they are deeply conservative but saying that regulations are in place for the purpose of keeping home values is reaching. In my experience, there are a lot of HOA directors who are just control freaks who just want to lock everything down to prevent change.
> they are deeply conservative but saying that regulations are in place for the purpose of keeping home values is reaching.
That is a common stated goal by HOA officers used when I inquired about building alternative structures in a HOA when looking for land. Also preserving uniformity is a common reason.
I agree that there are underlying motivations, but I'm not sure what they are. It could be driven by some sort of underlying social contract that was established with the HOA or some fear of the neighborhood getting out of hand or diminishing in prestige if someone puts up a Yurt, Geodesic Dome, or a Tiny Home. A common constraint is forbidding habitation within a RV & minimum livable square footage & footprint. Contractors benefit from these rules as a minimum square footage is more expensive to build. It would be interesting to see some research into the underlying rationale of these administrators.
