I will never be a part of a HOA

Yep.

Worked for a company that had a plant in Riverside Ca.. We had an employee living in the plant for 2 months. When production stopped for the day he would go across the street and get dinner. He got caught when they found his sleeping area and because of the path and hole in the fence.

Yep. Pretty much!

Meh. Mine is $100 a year and I can keep the boat there for 2 weeks or so if need be. It is a good neighborhood.

Neither will I

I would rather leave my front door open than my garage. As much or more value of 'stuff' in the garage than in the house.

SE Kansas grass grower

Can you imagine what my neighborhood in west tawakoni would look without an HOA?
Great cove neighbors, beautiful spot in an ugly town

I lived in a HOA for my last 15 years or so in Dallas and credit them with keeping the home values in my neighborhood high and made my house much easier to sell. Down here in East Texas there is not really a need for one, but if I had to move back to Dallas, I would look in a HOA. Most of the restrictions in my HOA were common sense measures that most people followed anyway.

Absolute insanity.

We have an HOA that does a good job at keeping up the neighborhood. And just to be clear, an HOA cannot foreclose/take your house in any way. That was signed into law years ago. If you're not up to date on your HOA dues you can't sell your house until all back dues are paid in full. I don't know how they can stop that but they (HOA) seem to have a lot of pull.

I've seen plenty of homes being auctioned on the Denton County Sheriffs sales that were foreclosed for HOA assessments.

I won�t buy anything with any restrictions, I�m not looking to start a pig farm but dang sure are not going to let anyone tell me I can�t or that I need to mow. it already drives me nuts that I�m technically just renting it from the gooberment , so let�s not add insult to injury. Genius idea it was to make a organization that you pay to tell you what u can and can�t do..

This is false all the way around!!!! I know this as fact as my HOA filed foreclosure papers on me this last year. I had a meeting with them and read the law to them as how they can foreclose on a house in the state of TX and they said that would be a question for their lawyer. So my lawyer answered the court citing the state law and the next thing you know the HOA decided that they would not foreclose and told their lawyer not to show on the court date. When I get home I will cite the law for you but if you think a HOA can't foreclose on a home you are sadly mistaken and they can do it in as little as 60 days.

We are not through with my HOA at this time and my lawyer has told me that we need to now request that all leins be removed.

In the state of TX the only way that an HOA can foreclose on a home is if the dues are not paid. They can not foreclose on a home for fines, lawyer fees, or anything to do with such. However, the state of TX does not state that monies paid for dues have to be applied to dues the HOA can apply said dues to any fines and then your dues are not paid and they can foreclose. Like I said I will cite said TX property law later tonight.

Also if 10% of the home owners sign a petition requesting that a vote be taken to remove the HOA's ability to foreclose this has to be done as well. This is another state law.

Where in the world do you live where everyone wants to paint their houses pastel colors and keep junk cars on blocks? I can think of a few neighborhoods here in WF that are HOA's and for the most part, they really aren't that much different from the non HOA area's. In fact, I'd surmise, alot of it that's non HOA is nicer than what is.