that’s bizarre.....an HOA is the antithesis of libertarianism.
The conservative answer is the freedom to buy - or NOT to buy - into one.
Really?!
Can’t you see the appeal? If anyone deals with you the interaction will be governed (at least in theory) by your own rules, with almost endless customization including endless re-litigation if you like, what could possibly go wrong?!
The clauses (common in HOA agreements) that subjects the signor to future revisions is firmly against the wisdom of our forebears who would counsel us to never sign something that hasn’t been read. You can’t read what hasn’t even been written yet.
Not a conservative idea, it appears that these HOAs are being inflicted on people against their will, Investopia cites an example of only 60% being able to inflict it on 100% of property owners. Someone else in this thread had the same gripe. So this is NOT always a case of being free to buy into one or not as it turns out.