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Why don't Americans plant trees and bushes of stuff that they can eat in their houses instead of having useless grass? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago by Confidant6198@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Probably against HOA rules in many places.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ok, but why?

[–] johannes@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl 3 points 4 days ago

Ismt that the universal question with moet things americans do these days? ;-)

[–] Mojave@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The real answer is because in America rich people buy houses, and then create HOAs in the housing deeds and contracts to force all future owners to maintain the house in a way that will increase the neighborhood property value forever.

HOAs exclusively fight to make houses more and more "valuable" since housing is a financial investment here

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thank you. So not having a proper garden increases the value?

[–] Mojave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Correct, The value is arbitrarily tied to what the older (richer) generation wants. What they were raised on, and what they want is uniformity. They want a white picket fence, no visual obstructions on the premises, no cars visible, no individuality, and no sign that anybody in the neighborhood is insubordinate to the will of the HOA's board.

HOAs in my experience are universally hated by younger generations, but they can't afford houses or change anything.