>never understood how the idea of HOAs became acceptable. I suppose it's the same way that the idea of gated communities and redlining became acceptable. I liv

>never understood how the idea of HOAs became acceptable. I suppose it's the same way that the idea of gated communities and redlining became acceptable. I live near one which once was such a place. While their online history has been written up to abhor their regrettable past practices, they still maintain a very large lakeside park that you need a keycard to get into that costs a pretty penny each year. They can't afford a manor in the country, poor things.