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title: "Who's rule counts: the city or HOA?"
description: If the city and building department give an owner of a house HOA permits for extending driveway 20 ft when the HOA authorizes only 18, who's right?
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# [Who's rule counts: the city or HOA?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/whos-rule-counts-the-city-or-hoa)

 Written by [CondoAssociation.com](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/condoassociationcom) | Mon, May 29, 2017 @ 04:57 PM

If the city and building department give an owner of a house of an HOA the permits of extending his drive way 20 ft when the HOA authorizes only 18 ft, is the city and building department above the HOA ?

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