Or they provide for maintenance of the common areas (mowing, plowing) and maybe some minor amenities. Or the houses are basically built into a country club.
I find that the places where there are insane HOAs are just as insane in the houses that aren't under HOAs.
> Or they provide for maintenance of the common areas
HOAs do that, yes, but that's not why they are so pervasive in the US, even in non-condominium style developments, and intrusive in their government of what goes on in non-common areas.
I find that the places where there are insane HOAs are just as insane in the houses that aren't under HOAs.