[Sloth]

yeah but when the neighbor paints his house bright neon pink, puts up Gay Pride signs all over the yard or turns the place into a junk yard you might think again. They effectively lock you into your home because no one will buy it with that eyesore. HOAs are designed to keep things a certain way for a common benefit.

If I am interested in controlling what happens to the house next door, I should purchase it. Otherwise, I should shut up and mind my own business.

[misterrob]

In an HOA neighborhood you agree to maintain to a community standard. In a non-HOA area then anything goes.