Mila Kunis has spent more than three decades in front of cameras, but the role that consumes a surprising amount of her time isn’t on a set. It’s in her own Los Angeles neighborhood, where she oversees the homeowners association and handles the daily stream of resident concerns that come with it.

Kunis said the position began informally but has turned into a steady responsibility. She is, in effect, the first stop for small grievances that in any other subdivision would be handled by an anonymous management company.

“I take the complaints,” she said, matter-of-factly, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

The issues run the gamut: garbage cans left out too long, early-morning noise, disagreements over property upkeep — “If you have a complaint about someone’s trash or if you ha

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