What to expect.
Community schemes are for all ages
We often think of community schemes as being aimed at the older generation, a place where noise is kept to a minimum and kids are not only not heard, but not seen. This is simply not a correct view to have of communal living. A community can be made up of families in all stages of life. You could be a student living off campus in a sectional title scheme, a professional person starting out in their career with their first property investment, a young couple who have bought a home in an Homeowners Association with a garden for their furkids, a family with school going kids, who value security and family values, or empty nesters down scaling in a layered development.
Reasonable noise
With many new developments, we are seeing the creative ways that developers are setting up communal facilities to entice families, such as padel courts, skate parks, bike routes and fun filled family aimed events. Living in a community scheme that caters for multigenerational families does not mean that we can’t all live together (relatively) peacefully.
Of course, there will be the barking dog, the crying child and the sound of laughter and roller skates every now and then – and most likely when you are on a Zoom call or trying to take an afternoon siesta! Reasonableness must prevail. Each person must consider what the “reasonable person (man)” may be expected to “tolerate” before complaining about the sounds of the local nature.
When we bought into our Homeowners Association, my hubby and I thought wow, what an investment with all these schools around, and before we knew it, we decided that our house will be our forever home as it’s in between two great schools for our daughter. We enjoy the security that our scheme has to offer, and accept the neighbouring owner’s son’s cricket ball flying into our garden on occasion as they, along with all our neighbours, accept the often longer than thirty seconds barking of our three dogs! The common areas include walking and bike trails, and my daughter is learning to ride her bike every Sunday while we walk with her to the park, where she celebrates by going up and down the slide far too many times. Perhaps we are fortunate that most of us seem to be in the same or similar stages of our lives, but we are a mixed bag for sure, and every now and then we have a moan on our Whatsapp group about some kids playing “tok tokkie”, but nothing that a Ring video doorbell can’t stop!
The importance of harmonious living
A community scheme is just that, a community, and whilst we can’t choose our neighbours, we can most certainly choose to live with them, hopefully in a manner of acceptance and respect.
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