Do you live near me? Every once in awhile when our neighbor two doors down goes off his meds, he sneaks over to our house in the middle of the night and "trims" our trees and bushes. I'd rather slit my wrists than ever live with a homeowners association.. talk about a gaggle full of micromanaging busybodies! We spent yesterday rescuing a friend from a condo association. She decided she'd rather have her own place, even if smaller, older and not as nice than have to put up with her neighbors mismanaging and micromanaging every aspect of her life.
With California being on the west coast and Georgia on the east, it's unlikely we love close by.
I know homeowners associations aren't for everyone, that's why people should read before they sign. I believe it's a damn shame so many people, like my neighbors, thinking their grass only requires cutting twice a year and allowing mosquitoes to breed in their junk piles has reduced us to this point.
Yes, I'd like those "busybodies" in my neighborhood, because I'd very much like to sit in my backyard, that I've worked my butt off on for twenty years, without being eaten alive.