I would send them an unsigned check written in my own fecal matter.
HOAs are a pox on the nation. From experience, I’d rather have a neighbor with a rusting car in his yard than an HOA. The guy with the rusting car WILL be a better neighbor, even if he has an eyesore in his yard.
I’d hoist the “jolly roger” and play “yo ho, a pirates life for me” on a loop. He’d soon be praying so sedate as a betsy ross flag. If that doesn’t break him I bring out the big guns: the theme music to “its a small world”.
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