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Homeowners Associations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
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.
HN uses it as the go-to reference in threads about HOA absurdity, such as fines over small violations and authoritarian rules.
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