North Carolina lawmakers tried and failed earlier this year to insert language into an energy bill that would expressly prevent HOAs from regulating clotheslines. But the issue remains a touchy one with HOAs and real estate agents. Most aesthetic restrictions are rooted, to a degree, in the belief that homogenous (统一协调的 ) exteriors are supportive of property value, says Sara Stubbins, executive director of the Community Association Institutes North Carolina chapter. In other words, associations worry that housing prices will fall if prospective buyers think their would-be neighbors are too poor to afford dryers.
Alexander Lee dismisses the notion that clotheslines devalue property assets, advocating that the idea needs to change in light of global warming. We all have to do at least something to decrease our carbon footprint, Alexander Lee says.
1. What is NOT mentioned as a disadvantage of using clothes dryers?
A. Electricity consumption.
B. Air pollution.
C. Waste of energy.
D. Ugly looking.
2. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
A. Opposers think air-drying laundry would devalue surrounding assets.
B. Opposers consider the outdoor clothesline as an eyesore to the scenery.
C. Right-to-dry movements led to the pass of written laws to protect clotheslines.
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