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Not exactly retirement, but it tends to affect us more than when we were on active duty. What? Home Owners Associations. Either the bane or savior of homeowners' existences. My experience so far has been good. It has kept houses nice (e.g., no cars on blocks, no trashed yards) without being stupid, so from my perspective it's a great way of keeping property values up. That said, the number of terrible stories of HOAs is legion. Nasty notes. Fines. It would be enough to drive me out of a neighborhood. Again, my experiences have been pretty reasonable. I'm curious about y'all. Thumbs up or down?
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To me, the HOA's top priorities should be the "common" areas and safety, and not how my how my place "looks" - although I understand the property value thing, as long as it doesn't become busy-bodies who want to hassle people about flower pots or hanging baskets. I'm concerned about the condition of the sidewalks, and crosswalks, for example. Or, when people fill their driveway with cars and one/more extends over (blocks) the sidewalk. I'd give my HOA a B-/C+ perhaps. Watch that HOA budget, too - they can be very top-heavy on administration and other costs that can become a self-licking ice-cream...
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CW3 Richard "Lee" Doty
You are correct on all points. Again, I've never experienced that sort of drama. Our last neighborhood had an HOA with a very light touch. It gave some stability to the neighborhood without being heavy handed at all. Our current neighborhood is still under construction, so the HOA is the builder. It hasn't been turned over to an elected group yet. From what I've seen, the general feeling in the neighborhood is that less is more when it comes to an HOA. I guess I'll see.
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I had the exact opposite experience. Board president met my shotgun peeking in my windows.
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