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Often you have a clause in your mortgage where the homeowners' association can foreclose on your home if you fail to abide by their rules or pay your dues.

This is becoming a more and more common thing in the US, and it's repugnant.


Yep, bad, bad stuff. I made sure that I found a neighborhood that had no HOA. I lived in a (rented) condo, and that was a nightmare. The condo commanders as they are known around here are impossible to deal with for the most part.

I would just paint the window side of the blinds white, if you can. Good luck with your battles! On a related note, the HOA cannot prevent you from putting up a OTA television antenna, if you are planning on that.

Really? I didn't know about the antenna. I've heard it's illegal for them to prevent you from installing a satellite dish, but they apparently forced our renters (before we lived in the unit) to take theirs down.

It's not a problem, though. I have FiosTV and I absolutely love it.
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Matt