Nowadays you see them everywhere, but originally they were made popular with retirement communities (age restricted 55+) because the HOA is what is required to establish that restriction. Governments can't discriminate on age legally but an HOA gets an exception. In practice they often soft-discriminate in a plausibly deniable way on many other characteristics including SES, race, etc.
My parents are elderly and live in one. They have there share of stories, some of which are pretty bad. People have moved out solely due to conflicts. They kind of hate it actually. But I asked my dad if he agrees with all the enforcement and he said basically, well you don't want someone to paint their house purple. Which I think illustrates the preferences of people who seek these communities.
My parents are elderly and live in one. They have there share of stories, some of which are pretty bad. People have moved out solely due to conflicts. They kind of hate it actually. But I asked my dad if he agrees with all the enforcement and he said basically, well you don't want someone to paint their house purple. Which I think illustrates the preferences of people who seek these communities.