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Homeowners Associations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

A John Oliver Last Week Tonight segment on homeowners associations, covering the surprising power they hold over residents and how arbitrary their rules can be. It mixes investigative comedy with examples of HOA overreach.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as the go-to reference in threads about HOA absurdity, such as fines over small violations and authoritarian rules.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “A fun John Oliver video on how corrupt HOA's are”

    Fun take on how corrupt HOAs are

    arghwhat, 2024-05 · Recommendation · in “A man ordered to hide his boat painted the boat on his fence”

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Topics: hoa, john oliver, housing, property rights, satire

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