Who can fault such forward-thinking caution? As we have seen with the muslim cartoon episode, it is best to keep these things under control lest we invite more serious problems. (Sarc)
Can a community organization institute any policy they want? Do these policies negate Federal and State policies? Could a community decide for example, that all of its members should have straight hair and compel people with curly hair to straighten it? People with curly hair could keep their hair if they wanted, they'd just have to pack up, sell their home and buy another. We all know how easy that is.(Sarc)
Which brings us to the final point: are all members of such communities there voluntarily? I can imagine many instances in which someone might agree to such a covenant in order to get a roof over their head.
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I can imagine many instances in which someone might agree to such a covenant in order to get a roof over their head.
Considering that these communities are usually in premium areas (hence the HOA to keep the area premium), no I can not imagine one instance, let alone many, that someone would enter into a HOA to 'get a roof over their head'. The type people that are in dire need to 'get a roof over their head' are usually not the sort a HOA is going to want in their association.