Perhaps the most critical portrayals of a Homeowners Association (HOA) came from the 2006 animated film “Over the Hedge,” in which the president of the HOA, Gladys (voiced by Allison Janney) rules with an iron fist over her neighborhood. Our first introduction to the character involves her chastising a resident for not trimming their lawn in accordance with HOA rules, saying, “The homeowner’s charter, which you signed, says the grass is supposed to be two inches, and according to my measuring stick, yours is two-point-five.”
The movie was made before social media took over our lives. Facebook was relegated to college campuses and Twitter was a year away from really taking off. Now, social media has been caught in the crossfires of an Arizona HOA seeking to punish residents for their First Amendment rights.
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