tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060417.post4052409289427866903..comments2023-11-05T06:18:25.377-06:00Comments on The Privatopia Papers: Meet with HOA? That'll be $650 for our legal counselEvan McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479661304143631524noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060417.post-17488645368156488032011-11-28T07:25:14.521-06:002011-11-28T07:25:14.521-06:00> So much for the notion that private HOA gover...> So much for the notion that private HOA government <br />> is superior to municipal government because it's <br />> closer to and more responsive to constituents. <br /><br />Do you mean like this claim?:<br /><br />"Since HOAs are very local and small, participants are often neighbors and hence have incentive to settle disagreements in a civil manner. You would also have more influence on your HOA than on Boulder City Council."<br />-Brian Schwartz. "<a href="http://old.i2i.org/main/article.php?article_id=1702" rel="nofollow">Free-Market Alternatives to Zoning</a>"<br />The Independence Institute. February 28, 2009<br /><br /><br />The constituents (or customers) of HOA private corporate governments are <i>not</i> the homeowners, but the professional property management companies and HOA law firms.<br /><br />The homeowners are the HOA corporation's <i>product</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com