“Otherwise, go live out in the country or the fringes of town where folks put their washing machines on their front porches and park their old trailer homes in their driveways.”
In otherwords, if you believe in personal property rights, move to the boonies...
Quit being so morally superior. Freepers believe in personal property rights or they wouldn't be on this forum. It's not either or. If you CHOOSE to live in a deed-restricted community, you have to follow the rules you signed to uphold. You may not be able to paint your house day-glo green or have a ratty gravel front lawn, but in return your property values will hold good and there are countless upsides to reasonable community standards.
HOAs deliver responsibilities, some of which you would probably consider onerous, but they also deliver countless advantages....it's up to you to decide which is your cup of tea.
But don't knock those who prefer to live in an HOA community as being non-adherents to personal property rights. That's hogwash and you know it.
Leni
We have over 1/4 acre of beautiful lawn, almost that much garden, a boat, two snow machines, two ATV's, a pick-up truck ,two suv's, and a Pontiac sedan.
For the snobs in the crowd, I looked all over and did not see any washers or dryers, other than the ones in the house.
Oh ,and another thing, we have a 26 foot motorhome.
We pride ourselves on doing our own thing, not bothering our neighbors and they don't bother us. Good people. We Alaskans just want to be left alone.
BTW, I did not buy this place as an investment, I bought it to live in. I would not live under a HOA for all the tea in China...