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Can you clarify, are we saying most HOAs charge (often exorbitant) monthly fees... only to enforce rules? Rules they wrote themselves?
by abnercoimbre 4y ago
Can you clarify, are we saying most HOAs charge (often exorbitant) monthly fees... only to enforce rules? Rules they wrote themselves?
- BeetleB 4y agoYes. Whether they wrote them or some previous tenants wrote them is moot. The point is where I live, few HOAs are responsible for any communal areas, because there aren't any. The city maintains the roads, sidewalks, etc. The HOA's existence in these neighborhoods has nothing to do with paying to maintain anything.
- alistairSH 4y agoMany are like this. FWIW, I have two HOAs where I live. The first deals just with my cluster of homes, which is about 40 townhomes. The second deals with the larger community, which is effectively a midsize town. Between both my annual fees add up to about $1000. For this I get plowed streets, garbage pick up, and community area maintenance (including ample tennis courts, sports fields, pools, walking paths). I have my own small front yard to maintain. And pay for utilities and exterior maintenance. Some of the rules for paint colors and such-like are a bit draconian, but for an outer suburb, property values are pretty darn high and it’s a pleasant place to live. And nobody moves here without knowing what their getting into. Also, despite the paint color rules, many homes do have “English garden” or other non-turf gardens. But, they’re well kept, not wild meadow.