Avoid buying in HOA neighborhoods (2014)
I like our HOA. They do a good job maintaining all of the common property, including the pool, the shuttle system, and the copious grassy areas and parks that are part of our neighborhood.<p>There are rules here that are related to maintenance, but since there are so many common areas (and roofs and walls, there are a lot of town houses) one person&#x27;s deferred maintenance can easily become costly for others.<p>I don&#x27;t find the HOA oppressive our violating my rights at all. I was completely free to not buy a home in this development, and the HOA documents were shared with us early and often in the buying process. I feel more like our HOA is about buying into the community, and getting the benefits of pooled resources. If that&#x27;s not your thing, keep looking.