Why do you have to join an HOA if you buy a home in an HOA neighborhood? Why isn’t there an opt out option?

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Edit just to clear up: I don’t have a positive or negative opinion on HOAs. I know next to nothing about them. They’ve just been mentioned to me a few times by family members recently and I asked about aspect I didn’t understand

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You don’t. But the owner is not able to sell it to you if you do not agree to join. And part of joining is signing the contract giving up your right to sell to buyers who didn’t sign the contract. Your only opt out is not to buy, not because you have had rights taken away from you, but because the seller gave up their rights.

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