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Pennsylvania, USA is trying to stop HOAs from banning native plant gardens. (infosec.pub)
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Bill was introduced in Sep/25, but I only got a whiff of it in the last couple of weeks

See House Bill HB1878: https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/pa/2025-2026/bills/PAB00038963/

Are there any other states/countries taking similar initiatives?

Summary:

Pennsylvania homeowners deserve the right to choose native plant species they desire for landscaping around their homes. However, work is needed to remove bottlenecks for homeowners to select native vegetation for their desired landscaping.

This legislation will prevent homeowners associations (HOAs) from unreasonably prohibiting the use of native plants for landscaping on private property. This ensures homeowners residing within an HOA the same ability to choose native landscaping as other homeowners.

Native plants provide many beneficial functions that many homeowners desire. These include being aesthetically pleasing and providing habitat for pollinators while being adapted to the site and typically requiring lower maintenance than non-native plants. [...]

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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

A. Thats what zoning board is for.

B. If you dont want bad neighbors, dont buy near neighbors

[–] spacesatan@leminal.space 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

If you don't want an HOA don't buy in an HOA.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

somehow my point has been again lost so let me state it more clearly this time:

most people subject to HOAs are so because being picky about housing is a privilege it's rare to have access to

[–] spacesatan@leminal.space 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no, not the poor upper middle class homeowners who were forced to buy in a neighborhood that has a strict HOA whose primary purpose is to keep property values high.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 hours ago

and the lower middle class homeowners, and the lower class renters. any development after around '98. you will deal with an HOA.

yes. HOAs primarily exist to serve capital, but they don't always act as rules enforcement against the homeowner. often who gets the rules enforced against them is someone who picked that neighborhood based on it was what they could afford near enough their work for their whole life to be affordable.