I wouldn’t live in a neighborhood without HOA’s! Yeah they can be a PIA, if you are the person not following the rules. Early in my homwowner days, I got harrassed for having grass growing out of my crack(in my driveway), but now that I have become a responisible adult, I like having them police some of the other idiotic inconsiderate people, and I would be really pissed if my neighbors painted their house purple and had weeds waist highin their front lawns.
Besides,our HOA fees have only gone up $25 in 15 years so I won’t be complaining anytime soon.
I live in a pretty nice gated community (rent). Hate the gates, though. They’re such a nuisance; every time someone visits (friends, maid, cable guy, furniture delivery guy, etc), I have to explain them how to call me up from the gate or give them the entry code. If I take a walk in the neighborhood and want to exit through the back gate, I have to remember to take the gate key with me, because otherwise I won’t be able to get out.
At the end of an open house last week-end, some hapless visitors on foot were left stranded on the inside, with no way of getting out (you can exit in a car, but the automatic gate won’t open for pedestrians). No big deal (they waited for perhaps 5 minutes for someone (me) to pass by to open the gate), but still annoying, nonetheless.
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