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I hang my laundry sometimes, I've never been bothered about this in a string of rentals, owning houses in HOAs, owning houses outside of HOAs. Mostly you just don't do it in the front yard, which seems like basic common sense? Also, in the US nearly everyone has a washer and dryer, so the only time you need to hang laundry is for delicate clothing that is drip-dry only.

I lived in Europe for a time where it was common to have a washer and no dryer, because the electrical grid couldn't support it (old buildings retrofitted with power with only 60A service were commonplace in two of the European countries I lived in). But even in this case, mostly people had brackets on a window that pushed out to make a clothesline towards a center common courtyard for a blockhouse/flats, not out into the street (or if it was street-facing it was well above street level). This is different than in this article where someone is hanging clothes out at street level in their front yard, rather than the back, which is considered a private space.

If you don't want an HOA, don't buy a house in an HOA area. I certainly got tired of HOA bullshit, which is why I bought a non-HOA house.