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A lot of people complain about their homeowners associations here in northeast Georgia and I guess most other places too. I know their are some people in leadership positions who go overboard when they have a little power but generally I think the HOA’s provide good guidelines for neighborhoods. You have to have some rules in place to keep knuckleheads from doing weird stuff right next door to you.

One thing I think HOA’s could benefit from is hiring a single company to take care of the lawn services for the neighborhood. This would provide two good incentives for homeowners. A lower lawn care bill since the single company could be more efficient since they have less driving to do with so many properties in one subdivision. Also there would be less traffic through the neighborhood of random lawn care providers with many different employees. This creates a more stable neighborhood.

Of course I would like my lawn care business to be the one doing the whole neighborhood. But whether an HOA chooses me or another reputable lawn care provider, the benefits are similar.