&quot;Only by the ignorant who couldn&#x27;t define freedom to begin with.&quot;<p>Yeah, no. Having an unelected, compulsory board governing the area is not freedom.<p>&quot;HOAs are nothing more than this, and everyone who lives in an HOA chose to be subject to the terms of the contract.&quot;<p>Often times not, as one cannot buy houses in an area without being a member of the HOA. Further, there&#x27;s the whole &quot;no voting on people running the HOA&quot; thing.<p>&quot;To claim you have less freedom under an HOA (something you voluntarily choose) than you would under a local government (something forced upon you) is ridiculous.&quot;<p>I get to vote on members of my local government. I don&#x27;t get to vote on members of the HOA.