[devonkim]

That would be an HOA moreso than the features of a condo, although a condo tends to imply an HOA in the US. The irony of my experiences with an HOA is that its actions tended to suppress my property value rather than preserve or grow it.

[tomjakubowski]

I don't know how a condo building could operate without some kind of shared ownership structure for the common areas and shared infrastructure. What are the alternatives to an HOA in a condo building?

[bombcar]

actual laws about such things, I presume.

hoas only make sense to me in condo situations - but even then you’re at the mercy of others