[Rick Lee]

It's so generational and cultural, not caused by economics. So many neighborhoods here have what were probably once decent houses. But the owners park several derelict cars in the front yard, use a blue tarp for a sun visor, leave dog schit everywhere and other garbage in the yard. It does not take money at all to clean up your yard or make the front of your property look somewhat presentable. You don't need money to not store water heaters, transmissions and bathtubs in your yard. As much as I hate the idea of HOAs, the are not too many non-HOA neighborhoods without some or many total slob renters or homeowners.