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I'm sure there are extremely strict HOAs out there with insane people on boards that horror stories originate from. We've always lived in HOA homes (in our 4th

I'm sure there are extremely strict HOAs out there with insane people on boards that horror stories originate from. We've always lived in HOA homes (in our 4th now) and they have all been very laid back. This kind of HOA I belong to is basically the "anti-hillbilly" HOA. You aren't allowed to own 50 cats and dogs free roaming and crapping everywhere, don't leave your rusted out broken down beater in the front lawn, don't let your lawn go to 4 foot weeds (but by all means grow some 6ft tomato plants), your backyard is not your personal firing range, you aren't allowed to have a personal dump of trash that you clear every 6 months, etc. Our HOA does are for snow/ice services, long term repairs on our private road, and the front entrance maintenance. Every house is very distinct, some I don't prefer the styling/color, but I enjoy the diversity way better than a cookie cutter subdivision. Soul crushing to me are people who don't take care of their property and enjoy living in neglect (which plenty of people out there manage just fine without an HOA, I just dont want to roll the dice)

Hammershaft 5y ago
> Soul crushing to me are people who don't take care of their property and enjoy living in neglect. Why is it soul crushing to you that others enjoy their lives without worrying about their property?
hpoe 5y ago
Here's the problem I fundementally have with HOA's even ones that are "laid back" is that at any point in time they can decide to not be "laid back" you get one bad idiot in charge of the HOA and then suddenly they start passing all sorts of rules. That is the problem they might be benign but when they fall into the wrong hands they become terrible quickly and in the process can destroy lives and livelihoods.
- chrisan 5y ago
  It takes a vote by the community (the ones I live in) to enact new rules. If I had that many terrible neighbors I'd want to move regardless
- shados 5y ago
  You may want to make sure you understand how HOAs work before having "fundamental problems" with something. One bad idiot cannot start passing "all sorts of rules". Getting a super majority vote, doing all the paper work and registering it with the land court all while following applicable laws and statutes isn't something that just randomly happen.

Hammershaft 5y ago

> Soul crushing to me are people who don't take care of their property and enjoy living in neglect. Why is it soul crushing to you that others enjoy their lives without worrying about their property?

hpoe 5y ago

Here's the problem I fundementally have with HOA's even ones that are "laid back" is that at any point in time they can decide to not be "laid back" you get one bad idiot in charge of the HOA and then suddenly they start passing all sorts of rules. That is the problem they might be benign but when they fall into the wrong hands they become terrible quickly and in the process can destroy lives and livelihoods.

chrisan 5y ago
It takes a vote by the community (the ones I live in) to enact new rules. If I had that many terrible neighbors I'd want to move regardless
shados 5y ago
You may want to make sure you understand how HOAs work before having "fundamental problems" with something. One bad idiot cannot start passing "all sorts of rules". Getting a super majority vote, doing all the paper work and registering it with the land court all while following applicable laws and statutes isn't something that just randomly happen.