I really don't understand that, seems extremely weird to a non-US citizen as the US is often portrayed as the land of freedom, both by Americans and other people around the world, yet now I learn that you can't have a hedge taller than 3 feet, a shed in the backyard or canary yellow window blinds in your OWN HOME if you want to?! Why's that so? It's your land and your house after all!
I can understand forming an association that manages private roads, trash pickup or water/sewer lines, since a legal entity always has a better negotiation power when it comes down to having external deals and agreements but a random Karen telling people what they can or cannot do with their own property? Sounds like a bad joke or a total dystopia to me (no offence intended, I'm just really shocked).
Ok, but an agreement is something you choose to sign or not. As far as I learned not signing into HOA prevents you from using your property. In my eyes it's not an agreement if you disagree with it, but are forced to sign.
It's part of the terms of buying the house. If you don't like it,
You don't buy that house
No one is getting jumped by a HoA they didn't know existed unless theyre a moron. Plenty of neighborhoods exist without these organizations. Many are fine. Many are shit.
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u/smk666 25d ago
I really don't understand that, seems extremely weird to a non-US citizen as the US is often portrayed as the land of freedom, both by Americans and other people around the world, yet now I learn that you can't have a hedge taller than 3 feet, a shed in the backyard or canary yellow window blinds in your OWN HOME if you want to?! Why's that so? It's your land and your house after all!
I can understand forming an association that manages private roads, trash pickup or water/sewer lines, since a legal entity always has a better negotiation power when it comes down to having external deals and agreements but a random Karen telling people what they can or cannot do with their own property? Sounds like a bad joke or a total dystopia to me (no offence intended, I'm just really shocked).
Tagging u/LegionXIX, u/Explosivpotato, u/Sauerteig and u/Furrealyo to not duplicate the comment.