Why would anyone join when your neighbor isn't a member?it already does. it's called HOAs and all homeowners get to vote on what can and cannot be done in the neighborhood/properties/etc.
the best thing for people that don't want to abide by the covenants of their HOA, is to not be part of one (or win the vote). at one time i hated HOAs. now, i like them. it keeps the guy down the street from turning his property into a dump and killing all of our property values. and we all got a vote on what is/isn't allowed. no government was involved.
The HOA is the government in this example dummy.![]()
which you don't have to join. now, name me one other government that you don't have to join. your local government? state? federal?
that's the key. it's voluntary. if a person doesn't understand that, then the conversation isn't going to go far.