Maryland law limits homeowner association control over eco-friendly yards
I’m glad every time I see a family win over an irrational and power-hungry HOA, and I’m doubly glad they get to keep their ecological garden.The new law is a start, but I would love for further state laws to eviscerate HOAs completely. I don’t see this as very likely, unfortunately - the NIMBYs wield far too many levers of power to be dislodged from their petty fiefdoms any time soon.I wonder if a collapse in house prices would postpone or hasten the fall of HOAs? On the one hand, it may weaken the power of landowners. On the other, it may make them all the more desperate to retain the control that HOAs do give them.