Comment by nkrisc

HOAs can be good. Like many things, HOAs are not inherently bad or good. It’s the people who run them.

I lived in a four unit condo buildings before and the HOA was fine, because all residents were on the board.

I now live in a more typical suburban HOA development and the HOA is very unobtrusive and only comes down on the actual problem properties (overgrown, uninhabited houses) and doesn’t do much other than handle common area upkeep. Dues are only $150 per year.