Homeowners associationseveryone's got their opinion.

I think an HOA is really important because they keep up the community, said Anita Long.

HOAs are a mixed bag, said Ryan Munson.

Love them or hate them, millions of Floridians are tied to one in every corner of the Sunshine State.

"It might just be time we take a look if HOAs are really even necessary, said Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami). Maybe we should just do away with homeowner associations as a whole."

A Florida lawmaker floating that idea led to hundreds of viewers commenting on Tampa Bay 28s social media in a heated debate over whether to ban HOAs.

That's where Tampa Bay 28 reporter Mary OConnell found Anita Long, who wrote to us: "I appreciate our HOA."

"Could you imagine your neighborhood not having an HOA? OConnell ask

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