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Health & Fitness

Have Homeowner's Associations Outlived Their Usefulness?

Is your Homeowner's Association too overbearing or not active enough?

Ever have a neighbor with a purple front door, or a car on blocks in the front yard?

For decades the standards of homeowners associations (HOAs) have made this more difficult in the name of quality living and property values, although in some cases the standards are enforced so enthusiastically that they take away from quality of life.

What has been your experience? Are HOAs in need of an overhaul or necessary as is for maintaining civility and appearance?

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