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If I were to buy a house, I would make sure that it has no HOA bullshit. I am willing to drive farther into the outskirts of the city but there is no way in hel
by spectramax 7y ago
If I were to buy a house, I would make sure that it has no HOA bullshit. I am willing to drive farther into the outskirts of the city but there is no way in hell I would ever want any HOA police my own property. It just feels wrong. Just thinking about this sort of thing makes me angry.
- davidw 7y agoParadoxically, it's more likely you'll find a HOA-free house in an older more central part of town. The 'burbs are the prime breeding ground for those kind of organizations.
- cwbrandsma 7y agoI’ve owned 3 different homes, all built around 1975, only one had an HOA (that did practically nothing and everyone was happy). On the downside, some of my neighbors have not watered their lawns in a long time and the weeds creep from their yards into everyone else’s. But most homes keep things tidy (which does not always mean grass). But every single newer home I’ve looked at all came with an HOA and a ton of rules to abide by. Number of trees, number of bushes, all are specified. No cars outside, trash cans can only be left out between certain times. Grass must be cut to a height range.
- windexh8er 7y agoI was just reading "Snow Crash" again and your comment reminds me of the Burbclaves in the story.
- alkonaut 7y agoI don't think it's that the problem is that there are rules, it's just that they are too strict. Next to my area there are houses in an "unplanned" (i.e. rural looking) area, and par for the course is 3 rusted up car wrecks in the yard. Having a junkyard is unsightly. Growing vegetables or drying laundry isn't. Edit: important note is that there are is HOA deciding - it's the local authorities that set these rules.