Hogwash! You remind me of the homeowner’s association folks that want to tell everybody what color they can paint their house so the city will look “prettier.”
Abusing people’s Constitutional Rights is a huge problem. Rudy has a long record of it that should disqualify him as a viable presidential candidate.
No homeowners' association exists or enforces rules to make any "city look nice". Period. Homeowners' assoociations exist in planned communities that are designed from the start with deed restrictions, etc so that certain uniform standards will exist for those who CHOOSE to purchase such a deed restricted home in such a planned community.
They may be townhomes in a certain colonial style with a certain color shingle and siding. If you like the look, buy it. If you want to paint yours orange, purchase from another developer or homeowner elsewhere.
Such rules may have been used in extreme cases to make someone take down a flag or something stupid like that, but for the most part the rules exist because those who BUILT the place set it up that way and no one should buy into a planned community if it happens not to suit their style.
Most importantly, homeowners associations have absolutely zip zero nada to do with illegal aliens, DUI laws, Rudy Giuliani or the governing of NYC.