[porsche tech]

Our gated community consists of about 4000 homes and the HOA fee is about $1300 / year. They have a full time security force of 27 that has all the authority of a local sheriff and man two access gates 24/7. The HOA maintains 72 miles of roadway, miles and miles of bike / leisure paths, all the parks and common areas. There's a huge pool, tennis center with 12 Har-tru courts, beach area and several recreational buildings. They do control what trees you can cut down, what color you can paint your house and stuff like that. Some find that objectionable but I feel like it's a big reason why the place is as beautiful as it is. We've lived here 8 years and I'm happy to pay the $1300 every year. That's my 2 cents about HOA!