In 2005, Harold Medina, then a real estate newspaper special section editor, asked for articles on HOA law issues. The name “HOA Homefront” also was his idea, so thanks to him for creating and ...

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For a long time, that was the case for this homeowner, who posted about their experience in the form of an open letter on an anti-HOA subreddit. "Dear HOA (specifically 'B' and the busy-body mom squad ...