Why do people agree to homeowner associations?

I've just heard of too many on power trips and come up with crazy stupid ideas like this to trust them.

They must keep their garage doors up from 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday or get a $200 fine.
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Renaci · 36-40

Because there has to be certain minimum standards otherwise you get trash with a couch and neon pink kiddie pool in their front yard and neighbors shooting at minorities while chewing their tobacco.
On the other hand many of the rules go too far. Like to the point of turning all the houses into carbon copies of each other to the point of pleasantville vibes.
I have seen the extremes on both ends tbh.

sstronaut

@Renaci From my experience, that's not true at all, never seen that happen in my life, without those HOA standards one or two houses might look a tad crazy but the rest are fine.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Renaci Pink paddling pools equated with gratuitous murder attempts in one sentence....

I expect that was either one place or a purely satirical comment; but I'm glad I live thousands of miles and an ocean away from such places.