Comment by flovec
7 hours ago
> never really stunning.
This is relative. You might not think native flowers and plants are stunning, and that a manicured lawn is, but I do! And lawn rules might prevent me from obtaining my version of “stunning”. This is something…you want to defend? A lack of freedom to do what one wants with something they own?
Yes, within some narrow bounds. I’m not forced to buy in a place with HOAs, it’s my choice if I want to sign up for community rules.
> I’m not forced to buy in a place with HOAs.
Narrow bounds would be one thing! The issue with this point is that you may unable to purchase a house _without_ an HOA:
* https://mediaroom.realtor.com/2026-01-27-Nearly-44-of-U-S-Ho...
* https://www.nahb.org/blog/2025/12/community-builds-are-on-th...
So it's not really about having a choice, it's about lack of one.