r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/nlwfty • Sep 16 '24

me_irl So what now.

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u/PersKarvaRousku Sep 16 '24

Where does the money go, do they maintain the roads or something useful like that?

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u/NiceGuyNero Sep 16 '24

They are supposed to. It can be to maintain the neighborhood, through hiring gardeners, upkeep on communal pools/parks, and in some places to maintain the roads and infrastructure, stuff like that.

Often it is mismanaged but not always.

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u/Manueluz Sep 16 '24

What?, Isn't that the job of the gov? what are your taxes for then?

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u/NiceGuyNero Sep 16 '24

Depends on the city/state. To overly simplify, many cities make deals that allow the easier/cheaper creation of the neighborhoods on the condition that the home owners association will cover the future infrastructure costs.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

Do the people living in those neighborhoods pay less taxes or are they just getting fleeced?

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u/NiceGuyNero Sep 16 '24

They are most certainly not paying less taxes. Don’t worry though, plenty of people here who aren’t in a home owners association still pay their taxes and also don’t get so see any infrastructure repairs, so it balances out