And apparently people are ok with that.
Also with the idea that if someone joins a home owners association they can never leave. Sort of like communism, you have to shoot your way out.
And with the idea that if you choose not to join a home owners association they can blatantly forge papers saying you joined.
And if you do not do as ordered they can take your home and sell it.
>>And if you do not do as ordered they can take your home and sell it.
Or just shoot you apparently.
In the VAST majority of cases, you are told that the home you are buying is part of an HOA before closing. At closing, you are presented with the official docs of the HOA. It is damn near impossible to impose an HOA after a community is built. I believe - at least in New Mexico - that it requires 80% of the residents to agree in a physical meeting.
And with the idea that if you choose not to join a home owners association they can blatantly forge papers saying you joined.
Again, they are papers that you are presented with at closing and you have to sign off that you accept them. Should you not be so informed, and you find out after closing that there is an HOA, the title company is financially liable. You can either have them pay your dues, forever, or they must purchase your house back from you.
And if you do not do as ordered they can take your home and sell it.
Kinda, sorta. If you do not follow the rules you agreed to when you purchased your home, they can fine you until you are in compliance. At a certain point - should the fines remain unpaid - the board will place a lien on the property for the amount due. Our HOA recently collected over $12K in fines from a lien after the house was sold. In this case, a title company that did not do their due diligence ended up paying the $12K because they did not inform the new owners of the lien.