No one seems to have commented on the other aspect of HOAs: fees and assessments.

I'm currently a member of two HOAs (or HOA-like organizations), one for my townhome and another for the neighborhood, and I hate it. I pay huge amounts of money for no benefit, but at least I'm restricted in what I can do.

Anyway, recently the neighborhood HOA tried to sneak through repair and improvements to a kiddie park a mile away from my house costing $413,000. Fortunately, someone caught it and only after a big todo is there going to be a referendum.No one seems to have commented on the other aspect of HOAs: fees and assessments.

I'm currently a member of two HOAs (or HOA-like organizations), one for my townhome and another for the neighborhood, and I hate it. I pay huge amounts of money for no benefit, but at least I'm restricted in what I can do.

Anyway, recently the neighborhood HOA tried to sneak through repair and improvements to a kiddie park a mile away from my house costing $413,000. Fortunately, someone caught it and only after a big todo is there going to be a referendum.