I see your point. HOA’s could very well be the proverbial “slippery slope”. Other than retirement villages, I had believed that HOA’s mainly dealt with issues such as yard care, bans regarding junk/eyesores, etc. I’m learning there is more to this HOA business than I realized.
Huge amounts of the newer housing that is being built nationwide is age-restricted. It thus limits the ability of the young to the market for housing, and DISCOURAGES child-bearing. It sets us up to be the next Europe. It is certainly a suicidal tendency at the national level.