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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 9748692" data-attributes="member: 6701124"><p>People can get upset when they think the way a neighbor keeps their house affects their property values.  The towns codes or HOA covenants set that baseline.  A bigger area like a city often has enough variability to keep the rules within check  (maximum height on fences, cutting the grass, not parking on the grass, or the like maybe being in the codes).  An HOA is often founded with all brand new houses  that everyone involved in the initial rules just bought (so paint color, keeping front yards clear, type of tree you can plant, etc). Having a smaller number of people it is also easier to get the critical mass to go even farther.</p></blockquote><p></p>