Just ban 'em. In Houston there was one notorious case where the HOA evicted a senior from her home for lack of fee payments. Then her home was sold at auction for pennies on the dollar.
Turns out the guy who bought the home at auction was related to the HOA president.
Once a local talk-show host got wind and started publicizing it the city government got involved and got the woman her home back.
Power corrupts. People should never have it if at all possible. If they should have it, they should know their neighbors have it, too (like gun ownership).
There are lots of horror stories about HOAs. It’s a wonder that they are still in existence. Too many complaints.
In other news, I can’t get my new computer to recognize my printer or my 3TB external hard drive. I need the files and I need to be able to print. I HATE when I have nasty surprises to deal with.
I’ve installed the software for both but they may as well not be there.