Back in the early 70’s when condos were first becoming popular in FlyOver-Country, I bought a townhouse in a development that was being converted from apartments to condos.
We had the first developer/homeowners meeting and I got chosen as president. Served two years. More than 50% of the homeowners were upset with me for enforcing one rule or another (”why can’t I have more than the standard two reserved parking spaces?”, etc.). The HOA board had to hire a lawyer to force homeowners to pay their fair allotment for maintenance and repairs.
I was very glad when the two years was up. My first, last and only experience with a HOA.
My dad ended up the president of his, mostly because no one else wanted it. Whenever some one complained about the rules, he told them that if they wanted to disband the HOA, just bring up the motion at the next meeting and he’d cast the first vote in favor. No one ever took him up on it. He was glad when his term ended, too. Mostly it was being referee in neighbor disputes.