Is it appropriate to request to be released from the contract so I can look for someone else or just go it alone like I have in the past?

Investors buy in an HOA because properties are cheap, but then they quickly realize Nazis and busy-bodies run the HOA.You can try to build a coalition of owners and fight back against the charge, but it's unlikely to change.

This is a fairly common situation.On whether you should "let him go" or not, the question is, are you going to hold him to the terms of your lease regarding early termination or release him without further rent or early termination obligation. 

See article from the US Census about growth and population decline:https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/population-trends-return-to-pre-pandemic-norms.html#:~:text=Texas%20experienced%20the%20largest%20numeric,%25%2C%20respectively%2C%20in%202023.

Like in MS its quite common to transfer title that way and title is insurable in other states your right all the quit claim did is release an interest . 

The deal worked out okay but the agent my borrower worked with wouldn't release the keys, even after escrow closed, until his commission hit his bank account, that among other small issues. 

Full renovation in 2023 and re-leased at higher rate.

Contractors.Except we called it " buying a beat up hose & selling it for a profit"HGTV and GURUS  couldn't make it sound trendy though  ROFLMAO  More fun facts; The oldest contractor licensing body in the United States is the California License Board founded in 1929.Contractors are called contractors because we write Contracts.

I see we're wearing our busy-body bossy pants today.  

Mortgage Release: Similar to a Satisfaction of Mortgage, this document shows that the mortgage lender has released the lien from the property.