For all of you that down voted this comment; Yes I over exaggerated just a tad. But seriously, any organization that can and will fine you for having your mailbox painted desert sage instead of desert sienna, goes around measuring your grass to make sure it's not even a micrometer over neighborhood code and will either ticket or tow your car for parking it in your own driveway instead of your garage are nothing more than purveyors of human misery. Last time I was house hunting I made it very clear to my realtor that I did not even want to see homes in an HOA. I ended up with a nicely cared for 120 year old home. And guess what? Even without an HOA my neighbors still take good care of their homes as well. As far as I'm concerned HOAs are useless and mostly used to bully people.