Oh, A HOA... I have one of those here but my neighbors are pretty cool except for one of the families on the side.
HOA's are the worse and they have their own set of rules, chances are the owner of the house does have the rules in the lease as well... If not it will change. Were not allowed to leave our garage doors open unless going in and out, All dogs HAVE to be leashed (there's even signs on the entrance of the town saying it's a $250 fine) and licensed, working on cars can be done behind a closed garage door, No more then 2 cars on the street, 3 car garage= 2 cars have to be garaged and no more then 2 cars in the drive way, cant change the plants outside, can't change color of house, can't have blinds/curtains in any other color but white etc...