However, when I visit friends in HOA community its usually the same feeling unless you are over 60. They will give you a citation or stick these very hard guerrilla stickers on your vehicle or property for the dumbest things.Such as not having your garbage can properly aligned , your garage door was open for to long, visitors stayed to long in the visitor parking,etc.
They are typically old, cranky , miserable , and rude.
Once you calm back down after the old geezers charge you like you just committed a felony for leaving your garage door open while you put the grocery away , it becomes hard to not feel bad for their horrible miserable existence.
Seriously review your bylaws and don't dismiss any of them no matter how stupid,outdated, or insignificant they sound in SWFL. They will not only harass you for the little things, they look forward to it in their boring life.
Any time they can bring out the tape measure to see if your garbage can is within the acceptable distance from the street they will.
I have lived in HOA communities in central Florida and it wasn't an issue. However, down here in geezer ville its their passion to harass you.