If it's buried, it's probably for a reason. It should stay buried.
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My brother lives in an HOA in America and it sounds almost as bad as the communism my family grew up in in Ukraine. Do not do it. Anyone who wants an HOA is a tyrant busy body loser with no life or an enemy of freedom.
Don't ever wish death on anyone. Pray that they get stuck in LA traffic for 5 hours. It's hell on earth.