It can be a bit of a stretch but maybe the pettiness often seen in HOAs is being expressed in something like a Code Owners' Association, when it devolves from c

It can be a bit of a stretch but maybe the pettiness often seen in HOAs is being expressed in something like a Code Owners' Association, when it devolves from complete focus on the common welfare. Some people just love being annoyingly influential with undue power in their little fiefdom.