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Why are people still moving into areas managed by the HOA? Even considering land value/ safety, it doesn't seem worth it. It seems likely that some rich white ass hole will jump your fence, punch your kid in the face, and then jump the fence again and call the cops for assault. The power tripping is insane.
Most neighborhoods have HOAs nowadays. It can be hard to avoid.
Entire neighborhoods are built with an HOA already pre-installed by the developers, with no way out of them AFAIK beyond basically dismantling the company that manages the HOA (that you funded by buying into the neighborhood).
Housing is extremely predatory in the US, and that's not even getting into ever increasing home values being a major part of the stock market.
There’s one way, but probably depends on local laws. In my neighborhood, the actual homeowners can take over the HOA once a certain percentage of homes built are occupied. The problem is, the builder keeps on building and building so we never get to that point. I can’t wait for our neighborhood to kick out the HOA management company.
HOAs, like most everything else in America that sucks, is rooted in racism.
It's a way of keeping...undesirables...out of the neighborhood. Or at least pressure them to leave.
True "as long as it hurts the other guy more" energy.
I couldn't get a house in my price range without one, unfortunately.
lack of choice
Because one (obviously not all) of the problems that HOAs were created to solve is still around: terrible neighbors. It's not always an option to pick the best neighbors when you're looking at a home, and HOAs at least let you quickly see that your neighbor isn't going to be dumping sewage or old rusted machines in your yard. They also can be a quicker, more accessible route than going through with an individual lawsuit if your neighbor does begin acting like an ass. I've had to deal with bad neighbors in rural and suburban settings, and I would honestly pick HOA over that.
I wouldn't live in an HOA neighborhood if I could avoid it, but I also wouldn't want to live in a neighborhood if I could avoid it. Give me a large, spacious, well-insulated apartment in an urban area and I'd be happy.
As a non-American, HOAs fucking baffle me. It genuinely seems like legal fascism. Like why the fuck would I let some Karen dictate what I can and cannot do with my house?