I’m a fan of good fences and reasonable zoning laws, HOA restrictions and amendments just sort of multiply like bunnies, and heaven help you when a board member loses their job or retires and starts viewing the association as their mission.
“HOA restrictions and amendments just sort of multiply like bunnies,”
I have lived in two HOA’s. Only a couple of changes (minor) occurred in either.
You are correct that can happen. Fortunately, several attorneys lived in our HOA, and when that situation arose, they came to meetings to explain to the overreaching board member that her job is to enforce the existing covenants, not make up new ones to her personal taste. Nipped that in the bud.
The secret to the HOA situation is that if you want the benefits of an HOA, you have to be willing to attend meetings, pay attention and do some of the work of keeping things positive, whether it is recruiting other conservatives to the board, volunteering to create a newsletter so there will be transparency, setting up a committee for a specific and limited purpose, etc.