Oh the joys of living under the diktatorship of an HOA.
A deal is a deal.
No one has to buy there.
People who voluntarily buy in HOA-controlled neighborhoods have no choice but to comply with the dictates of the HOA, as they agreed when they signed their contract.
I would avoid buying in such a neighborhood, because I don’t like the idea of somebody telling me what to do with my property. Even without an HOA, the town has all sorts of control through zoning regulations.
I like it that one of my neighbors chooses to grow vegetables in the strip between his sidewalk and the curb. It looks kinda funky, but it is the only sunny spot he has on an otherwise wooded lot. He always jokes that the neighbors who object the most to his gardening always seem to be the ones who steal his tomatoes...
Spring Wild flowers in Texas Hill country rivals New Hampshire in the Fall. I hope I never live under the classless boot of a HOA.