Yeah. The neighborhood we moved from had lots of unkempt yards and cars parked all along the streets. We thought it would be nice to have some mutually agreed upon tidiness, and it is. 

The part I don't like is that we have to get permission anytime we want to plant something new in our yard and we aren't allowed to have chickens. It's also just a bigger house than we need.

Are you part of an HOA?
I heard those are despicable. 

Satosora

No we've only been here a few years and there are several things we'd be happy to change.

Undisciplined

econ

It All Began When the Government Tried to Make Housing More Affordable

Price drop and everything has to be right. 
Especially if you are moving from a house you have lived in a long time. 