We live in a condo townhouse complex. It's like a regular townhouse but we pay condo fees, which cover things like snow removal, mowing, garbage disposal, water usage, parking (with plugs for winter). We have a small partially-fenced-in back yard.

Yes there are some strict rules...hubby was on the condo board for a couple of years and we discovered how necessary it was for most of the rules. We're allowed to hang clothes out to dry, but only if we have the appropriate set-up and don't use the fences. Because we're on a corner lot, we CAN'T set things up according to the rules, because all of the cables and wires for all of the houses in our row go right through our backyard. So we can't dig holes, which we would need to do to install the right poles. So hubby fixed up a make-shift clothesline which we use to dry heavy stuff like towels and jeans. It's breaking the rules, but we hope that the condo board understands our predicament - and understands that in this day and age, it's important (and our civic duty) to do our part to save on energy usage.