Why Do We Judge Parents for Putting Kids at Perceived But Unreal Risk?

Re:Why Do We Judge Parents for Putting Kids at Perceived But... by balls187 on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @05:46PM (#12347990)

> However, the reality is, that your neighbors and the HOA just want to tell you how you will manicure your home.

Actually, it's that they want to enforce some basic standards to ensure property values aren't diminished because of the negligence of a home owner.

There are plenty of neighborhoods in the US that don't have neighborhood Associations nor HOA's.

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Re:Why Do We Judge Parents for Putting Kids at Perceived But... by pyre on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @06:03PM (#12348123)

There are HOAs where people get fined/punished because a package was left on their doorstep for too long without being picked up. I'm pretty sure that has nothing to do with property value. HOAs can be used to ensure property values don't diminish, but the reality is that they end up being run by busy-bodies that have exacting ideals on what their community should look look. Many of which have little to do with anything other than their own personal preferences.

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Re:Why Do We Judge Parents for Putting Kids at Perceived But... by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @06:11PM (#12348186)

> There are HOAs where people get fined/punished because a package was left on their doorstep for too long without being picked up. I'm pretty sure that has nothing to do with property value.

It does, indirectly. It is perceived that a pattern of packages being left outside attracts thieves to the neighborhood, increasing neighborhood crime rate, decreasing property values.

(That's not to say that individual HOA actions in this area are reasonable or proportional, just that there is a nexus with property values.)

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