What ever happened to just talking to your neighbor like a real person? People seem to forget that the house next door isn't just something they have to look at out their window, that there's a real live person just like them who lives there. HOA's (at least the more ridiculous ones) are the refuge of people who are so socially detached that they're incapable of dealing and respecting with people as individuals. It's a severely dysfunctional Human being who views a $1,000.00 fine a reasonable solution for not approving of someone's yard. I see this as a very depressing trend in our society.
