chag67 wrote:
This is exactly why I will never live in a neighborhood with an HOA. I have lived in 2 and will never again. In my experience, there is always at lease one home owner who is retired and drives around just looking for violations. HOA's operate under the illusion that it keeps the property value up. Almost every city have ordinances already in place that keep home owners from letting their property go to hell. You don't need an HOA for that. Unless the community is fully gated and monitored by a security guard (24/7), then the property value is not affected.
The last HOA I had the "privilege" of being a part of had a rule that said you couldn't fly any flag on the house (no team sports or even the American flag). They also had a rule that the mailboxes could not be decorated for any reason. You couldn't even put balloon attached to the mailbox for a birthday party.
Agreed. There's always a couple folks running the HOA who never had power and now they think they do, have way too much time on their hands and take it waaay too seriously. I mean, how does not letting your RV in your drive longer than 24 hours to load it affect property value?