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by leejoramo 636 days ago
This doesn’t include the apparently over 350,000 Home Owner Associations in the USA that are effectively another layer of local government with the powers to tax and regulate like other special districts
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Per Wikipedia, an HOA "is a private, legally-incorporated organization that governs a housing community, collects dues, and sets rules for its residents".

Citing Tabarrok, Alexander (2002). "Market Challenges and Government Failure: Lessons from Voluntary City". In Beito, David T.; Gordon, Peter; Tabarrok, Alexander (eds.). The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society.

<https://archive.org/details/voluntarycitycho0000unse>