• ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    HOAs should be banned too. They’re nominally constitutional under the first amendment but the restrictions they impose are not worth the price you pay in dues and they only serve to restrict the actual property owner from pursuing happiness. Everything the HOA could do is a function of local government, there’s no sane reason to pay both property taxes and HOA fees.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t think they should be banned, but their power should be severely restricted.

      My HOA is actually useful because they’ve banned short term rentals, put a cap on long term rentals, and cover the insurance. Granted, this is a place where walls are shared.

      I also don’t see my local government ever taking care of these things under any realistic scenario.