I'm a 10%er... COOL!!People hate HOA’s because HOA’s are made up of people. There’s maybe 10% of the population who can handle any level of authority or power without losing their minds and deciding they deserve a throne and HOA’s are certainly no exception.
Had a couple mild run ins with mine over the 15 years we lived in our last house. I don’t miss it and somehow the neighborhood still managed to go downhill in spite of its existence. The primary one was me violating the rules by parking a “commercial” vehicle in my driveway. It was a fully marked police car. That was pretty good reinforcement for my feelings toward them in general.
Commercial vehicles: Police vehicles are municipal, not commercial. I like it when marked Po-Po vehicles are here. Especially when the lights aren't flashing. Had a State Trooper here a while back, good guy and I always had my wallet after talking to him.
We get the occasional bob-tail tractor but those folks know where to park and not cause traffic issues. Can't say that for all the residents here...