Centralization of all CC&R's per city, per state, and available to all

Of course it would. However, doing so would be a mommoth task, opposed by lawyers and management companies whose existence depends to some extent on the confusion inherent in the present fragmented situation.

RobertO - Any prospective buyer can request a copy of, or review of the cc&r's through their attorney or inquire with the Realtor for the contact to request a review. Unless a person is interested in buying or living in an HOA I don't see the benefit of their knowledge of what the specific cc&r's state. I also think there could be a negative impact upon property values. While I'm all for centralization and ease of information sharing, I like the fact that my cc&r's need to be researched by interested parties with some necessary bureaucratic red tape. As a seller, I do not think cc&r's should be available to "all" on the internet, especially at no cost. I do think 100% that the cc&r's should be available to all owners in an HOA on the internet with a secure password. If as a seller the owner wishes to provide the buyer or anyone the password, than that is at their discretion, where I believe it should be.

I don't mean to be controversial and am delighted to see anyone take an interest in HOA's as a thesis. However, your thesis seems to be like saying, if I do something better, will it be better? Centralization will improve sharing. I'm left saying...so what?

I'd love to see a thesis that takes one of the positions that centralization of cc&r's and availability to all on the internet at no cost has either a negative effect, or a positive effect on property values.