Not only was I president of a homeowner's association for two terms, but under my fascist dictatorship, the homes in the subdivision were and are still selling for $100,000 or more than in comparable neighboring association-less communities.
You know those communities......the ones with weed-filled gravel front yards, dead petunia-filled rubber tires in the middle of the lawn and day-glo lime-green house paint).
I recently sold my house for an astonishingly pretty-penny-profit.
Some imbecile!
Leni
I just cannot understand why anyone would willingly agree to limit their personal property rights just so they can live in a neighborhood with an HOA.
I don’t think HOAs should be outlawed, it’s your right to organize and join one. However, signing a contract that says I cannot put up a flagpole in my front yard, or that I must mow my lawn every 6 and a half days, or that if I have a fence, it must be a certain style and color, and I can’t work on my car in the driveway...it’s ridiculous.
Greed is too often its own reward.