man HOA making everyone pay $10k suddenly

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Euripides posted...
They exist because someone needs to be in charge of maintenance and repair of common spaces, snow removal, etc.

So shouldn't the townships be in charge of that for stand-alone communties? And whoever owns the land the condos are on? I don't see why there needs to be a self governing agency in places like that
I don't want this man's life, I want his sandwiches.