Apparently the developer owns half the homes and has voting power.
This isn't the homeowners' faults. This is beyond predatory.
This shit needs to be illegal, and the company doing this needs to pay.
Most HOAs exist to do common area maintenance and make sure neighbors don't paint their house purple, install neon exterior lights, and chase away buyers.
This is something else entirely. It's malicious theft.
It's a home, yes.
It's a significant portion of most people's net worth, yes.
But it's also a subscription service.
Read my comment, I specifically mentioned about not getting a house with an HOA in the first place. Again, if you chose a house that's in a HOA, it's on you.
> This is beyond predatory.
Of course, they're predatory, what did you think was it about? It's always someone with a power trip sitting on their boards. For a "HN contrarian", you sure get upset about a logical argument.