Before the market crashed, I was going to get a new house in a HOA place. They even provided me a copy of the rules so I could go over them and see whether I agreed with them or not.

My current place has a HOA. I have never had any sort of trouble with them. In fact, they have been pretty co-operative with me. The few times we had a dispute, we managed to settle it to the satisfaction of all. The HOA did not want any shacks outside in the yard so no unattached buildings. My 10X12 shed sits pretty nicely out there. Why? Because I talked to them and they told me that if it was going to be a mess, they would enforce the rules. If it was a decent looking one, they would write me a waiver. One of the neighbors put up a scrawny looking one up there made of sheet metal. It was noisy when the wind blew and one day it caved in a little. HOA told him to remove it OR ELSE. Case solved.

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