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A lot of contract clauses have been found void and unenforceable. Same could (and should) happen to many HOA covenants. The fact that you are unable to buy housing in many zip codes without HOA, and there are even some states (ie Texas) where you can be forced into an HOA (even if you own the house clear of one) is just insane.

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The power we are giving to HOAs is insane. They can ruin your life. There is a case that I know where a person of color was accused by his white neighbors for WFH, thus using his house for business purposes, thus violating the HOA contract, thus they initiated an eviction.

It is an ablolute mess.

Sounds like a CNN article.

It makes sense for HOAs to be able to prevent someone running stuff like a car repair shop or a mail order business from their garage.

However, what is desperately needed is some sort of appeals process in front of an actual court that could intervene in such obvious cases of abuse.

No, it doesn't make sense.

Restrictions on land use at a local level are already handled via zoning.

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