[Ronly Bonly Jones]

So what's the higher authority, the first amendment, or the bylaws?>>

Bylaws, because they're presumed to be "voluntary." You don't HAVE to submit yourself to a weekly buffalo-raping by the Home Owner Nazis. You can either move or not move there in the first place.

[ovrtaxt]

You don't HAVE to submit yourself to a weekly buffalo-raping by the Home Owner Nazis. You can either move or not move there in the first place.

But my overarching point is the fact that you can do it in the first place. When a free American buys a piece of property, private property rights should be the ultimate and final authority, as long as nobody else's rights are infringed upon. Forgive me for sounding Libertarian, but where am I wrong? The HOA seems to be the one in violation of the Constitution. They don't own the property.

[Salgak]

That's assuming you can find a place without an HOA.

Around here, ALL new construction developments come with HOAs. . .