Except, again, that&#x27;s ignoring the fact that I don&#x27;t own WalMart. And the HOA doesn&#x27;t own my house. And I was never part of the HOA, yet am required (compelled) to join and abide by it.<p>Its a strange old conservative view that neighbors can dictate what color to paint your front door, to suit some groupthink. Maybe this is a liberal vs conservative issue?<p>Contracts are irrelevant - to be valid a contract has to have something called &#x27;value received&#x27; in exchange for stipulations. You can&#x27;t just write anything in a contract - for instance, the penalty of violating a term is generally a payment of money. What does it cost to get out of the HOA?