15 People Share Their Super Annoying Experiences Dealing With HOAs

I’ve never lived anywhere with an HOA but they seem annoying just to BE annoying. People with a small amount of power who love to flex it on people just trying to paint their garage or something.

From fining you for the wrong shade of blue on your shutters to enforcing bizarre rules about lawn gnomes, HOAs can be a real nightmare. It’s like living under the watchful eye of a petty tyrant who thrives on making your life just a little bit more difficult.

Get ready to cringe at tales of over-the-top regulations, power-tripping board members, and the absurd lengths some people will go to maintain “neighborhood standards.”

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Jason Mustian

Jason Mustian

Jason is a Webby winning, Short-Award losing humor writer and businessman. He lives in Texas with his amazing wife and four sometimes amazing kids.