HOAs are not everyone’s cup of tea

Once again a bored writer fell prey to the rants of an aggravated homeowner and published a story on the evils of homeowner associations. One of my fellow MeFites, though he violated the posting guidelines by simply posting a biased phrase as hyperlink text without any additional commentary or explanation (which I find oddly amusing), put it up for discussion on MetaFilter. Given the often (small l) libertarian bent of many commentators, the cries of fascism were not long in coming. Being president of the HOA in which I live, I feel the commentators are generally giving us a bum rap and said so, in detail. To summarize: HOAs are not evil but are also not for everyone.