True! 16 years ago.. due to divorce and lack of funds.. I reluctantly moved into a condo.. Five years ago I was asked by the president of the association to be on the board. It’s a real eye-opener.. I do my best to keep them honest and fair ;)
I had a friend in Las Vegas that lived in one of the big planned communities. You have probably all heard the stories of HOA Nazis doing insane crap like measuring weeds in a yard....
One morning my friend looks out his window to see a man hunched over on his driveway. Curious, he goes out to see what was up. It was an HOA Nazi literally measuring the single blade of grass growing up between the expansion joint in his concrete driveway.
He was then lectured by said Nazi, issued a ‘ticket’ and told to keep better care of his property in the future or face eviction.
Following the threat to the Nazi’s life, he received a $50 fine in the mail along with a ‘friendly’ suggestion that he consider relocating to another residence more in line with his ‘beliefs’.
I have my own horror stories with the only HOA I ever lived in. But that one takes the cake.