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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep. I liven in a very quirky, charming neighborhood with complete freedom for 18 years. Moved to a perfectly manicured slice of Camazotz.

I love it. It’s just so darn relaxing not to have to worry about other people’s trash etc. Everything just always looks good.

To each his own![/quote]

I applaud you for moving to where you like it, instead of telling people who lived in a neighborhood for far longer than you to move to rural land because they don't have the funds or health to keep up with shiny new mcMansions and their owner's tastes and budgets, and newly overpriced landscapers/contractors.  [/quote]

Is there anyone on this thread to trying to impose an HOA on a non-HOA community? I think people are just reflecting on the differences.

FWIW, I didn’t move because of the HOA, I moved because the house with the location and other features I wanted happen to be in an HOA community. I was pretty ignorant about a HOAs (despite reviewing the document before closing) and it was a rude shock when a month or so after moving in I got a polite letter regarding my trash bin storage! I scowled, and then laughed, and realized that the OCD HOA is why everything looks good all the time. It’s what I signed up for and so I’m good with it. I definitely don’t think HOAs should be imposed on those who don’t want them, though. I don’t really see anyone advocating for that, luckily. [/quote]

I rented a house in a non hoa neighborhood before I bought my first house and that experience made me pro hoa. Just the rules about trash convinced me. Neighbors in the non hoa neighborhood would put out trash in plastic bags or grocery bags and rats and other vermin were common. You couldn't walk at night without running in to them. In my hoa neighborhood we have to use bins and keep the trash cans in our garages on days when trash is not collected. Lots of homeowners want to keep them outside their homes, but racoons etc can get in them. It helps keep down the vermin population and I am all for that.

We also had next door neighbors who wouldn't mow their lawn until it was knee high. That did encourage vermin.

Most hoas aren't truly nitpicky, other than Burke Centre. [/quote]

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