[banana_giraffe]

Yep, my current HOA charges an optional $40 a year.

It's basically enough to do some upkeep on the neighborhood entrance area, along with some cash for incidental expenses for neighborhood events.

I've lived on both extremes of HOAs, from this current one to one where I got fined for opening the hood of my car in my driveway to replace a headlight (working on your car in view of others was specifically called out as not allowed).

I can see why people would want the more extreme HOAs, but it's generally not for me.