Tesla Motors Club
Soliciting opinions and advice from the community.
Basic situation is this -- solar panels are approved by the city and permits have been issued. Everything up to fire and safety code. However, my HOA wants the panels moved farther away from the roof edge for aesthetic reasons even though the panels are not on roof sections that face the street or any common area, and rejected my application. I think I can win on appeal but the process could take several weeks. Installer would prefer not to revise the existing plans to accommodate this since that would require re-submission to the city, etc, and they are ready to install everything as soon as tomorrow. Installer also claims HOA has no legal basis to stop me.
Should I let the installation proceed and deal with the HOA appeals process later? Timeliness of installation and PTO is also a factor due to the federal tax credit issue -- would like to get this done before 2021 hits.
Basic situation is this -- solar panels are approved by the city and permits have been issued. Everything up to fire and safety code. However, my HOA wants the panels moved farther away from the roof edge for aesthetic reasons even though the panels are not on roof sections that face the street or any common area, and rejected my application. I think I can win on appeal but the process could take several weeks. Installer would prefer not to revise the existing plans to accommodate this since that would require re-submission to the city, etc, and they are ready to install everything as soon as tomorrow. Installer also claims HOA has no legal basis to stop me.
Should I let the installation proceed and deal with the HOA appeals process later? Timeliness of installation and PTO is also a factor due to the federal tax credit issue -- would like to get this done before 2021 hits.