Housing Community Bans Possession of Firearms

According to NewsChannel5.com:

ANTIOCH, Tenn.- Some people in a Nashville neighborhood are furious over a new rule that makes it illegal to own a gun.

Residents in Nashboro Village said it's unconstitutional and leaves them defenseless.

Two weeks ago, residents received a letter from their homeowners' association indicating that guns are not allowed on the property.

I haven't found a more detailed version of this story yet, and the article in the title link is unclear about exactly what gives the property manager the right to impose such restrictions. At one point, it is referred to as being in a letter from a "homeowner's association", and in another place it makes it sound as if the rule was decreed by "Officials with Ghertner and Company, the property manager at Nashboro Village".

This article makes me wonder if homeowners associations actually have the power to vote in firearms bans. I would think that if they can control what color you paint your home, where you can park your cars, etc., there's probably a legal mechanism for them to hold a vote and decide to ban the ownership of otherwise legal firearms from your property. Things like this make me glad that I absolutely refused to consider buying any home under the dominion of a homeowner's association. I can't understand why anyone would volunteer to be subjected to an additional layer of bureaucracy in their lives, especially since we are already burdened with a plethora of government bodies and agencies that regulate how we use our private property.