Anyone who doesn’t like their HOA rules has only themselves to blame. And HOAs are different from Nazis, because HOAs are voluntary.
It costs money to keep your yard looking nice, and it doesn’t require daily watering to keep grass green.
There are lots of alternatives to lawn, especially of you in a hot, dry area. But they aren’t as cheap.
“because HOAs are voluntary.
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Not really. Collectively they individually have gain a monopoly on all housing within any reasonable distance of every city and town.