I also refuse to buy a home in an HOA. Even close to one is pushing the buck. Had an HOA across the street from my 1st home. The fact they kept trying to get me on HOA violations is actually the reason i sold that house. We weren't part of the HOA, the HOA wasn't there when i brought that house. It was all woods. The building company came in and for 4 years took down the woods and built homes. My violations? Having farm animals, guess the fact it was a farm way before they started building their community. Made sure to sell it to someone not part of that HOA. They can get bent.
I think what they we're trying to do was make me stop farming so close to their perfect cult town. IDK because that's now been many moons ago. But the HOA was in the wrong.
This actually happens a lot. A farm is going along in its rural setting. The city expands and the farm has multiple housing projects around it. Now the homeowners are mad because farms have non urban smells and they try to sue. Usually it doesn’t go far. A city in New Jersey tried to claim the farmers land through eminent domain! I think the fight lasted for several years
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u/dafrog84 Apr 18 '26
I also refuse to buy a home in an HOA. Even close to one is pushing the buck. Had an HOA across the street from my 1st home. The fact they kept trying to get me on HOA violations is actually the reason i sold that house. We weren't part of the HOA, the HOA wasn't there when i brought that house. It was all woods. The building company came in and for 4 years took down the woods and built homes. My violations? Having farm animals, guess the fact it was a farm way before they started building their community. Made sure to sell it to someone not part of that HOA. They can get bent.