Privatopia: Homeowner Associations and the Rise of Residential Private Government, winner of the 1995 American Political Science Association prize for the best book on urban politics, lays it on the line and tells it like it is without sugarcoating. Read it, and you will learn about things you never even thought about.

A very informative book that’s full of facts that dispel some of the myths about what it’s like living under the jurisdiction of a homeowners association (HOA) “group of powerful neighbors,” that has broad powers over your daily life. Examine these private governments and read expert descriptions of the bitter conflicts spawned by strict HOA regulations, and the apathy.

Celebration, U.S.A. is a book about the homeowners association that Disney built, the poster child for the ‘reinvented community,’ so embarrassing that Disney took its name off the water tower.

Fortress America Learn all you need to know about gated subdivisions, walled off from the rest of society by security guards and iron gates.