This a perfect example of why I'd never live in a place with a HOA
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (123581)
United States
July 12, 2025 6:00am CST
HOA means homeowner association. They control what you do with your property including what colors you can paint your house, what flags (if any) you can display, what plants/trees you can plant, and where you can park your cars. It is nuts. And they pay thousands of dollars per year for it!
This guy does a nice thing by putting out a cooler of cold water for delivery drivers, people walking by, kids walking their dogs, etc. He keeps being fined by the HOA. They say "The Association does not object to a resident providing water bottles within the community; however, the community’s rules do not allow a resident to advertise water bottle distribution from a portable ice chest, located next to their garage that is visible from neighboring property.” Yeah a cooler with cold water for people is so offensive. 
Perfect example of why I'd never live in a place with a HOA. Mind your business Karen.
Perfect example of why I'd never live in a place with a HOA. Mind your business Karen.https://nypost.com/2025/07/12/us-news/arizona-homeowner-david-martin-fined-100-repeatedly-for-giving-out-free-water-in-heat-amid-clash-with-hoa/
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@FourWalls (76588)
• United States
37m
You leave me out of it!!!! 
And you PAY these people to be Gladys Kravitz??? Sheesh!!
And you PAY these people to be Gladys Kravitz??? Sheesh!!2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (153005)
• United States
4h
My first wife and I owned a house in an area that was trying to start a HOA but we kept objecting to it in the meetings and they needed 100% of the homeowners to agree or they couldn't start it according to the city ordnances... They finally bought us out so they could get the HOA to go through. My wife only agreed to the buyout after they paid us almost three times what our house was worth. 
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@AmbiePam (100359)
• United States
3h
I always thought a place had to be really special for someone to tolerate an HOA. My first problem was always telling someone what few colors they can paint their house. But I admire this guy for keeping up the kindness when they get super nitpicky.
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@snowy22315 (192583)
• United States
10m
HOA's are a pain in the butt, but some are worse than others.
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@sallypup (65154)
• Centralia, Washington
Just now
This stuff brings me back to my now deceased Aunt. Money bags. She thought it gouche to hang a wet towel on a balcony- no way was it civilized having clothing out drying where others could see them.
