[Lorianne]

You would have to sign that contract to make your analogy work. You don’t have to.

If you didn’t you could make your own pants or buy pants from someone else who doesn’t make you sign such a contract.

[familyop]

"If you didn’t you could make your own pants or buy pants from someone else who doesn’t make you sign such a contract."

If people could make their own land, homeowners' associations wouldn't exist. As it is, a few people with small properties control the properties of many others.