“I can’t imagine living in a neighborhood where my neighbors can tell me what color to paint my house.”
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That can happen in neighborhood designated “Historical”, not just HOAs or condos.
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There’s an old neighborhood that I love, many friends there, good memories, great old houses. I’d live there in a heartbeat if it weren’t for two things, the special tax assessment for the historical district and the very heavy handed behavior of the historical association, sneaking into backyards taking pictures and such. Never would I voluntarily subject myself to that sort of control. Too bad, I’d have been a good steward of one of those properties.