HOAs in the US are governed by the Fair Housing Act and can’t just say “no because no”.
The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, and since 1974, sex. Since 1988, the act protects people with disabilitiesand families with children. Pregnant women are also protected from illegal discrimination because they have been given familial status with their unborn child being the other family member.
HOAs in the US are governed by the Fair Housing Act and can’t just say “no because no”.
You might be confusing deed covenants with HOAs.
Mostly my info was based on a documentary of HOAs that were still saying no, probably with excuses, to keep black people out of their neighborhood