Comment by bluefirebrand
8 hours ago
I have heard way too many horror stories about obnoxious neighbors in HOAs to ever want to live in one, personally
8 hours ago
I have heard way too many horror stories about obnoxious neighbors in HOAs to ever want to live in one, personally
My friends lost a battle to paint their garage door a slightly different shade of white than the approved Pantone shade. No private entity should ever have that degree of power over one’s private life. Petty tyrants, I tell ya.
They read the contract before moving in though right?
Sure, I meant this more in the sense that my friends' experience trying to very gently and largely unmeaningfully deviate from the petty tyrants' decrees taught me I never want to live anywhere near this type of governance structure. (unfortunately HOA-less developments are becoming more and more difficult to find and so whether you read the contract or not is slowly ceasing to matter - do you want a house or don't you? John Oliver did a great video about this stuff if you're so inclined)