Comment by CGMthrowaway

2 hours ago

> It’s extremely common for local governments to make an HOA a legal requirement for new developments.

Then people ought to be complaining about their local governments, not HOAs.

> Then people ought to be complaining about their local governments, not HOAs.

Complain all you want, but if all new homes in your city are in a HOA, you are going to be under the thumb of those 80-something HOA board members who have nothing else to do in life but nitpick your house violations. Is that a desirable outcome for anyone?

I'm sure there will be things citizens ought to be doing all the way to the collapse of the empire.