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Originally Posted by mom2twins2  Never been in one and never plan to. Sounds a little uppity to me. That's a lot of money to pay just to be sure everyone 'conforms'. I live out in the country.. rural area. Funny, here we don't pay 'association' dues but all our houses are nice, well kept yards, no junk cars. Wow, and everyone manages to do all this on their own, without having to pay a fee!!! |
It's not just to be sure everyone conforms. That is part of it, but the bulk of it is to maintain all the amenities that you see listed in everyone's posts and to cover the cost of neighborhood get-togethers, etc.
You can't maintain & insure neighborhood pools, playgrounds, lakes, walking trails, etc., etc., without money. A lot of people (myself included) consider those amentities worth the cost.
Our neighborhood also has a very nice gym that residents can use.
ETA: I forgot to add our HOA also pays for trash pickup and cart rental for trash & recycling. Currently we only have to pay for recycling (not sure why - maybe because it's optional?) but they are talking about picking that up as well.
Lisa