U.S. outdoor clothes to dry, give rise to legal problems

United States, there has been a "clothesline ban." In the United States District residents in general difficult to see the laundry hanging outside, a rare sign of a clothesline. Americans hate to hate clothes line has an incredible degree, and even outdoor shot out clothing neighbors.

"New York Times" reported on the 10th, after more than a year of efforts, now there are at least four states have passed legislation to repeal the "clothesline ban", with several states still considering. This caused widespread controversy in the United States.

4 states by repealing "clothesline ban"

Over the past year, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine and Vermont four states have passed legislation to protect the right of the local population of outdoor clothesline. North Carolina, Maryland, Oregon and Virginia, the state four similar bills currently under deliberation.

Over the years, many parts of North America and Europe in the implementation of "clothesline ban", which does not allow residents in outdoor rope to dry clothing.

In the U.S., there are many children out clothing folder do not know what it is.

Pulled a big problem of small things was killed by hanging clothes

Several states repealing "clothesline ban", a time in America sparked waves.

British film makers Steven Lake said: "The clothes line is the same look incredibly ordinary things, but it throws the individual rights, private property, class, aesthetic and environmental aspects of many problems."

Lake recently made a call "air was free," a documentary on the theme clothesline all caused controversy in the United States.

The documentary is a real case from talking about: Last year, a Mississippi man killed a neighbor, because in many "warnings", the neighbors also insist on hanging clothes outdoors.

Opponents have reason to undermine the autonomy of the community

"New York Times" said, cultural, conceptual conflict, with political and economic conflict is exactly the same.

The new bill immediately attracted many American owners, landlords, real estate practitioners of resentment and resistance. They made a lot of words to the authorities a heated letter, also claims through legal means to protest.

"Today this economic situation, very difficult to sell a house has." Federation spokesman for the American Community 弗兰克拉斯 class said, "clothes-line questions as parking, construction planning, pets and other questions, the by the communities themselves to decide, rather than the entire country to train the legal. "

United States-based community organization is typical of self-government. Community Organization and the relative separation of government actions, specific issues within the community are elected entirely on community residents and Community Organizations to manage.

La clothesline unsightly

New Hampshire has a 88-year-old woman Mary Lou Sayer spare no effort in their own communities to publicize the benefits of outdoor out clothing, but her community association is not very supportive.

President of the Association of 63-year-old Richard Jacques, said his reason for moving to this community because it is itself that a strict "ban", "It is these prohibitions to protect flowers when I was at the window bird, rather than Rewards underwear. "

Jacques represents the views of many Americans: Latin clothesline unsightly, like a shabby symbol of identity and status of people there from time capable.

Affect house prices

Virginia real estate agent Jane Brad Foss said, the clothesline, she was nothing personal views. Most of her customers see the neighbor's underwear fluttering in the wind when not particularly surprising.

However, she has thus lost a business: a very nice imitation Victorian house, because neighbors pull clothesline drying of clothes did not sell.

Back in early 2008, the U.S. branch of the community association's executive director North Carolina said: "In a way, the appearance of a coordinated real estate prices are conducive to maintaining stability. This is the most who has been deeply rooted in the aesthetic. "

In addition, developers may also worry that if prospective purchasers that their future neighbors are too poor to afford the dryer, then prices will fall.

Supporters: the dryer is very environmentally friendly

According to U.S. official data, consumption of all appliances, clothes dryers account for 6% at least. This has been a very worrying data, but is intended to promote energy-saving laundry non-profit organization "laundry list of projects," said Lee Alexander, the operator, does not automatically result in the drying laundry machine operator in the electricity , the actual figure is three times the official estimate.

Dryer emissions of carbon dioxide stunning, per family per year to use the dryer because the total carbon dioxide emissions up to 1 ton.

Dry clothes outdoors to save money

Environmental protection, the current deep financial crisis in the United States, many people have tried their best to save money.

According to the National Cleaning Association expects this year's dry-cleaning capacity than in 2008 decreased by about 20%. California Cleaning Center owner Lynette Watson said the economic downturn largely reduced the dry-cleaning frequency.

Alexander Lee said the economic recession, people are more interested in his organization, "clothes-line is not what solar energy equipment, or environmentally-friendly car - it was something that everyone can afford."

To put pressure on efforts to promote

Supporters of repeal Act repeatedly emphasized that environmental concepts: outdoor clothes to dry, to save energy, is a path of sustainable environmental protection, people should not object.

Last year with a better understanding of global warming, the Ohio resident Jiersele decided to move in their own room by hanging clothes outside to save energy.

Ohio did not abolish the "clothesline ban", but to strive for a very long time Seiler, owners of the communities in which she reluctantly agreed to let her pull clothesline drying of clothes. Seiler lessons learned from this is: "(continued) pressure always changed."

"I think if we can save energy, so wash linen wanderer on a good wind, the scene is very beautiful scene." Sayer said the old lady.

Here in NC we just wash kids and clothes and all in the creek and just let them RUN dry. Stay away from the highway Billy. LOL

Stupidest crap I have ever heard. Clothes lines are how nature gets rid of the stupid ones.


If NC votes it in. I'm putting the state up for a DARWIN Award.

two years ago we got in trouble with my complex association for using cfl bulbs because they did not look good.
We wrote a real smart ass letter and we never got bothered since...

and yet there's nothing better to do????