Bill was introduced in Sep/25, but I only got a whiff of it in the last couple of weeks

See House Bill HB1878: https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/pa/2025-2026/bills/PAB00038963/

Are there any other states/countries taking similar initiatives?

Summary:

Pennsylvania homeowners deserve the right to choose native plant species they desire for landscaping around their homes. However, work is needed to remove bottlenecks for homeowners to select native vegetation for their desired landscaping.

This legislation will prevent homeowners associations (HOAs) from unreasonably prohibiting the use of native plants for landscaping on private property. This ensures homeowners residing within an HOA the same ability to choose native landscaping as other homeowners.

Native plants provide many beneficial functions that many homeowners desire. These include being aesthetically pleasing and providing habitat for pollinators while being adapted to the site and typically requiring lower maintenance than non-native plants. […]

  • The D Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
    71·
    1 month ago

    it’s just that any development built after Clinton requires you to enter that contract or the bank won’t approve your loan

    • glitch1985@lemmy.worldEnglish
      210·
      1 month ago

      Which is needed in developments since the houses are closer together and it just takes one person turning their front yard into a used car lot to drive down property values and annoy everyone else.

      • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        Sane countries handle this with local public authorities.

        If your garden becomes a tip in the UK the council will step in

      • piccolo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        1 month ago

        A. Thats what zoning board is for.

        B. If you dont want bad neighbors, dont buy near neighbors

          • The D Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
            5·
            1 month ago

            somehow my point has been again lost so let me state it more clearly this time:

            most people subject to HOAs are so because being picky about housing is a privilege it’s rare to have access to

              • The D Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
                3·
                1 month ago

                and the lower middle class homeowners, and the lower class renters. any development after around '98. you will deal with an HOA.

                yes. HOAs primarily exist to serve capital, but they don’t always act as rules enforcement against the homeowner. often who gets the rules enforced against them is someone who picked that neighborhood based on it was what they could afford near enough their work for their whole life to be affordable.