On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:46:00 -0700 (PDT), maxine in ri
> wrote:

>On Jun 7, 10:08*pm, Omelet > wrote:
>> In article >,

>> And yes, it really can get that ridiculous with HOA'S! *
>>
>> Petty little groups of tyrants...
>
>Then don't buy a house in one, or live in one. Or a condo, since
>those come with associations as well. Plenty of single family houses
>(especially now :-() that are affordable and only subject to local
>government regs. Leave the HOA's to the folks who like the certainty
>that they afford.

Yup. It's pretty simple to avoid them if it's not what you want.

Lou