule the board adopts on its own, under a general rule-making clause, for example one that defines what counts as an RV or bans them outright, gets deference from a court only if the board acted in good faith and stayed within the authority the declaration actually granted it.

This distinction comes from California case law; confirm your own state's standard for reviewing a CC&R restriction versus a board rule. If your board is drafting or tightening an RV policy and wants the stronger form of enforceability, put it through the declaration amendment process rather than relying on a board resolution alone.