Seeker Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I saw on the news, it started out "is it for sell", the city of Houston is removing signs between the sidewalk and the street, real estate signs, any sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 that is the law. it's just not enforced as frequently as people would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 They've been doing this for ages, haven't you seen the big trucks driving around with all the outlaw signs in the back? I wish they'd step it up some more so that people are discouraged from doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 that is the law. it's just not enforced as frequently as people would like.Agree, however, couldn't any person, neighbor enforce that law. I was walking down westheimer, removing a sign posted by a business on a every telephone pole, a Police car stopped in the middle of the street, he rolled down his window and said, " you know your doing a good thing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 They've been doing this for ages, haven't you seen the big trucks driving around with all the outlaw signs in the back? I wish they'd step it up some more so that people are discouraged from doing it.This should be part of the job for prisoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Agree, however, couldn't any person, neighbor enforce that law. I was walking down westheimer, removing a sign posted by a business on a every telephone pole, a Police car stopped in the middle of the street, he rolled down his window and said, " you know your doing a good thing".yep if everyone did a little it would be better. i know one thing i make an effort to do is turn in street lights that are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 They used to go around and put a big orange sticker on the for sale signs, then come back a few days later and pick up any that had not been moved. Realtors were not happy about losing the signs, or cleaning off the stickers. When we lived in Midtown, lots of agents would chain the signs to a fence or pole to keep the theft rate down. City guys had to carry bolt cutters to take those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 This should be part of the job for prisoners.That's a great idea. It shouldn't be too difficult to keep up with prisoners in Montrose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chenevert Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 They used to go around and put a big orange sticker on the for sale signs, then come back a few days later and pick up any that had not been moved. Realtors were not happy about losing the signs, or cleaning off the stickers. When we lived in Midtown, lots of agents would chain the signs to a fence or pole to keep the theft rate down. City guys had to carry bolt cutters to take those. Nothing sells a house faster than chaining the for sale sign down -ex Midtowner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Nothing sells a house faster than chaining the for sale sign down -ex Midtowner We amde sure our signs were inside the fence when we sold our townhouse. Less visible, but no chains and no ugly orange stickers. These days, the only reason for a sign is to make sure the folks who looked up the house on HAR.com can find the right location. I find it hard to imagine that there are many folks who drive around looking for signs at random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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