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kyrra on Aug 19, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Anti-Facebook

Huh? What HOAs are you talking about? At least in Texas, every HOA I know of is just allowed to pass rules about upkeep of a persons property (they also manage community resources). They have zero say about who can and cannot live in a given area. Also, HOA rules can never supersede any local/state/federal law/ordinance.

masklinn on Aug 19, 2014 | [–]

> Huh? What HOAs are you talking about?

http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/covenants.htm

> They have zero say about who can and cannot live in a given area.

Because they've been barred to by the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

undergrowth54 on Aug 19, 2014 | [–]

Parent said "they were", not "they are".

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