Lol... "There are alot of neighborhoods that dont have an HOA..." There aren't enough neighborhoods WITHOUT an HOA. I pay $161 a month in a ghetto-esque Town House complex that can't keep the walks or drives clear of snow and ice, can't keep the fences repaired, can't enforce anything about leashless charging dogs, CONSTANT barking dogs, or dog crap left everywhere, can't enforce anything about repeated late-night police visits to a residence about gunfire, can't maintain a sprinkler system that breaks and GUSHES water for the entire summer (even during water restrictions), can't enforce any semblance of a noise restriction (loud music/parties/screaming neighbors), can't enforce parking restrictions with cars parked on sidewalks and out into the main drive preventing two-way passage yet will tow you in heart-beat if your tags are 1 day expired... all of this "can't" yet somehow they need to raise the fee EVERY year. Not surprising I guess, since somehow the roofs need to be re-done every year, causing both my mortgage (insurance) and HOA fees to go up... EVERY YEAR. Before this residence, I lived in a sparsely populated "neighborhood" in the foothills of the Huajatolla mountains. Another HOA environment. Ridiculous fees for an unkempt dirt road. Today I look for a neighborhood with NO HOA, but find it difficult. They're everywhere. It's the perfect scam. Forced to pay for a service you didn't ask for, only to find the "services" doesn't benefit you in the least. Want an HOA? Go to California. That's probably where you're originally from anyway.
Thor | Colorado Springs, CO | Report Abuse

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