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[–] [email protected] 68 points 9 months ago (25 children)

To me, a european, those urban areas packed with the same house over and over again always seem so depressing and boring. Is there any variety or does it look like this for ~~kilometers~~ miles?

[–] Zugyuk 35 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Variety is against the HOA, you don't want to go against the HOA.

[–] ComradePorkRoll 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

HOAs should be a thing of the past.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

nah, HOAs should have legally regulated limits on what they can and cannot do, sweden has HOAs too but basically all they do is pool together money to pay for infrastructure in the neighbourhood.

like, i for one quite like having paved roads and functional pipes, but i guess you do you.

[–] Passerby6497 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

like, i for one quite like having paved roads and functional pipes, but i guess you do you.

Do non HOA homes not have paved roads and working pipes?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There are no such areas, i'm not sure how you envision common infrastructure being maintained without an organization owning it?

Or do you just envision the municipality being in charge of maintaining your street's piping? Have fun waiting half a year for them to get to it when it breaks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Or do you just envision the municipality being in charge of maintaining your street's piping?

That's how my neighborhood works.

Have fun waiting half a year for them to get to it when it breaks.

They're usually there within an hour if that happens.

[–] ohlaph 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

When my wife and I were looking for a house. I automatically filtered any house part of an HOA. They really should be a thing of the past.

Unless actual buildings are attached, they shouldn't exist.

[–] AngryCommieKender 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

And buildings means a community park with an Olympic sized pool, at least. Only HOA I've ever heard of that made a tiny bit of sense, maintained a park, golf course, and pool for the community that lived there.

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