Yeah. I get where the HOA side is coming from and believe they should have some ability to create communities like that for people who want to live in them. Bu

Yeah. I get where the HOA side is coming from and believe they should have some ability to create communities like that for people who want to live in them. But what we should be doing is capping HOA-covered SFH at a max % of an area, to ensure people still have freedom to live in non-HOA housing if they chose. If someone wants to give up their freedom for pretty sidewalks, good for them. But it shouldn't be the only option. Instead, a lot of areas have local government mandating/empowering HOAs for the sole purpose of not having to deal with their community issues, at the expense of placing people under the rule of petty, non-professional tyrants.