HOA Ban for Millions of Americans Gets Closer

1. HOA ban for millions of Americans gets closer - MSN A potential ban on homeowners associations (HOAs) in Florida is edging closer after a state Republican said he was considering filing legislation about the matter. Juan C. Porras, who represents ...
2. Millions of American homeowners one step closer to terminating dreaded ...Jan 22, 2026The proposals would affect more than eight million homeowners, with current figures estimating that more than 60 per cent of Florida's homes operate within HOAs. Lawmakers hope that the changes will "address transparency issues" by creating a one-stop, state-funded court process to deal with condo and HOA disputes.
3. Donald Trump Signing Executive Order To Ban Homeowner Associations ...
   Feb 27, 2025Rumors about President Donald Trump planning to sign an executive order to ban Homeowner Associations surfaced on social media this week. A TikTok user first made the claim on February 17, saying the president 'has done us a big favor', after he 'signed an executive order to ban HOAs'.
4. Florida lawmaker says it might be time to abolish HOAs across state ...
   Aug 26, 2025As WPTV reports, more than 40% of Florida residents live in a community with an HOA or condominium owners association. With Florida's population topping 23 million, that's more than nine million residents living in one of these communities. Among that large cohort, many have grown frustrated with the rising fees and costly legal disputes.Florida Lawmaker Wants To Abolish HOAs Amid Rising Backlash

 

Maybe this would have been a good one for the libertarian forum but I want to follow this story.

How could I advertise the idea so maybe someone with the organizing skills to pull it off makes it happen ?

Now its posted I will remember to follow this story this would be so awesome just thinking of all those defective personality types how upset they will be they can't entertain themselves being the community control freaks, I so hope this passes !

 

Banning the HOA is kay-o with me. Nosy, tyrannical old farts should never have that much power over their neighbors. If you didn't buy the house its none of your beeswax. Don't like it, don't look.

 

One reason that HOAs were created was to increase demand for non-HOA homes !! Around here, there are 459 homes for sale that have an HOA.
There are 11 for sale without an HOA. The developers get large profits from slapping up HOA houses.

 

Interesting. I just thought they were a response to the outlawing of redlining.

 

Many housing developments claim to have No HOA, but they DO have a 'Homeowner's Committee' with CC&Rs that can be even more strict about what you are not allowed to do. The CC&R's are buried in the County Records and you have to be determined and diligent to find the file(s). If you don't find the CC&Rs and read them, you may regret purchasing the property. Real Estate Agents like to minimize the CC&Rs as it's in their best financial interest to sell properties, not bother with the fine print.

 

HOA is different for type of housing.
The Co-Op, :Association Always.
The Condo,: Association, Always.
Some Communities are in a DeMinimus PUD: planned unit development. For detached homes.

The real estate appraiser and title company will show the type of community.
Mortgage lenders may turn down the loan application if the community has issues. Or charge extra points. Some Communities could have fiscal issues or be subject to lawsuits or legal prosecution. Many have just too many rentals to qualify for a vanilla loan. Insurance is another issue.
Confirming post #8 homebuyers are disclosed early in the process.

 

My thought is, hey, if you don't want an HOA, don't move into the neighborhood. If you do move in, you've agreed to the covenants with the HOA, don't move in and try to get rid of it.

If you want your neighbor to put a junk car up on cinderblocks or have a chicken coop in the front yard, go somewhere else.

If you want your neighborhood to be a sea of unmaintained rentals bought up by corporations, go somewhere else.

The HOA here is elected by the neighborhood....and it is a thankless job. They keep all the common areas in shape, neighborhood landscaping, repairs, see that the community pool and tennis courts are well managed and maintained, they review architectural and landscaping changes - like you can't just clear cut your yard, you can't paint your house candyland pink, and yes, you need to cut your grass and maintain the appearance of your home. Every now and then, someone gets testy and then they go to court and all we end up doing is spending a lot of your neighbor's money for your hissy fit. And yes, the percentage of rentals is limited.

It works and we have a fine friendly community.

The next neighborhood over is of the same age homes, has no HOA anymore, and is now over 60% rentals and it shows. Their community pool has been abandoned. Houses aren't maintained. Common areas are a mess. Values have dropped....but shame on the HOA......

 

Renting (neo feudalism) should be regulated out of existance everyone should have chance to build wealth. I agree it destroys neighborhoods. Its like form of Usury too but that anouther topic..


But OK kinda saw this coming. 'Just don't buy HOA'...

1. They are not building traditional single family homes anymore but instead FORCING new developers to include HOAs. They are not voted into existence.

We can't have traditional single family homes unique houses we never see that built anymore just these cookie cutter neighborhoods where they took usually took beautiful natural woodlands bulldoze and kill and destroy every living thing and build cookie cutters and all natural habitat replaced with turf-grass and fertilizer dependent shrubbery and if any little bit of nature dares try and take root gallons and gallons of roundup are pissed all over it.

Those Vinyl Village treeless lifeless wastelands its like why even waste the money on hundreds of pounds of fertilizer roundup and bug killer they leach into everything why not just get plastic bushes and grass it would look the same.

The traditional housing people want is only for the wealthy the way things are going. Drive around and see how unique house with big trees in yard = big asking price.

2. Here is really the problem democracy really is like gang rape -- One person hates the idea but 4 others agree on it "democracy".

These HOA types are so incredibly selfish.

One person may really enjoy boating its the only way for them to get out into the wild have some real fun in this life the land is all built up but the sea is still pretty much wild and free. They don't have $600 a month for a dock space.

But 4 people think their lives would somehow be "better" if they didn't see a boat in their neighbors driveway. Or a tomato plant in front yard.

I don't know the thinking behind this incredible selfishness but they are willing to rip off their neighbors happiness 100% completely for the most MINOR .01% increase in their own.

 

Yes, shame on the HOA for forcing their way into neighborhoods where they weren't supposed to be in. Having a ridiculous amount of power over their neighbors over even the tiniest things that hurt no one. Ruining people's dreams of becoming home owners by being unreasonable tyrants and putting liens on people's houses. Contributing to homelessness, shrinking middle and lower class housing. Covert racism.

The only time neighbors are being harmful in a regular old neighborhood, is if they're actually doing something harmful. Like diddling kids, hoarding pets, domestic abuse, driving recklessly, or murdering people just as a few examples.

 

Holy cow how does this kind of thing not lead to violence? I would have seriously kicked someone's ass or did some really expensive vandalism in retaliation for sure.

What if you made Roundup™ ice cubes or like took Roundup and pour it into dixie cups and freeze them in the freezer then drive by and toss them on the lawn of the hoa tyrants house, I think even with all the cameras everyplace if you did this when it was dark windy and raining this combined with the time it takes for the roundup to kill the lawn they could never figure out what happened !

Roundup™ ice cubes !

 

Oh no I just had a terrible thought !

If they really did ban the HOAs those people would take their dark energy to city hall and the whole town would be screwed with tyrannical rules.

The HOA ban is a bad idea, at first I liked it just for the fun of watching it happen but it might be a real bad idea.

The law of unintended consequences. That always happens.

 

A Home Association in a community of individual buildings / houses has a lot less power than an Association in a Hi-rise or Garden style townhomes.

In Florida, the Surfside Condo in Sunny Isle Beach is in trouble. The Condo Board did not take preventative maintenance against deterioration of the piers from salt water.
It has led to a new law mandating inspections. Condo units have lost value as assessments and common charges have climbed all over Florida.
Many of the retirement age condo owners were all for postponing the maintenance costs on the oceanfront Hi-Rise.