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[โ€“] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Home owner's association; when you buy a house and it is part of a HOA, you have to sign a contract to join the HOA as a requirement of buying, which means you have to pay dues and abide by the rules of the organization, and you have to require the next buyer to also join in order to sell your house.

[โ€“] uienia@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[โ€“] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Could you elaborate? Does HOA mean something different in other countries?

[โ€“] tetris11@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

in the UK, you buy a house and you pay a council (county?) tax. If you collect junk outside of your house no one says anything, you just get assigned as a cooky neighbour.

If the rats come or its genuinely bringing down the safety of the area, neighbours might complain tothe council who may/may not do anything about it depending on how much they care. Council positions are safe/steady jobs but the pay isn't great, so you can expect swift inaction at any time.

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