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…an HOA is a useless parasitic entity.
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This topic has been beaten to death in other threads. All that really matters to me is that I’ve lived in both, from one extreme to the other, and I prefer HOAs.
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I for one wouldn’t care less if I lived in the ‘burbs and my neighbors painted their house neon fluorescent orange, and neither would anyone else, so long as it’s kept in good repair.
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You’re assuming everyone else thinks like you. I don’t want my neighbor’s house to be neon fluorescent orange, and I’ll return the favor by not putting a chain link fence around my front yard. Most people are this considerate without an HOA, but many aren’t.
