[tflabo]

HOA rules should be very basic only. No trash in the yards, no unchained wild dogs, no loud music during sleeping hours etc...otherwise homeowners (as taxpayers) can decorate as they wish unless a few neighbors complain about something then it can be addressed individually. Glad my home isnt in an HOA district. We do just fine without the lil dictators.

[Atlas Sneezed]

HOA rules should be very basic only. No trash in the yards, no unchained wild dogs, no loud music during sleeping hours etc...otherwise homeowners (as taxpayers) can decorate as they wish unless a few neighbors complain about something then it can be addressed individually. Glad my home isnt in an HOA district. We do just fine without the lil dictators.

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No kids in a retirement development?
Earth tone exterior colors in a forested upscale mountain resort?
Limiting plants to those not requiring substantial watering?
No less than a certain square footage to ensure comparable property values?
No vacation rentals?
Saving up for eventually repaving the roads?

Funny things is, when some outsider (like you, or the government) tries to tell an owner what’s best for the property they intend to sell, they inevitably end up screwing it up. Just like the Soviet Union.

And if the eventual owners decide they don’t like the rules, they can change them, or disband the HOA.