> My HOA is $100/yr and the only common property are some pillars at the 2 entrances.
Yeah well that's a lot of price to be paying for a couple of pillars. I'd rather pay $0. I'm not paying $100 to some random dude. They aren't the IRS.
> We do have rules that I actually like, for example:
That doesn't mean I have to like them. I shouldn't have to pay my $100 to be subject to restrictions.
> - no driveway basketball goals or other sports equipment
> - no motor homes or boats parked in driveways
What? Why do you care? It's not your home, let them do what they want
> - fences have to be approved. We have 5-6 different kinds that they accept, but not 30
I'll build my own damn fence. I'll build my fence how I like it.
> - sheds and other detached storage buildings have to be approved. Anything attached to the house doesn't require approval
I think this is a city building code issue for safety reasons, in any case the HOA should have no say over it.
> These rules to me are to maintain property values of the neighborhood.
I have ZERO responsibility to maintain YOUR property value. And if I truly own it (i.e. not under mortgage), I have ZERO responsibility to maintain my own property value. I only have responsibility to be a good citizen and not be a nuisance or public health hazard to you. A boat in my driveway does nothing to you, and it's not upto you to tell me where to put my boat.
Yeah well that's a lot of price to be paying for a couple of pillars. I'd rather pay $0. I'm not paying $100 to some random dude. They aren't the IRS.
> We do have rules that I actually like, for example:
That doesn't mean I have to like them. I shouldn't have to pay my $100 to be subject to restrictions.
> - no driveway basketball goals or other sports equipment
> - no motor homes or boats parked in driveways
What? Why do you care? It's not your home, let them do what they want
> - fences have to be approved. We have 5-6 different kinds that they accept, but not 30
I'll build my own damn fence. I'll build my fence how I like it.
> - sheds and other detached storage buildings have to be approved. Anything attached to the house doesn't require approval
I think this is a city building code issue for safety reasons, in any case the HOA should have no say over it.
> These rules to me are to maintain property values of the neighborhood.
I have ZERO responsibility to maintain YOUR property value. And if I truly own it (i.e. not under mortgage), I have ZERO responsibility to maintain my own property value. I only have responsibility to be a good citizen and not be a nuisance or public health hazard to you. A boat in my driveway does nothing to you, and it's not upto you to tell me where to put my boat.