[shados]

I don't know about where you live, but when I bought my place, there sure as hell was a note on the deed that I signed that said I was bound by the rules of the bylaws.

Is there a state where you can buy a house without signing anything? How do you transfer deeds over there?

[D13Fd]

My point is that you purchased the land but never signed a contract with the HOA. The deed was the agreement with the previous owner to legally transfer the land. The benefits and burdens run with the land.

[shados]

That's just to simplify things though. We have enough papers to sign when buying property as is. If it was necessary to make things work they'd make you sign it. Either way, the owner of the property cannot sell it to someone who won't agree to be part of it. Everything else is just implementation details.

[pixl97]

Yes, just like when you bought the land you were under many other non-HOA restrictions, like you couldn't install a waste processing plant where your house is.

Many Americans idea of freedom is completely out of touch with the reality on how land contract law works.