If I move into a neighborhood with a little clique, sign the clique's agreement, then yes.
Neighborhoods with associations are voluntarily moved into.
Don't want an association, move into a neighborhood like mine.
But, the bottom line is, if you don't want RCs, don't buy. When we moved, my husband was adamant that we move where no RCs or subdivision agreements existed. So we did, our current subdivision was platted in 1965 and the restrictions expired long ago. We are very close in to Atlanta too. When the kids start college and we move further out, we'll make sure we don't buy anything where some busybody group of neighbors can tell us what to do with our own property! (We are radio amateurs and like to work on old cars . . . try doing that in your typical Stepford neighborhood!)