HOAs Need Tools to Combat Deadbeat Homeowners

Most talk of HOA reform is based on taking aim at abusive boards in response to sob stories by people who of themselves are bad neighbors. What about the other people in the neighborhood? What about their rights? The HOAs, especially small self-managed HOAs with comensurate small budget; need to have the tools necessary to enforce compliance with assessments and Covenants without transfering the cost of Covenant enforcement to all the neighbors who follow Covenants and try to be good neighbors. Some homeowners prioritize their own needs above neighborliness. Barking dog owners, owners that won't put their pet on a leash or don't pick up their pet's waste, short term rental owners with numerous loud partying tenants, people operating business out of their homes, people not paying dues, people with teens vandalizing common areas, people whose yards look like an industrial yard, teens riding RVs above the speed limit. NONE of these people are good neighbors. If they would take responsibility and correct their own deficiencies, the HOAs they wouldn't incur fines and costs. The legislature is making it systematically harder for HOAs to enforce their Covenants. Right now, many HOAs are taking care of things that would otherwise result in calls to law enforcement or municipal zoning enforcement. They should be thanked. Yes, I'm sure abuses exist however the Legislature shouldn't be in the business of relieving people from their responsibilities and the consequences of their own actions at the expense of others in the neighborhood.