Maintain what is truly shared.
Roads, lights, drainage, entrances, and common property deserve competent care.
The HOMO code
Seven rules.
No packet required.
This is a public set of principles, not a contract, petition, legal instrument, or downloadable template. The entire point is to make the boundary easy to understand.
Use the least authority necessary.
Power should match the job and stop exactly where the shared need stops.
Show the cost.
People should understand what they are paying for without becoming forensic accountants.
Treat private life as private.
HOAs want to know every addition or change to your property. With HOMO, it’s don’t ask, don’t tell. Taste, lawful home use, and ordinary choices are not maintenance emergencies.
Make big decisions visible.
Material costs or scope changes deserve notice and meaningful participation.
Solve problems proportionally.
Start with the actual issue. Do not manufacture punishment to win a personal dispute.
Go home when the work is done.
A neighborhood group that has finished its shared task should resist inventing a new one.