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Twenty percent of all U.S. homeowners, and 80% of those in newly built homes, are subject to homeowners association rules, according to The Associated Press. These can dictate everything from house color to the kind of Halloween decorations that can be placed in the yard — if any can be. Many people who live in these communities appreciate their HOAs and the restrictions they impose to maintain property values, says attorney Kevin Britt, whose Seattle law office represents HOAs and homeowners