There are HOAs in Europe. The Wohnungseigentümergemeinschaft comes to mind.

That's different. They cant create new "laws", and they can't spy on you etc. Also that's just for one building usually (the building where you live in) not a whole community

	▲	monksy 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		HOAs can't create laws. They can create rules that are contract bound, but not anything criminal or physical based enforcement. (Taking away someone's home is civil)