Living with an hoa has nothing to do with freedom but is all about choice. hoa is as good or bad as you make it, period. If you don't like living with their hoa rules / guidelines live some where else, simple as that. Say what you want but living under an hoa means you don't really own squat but it's your right to do as you please. For me it's a no brainier, never going to live that way. I prefer to live as a free man as much as possible so that makes any hoa a trade off not worth the cost to live with other KEPT people with their so called luxury living. To me it's closer to a fancy prison life style and way to expensive both in monetary and freedoms lost. It's bad enough that the people are loosing many freedoms, much less paying to give up more!There is nothing ignorant about it.
The developer decided this was the product he wanted to offer and thought property owners would like their investment protected from those wanting a different lifestyle. So the developer drew up a set of covenants and restrictions. These in most states are recorded and part of the public record.
This is a prime example of property rights and contracted protection from cheap construction, small shacks, and garish taste.
I am both the President and treasurer of such an association. Believe me it only takes a few homes to hurt property values. There is a development only a couple miles down the highway that has destroyed the value of early buyers because of poorly written restrictions.
Granted the developer runs the risk of not being able to sell his lots because his product concept is priced outside the local demand.
Our current dues is only $204 a year but we have zero clubhouses, golf courses and the like. We have limited common areas to maintain and our board's biggest job is enforcing aesthetic compliance.
I know of association dues as high as $300 to $600 a month. These neighborhoods are sold out and brokers have names on buy list if one goes on the market.
This is part of freedom. This is part of property rights. This is far better than having a government zoning and planning commission.
There is nothing ignorant. It is informed.
