Our Mission is to inform the public of the private government nature of HOAs and their governing bodies, the homeowners association, of the restrictions on homeowners civil liberties, and of the lack of effective enforcement of state laws and the governing documents under the private contract interpretation of HOAs. http://pvtgov.org In February 2006, the Appellate Court rendered its opinion (Opinion). It affirmed the decision for the homeowners, and for the HOA on counts 5, 8 and 9. It remanded to the courts for further determination in view of its opinion that TRHA [HOA] was not subject to limitations imposed by the New Jersey Constitution and that the business judgment rule and contractual standards applied. . ." http://pvtgov.blogspot.com/2007/01/twin-rivers-hoa-legal-action-short.html The US Supreme Court has stated criteria for state actors/actions beyond the antiquated "public functions" test based on the 1946 company town model. In my view, many state statutes easily satisfy one or more of these criteria and clearly establish HOAs as state actors. . . http://pvtgov.blogspot.com/2007/01/do-state-hoa-statutes-establish-hoas.html In contrast to the Community Associations Institute Rights and Responsibilities statement, I offer the guidelines taken from a communitarian point of view. Please note that the communitarian philosophy, unlike CAI's, addresses the broader social and political environment and not just planned communities. An environment under the laws and protection of the US Constitution, and not under private by Citizens for Constitutional Local Government on 12/15/2006 2:27 PM . . . http://pvtgov.blogspot.com/2006/12/how-to-build-vibrant-communities.html The CAI Rights - Responsibilities statement, offered as a guide to build better communities, reads in part, Homeowners Have the Right To: 1. A responsive and competent community association. 2. Honest, fair and respectful treatment by community leaders and managers. 6. Live in a community where the property is maintained according to established standards. 7. Fair treatment . . . . . . http://pvtgov.blogspot.com/2006/12/cais-rights-responsibilities-ignores.html Amitai Etzioni writes about ideals for a better community. WE hold that law and order can be restored without turning this country into a police state, as long as we grant public authorities some carefully crafted and circumscribed new powers. WE hold that people can live in communities without turning into vigilantes or becoming hostile to one another. WE hold that our call for increased by Citizens for Constitutional Local Government on 12/11/2006 6:56 PM . . . http://pvtgov.blogspot.com/2006/12/hoa-model-how-not-to-build-community.html Through out the country we continue to have the increased creation of authoritarian, privately chartered principalities called homeowners associations. All under the careless or non existent oversight of state legislatures that delegate their sovereign powers to these private entities. Can a state legislature delegate its sovereign powers to private governments that are not subject to the by Citizens for Constitutional Local Government on 11/21/2006 7:14 AM . . . http://pvtgov.blogspot.com/2006/11/are-hoas-subject-to-jursidiction-of.html As I far as I could determine, from my non-lawyer research, the issue that constructive notice meets the US Supreme Court judicial review tests for the surrender of constitutional rights has never been specifically challenged. The complex issues relate to the taking of one's rights and property under the 5th and 14th Amendments without "due process", or a violation of the "equal application of by Citizens for Constitutional Local Government on 11/14/2006 9:47 AM . . . http://pvtgov.blogspot.com/2006/11/hoas-as-separate-but-equal-public.html