Posted on 09/01/2015 1:54:48 PM PDT by BBell
A judge has sided with a Missouri couple whose purple backyard playset prompted threats of fines – and even jail -- from the homeowners association, according to Consumer Affairs. Marla Stout said the Raintree Lake Neighborhood Homeowners Association told the family they failed to get the color approved and that the purple hue did not conform in the neighborhood, the website reported.
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Judge rejects HOA's attempt to impose fines and jail time over backyard swingset
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Video showing the swingset
http://www.kmbc.com/news/purple-playground-poses-problem-for-lees-summit-family/34643618
These HOA people are jerks.
A small bit of justice in news today. Thanks
HOAs can impose jail time now?
This is good news.
HOA fachists haven’t all been Che’d yet?
They tried. And failed. Good. What a silly thing to fight about.
If they threatened jail over this, they are fascists. They need to be thrown out of office.
All HOAs try to be little kingdoms. Many assume more powers than they actually have. We were fortunate in that the HOA for this subdivision is very weak and are aware of it. ;-)
One time the HOA tried to make a neighbor remove his RV from his driveway because it was ‘unsightly’.
They asked residents of the whole subdivision in a ‘newsletter’ what they thought about it.
Over ninety percent of the responses were to the effect that they were jealous because they could not afford an RV! The HOA dropped the whole issue. ;-)
Everyone hates HOAs. And Boehner.
It is nice to see Junior Nazis get slapped down once in awhile. That’s what most HOA are.
If you buy the house you agree to the HOA.
Why would you then spend your life fighting over such stupid stuff?
Why did you move there?
It is very liberal to want what everyone else has, and then force changes after you finally get it. Very liberal behavior.
I spit on the behavior.
Boehner and McConnell.
HOA’s are evil
Now all the homeowners get a nice big legal bill for all that. Plus, criminal charges should have been filed.
“If you buy the house you agree to the HOA.
Why would you then spend your life fighting over such stupid stuff?
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Are you really that fascist, pro-HOA, no matter what? The HOA was in the wrong, made illegal threats, and even sued...and lost.
Does their HOA have it own jail or something
These rules seem silly but I keep coming back to the same answer — if you don’t want to live in a community with rules, then don’t buy a house that is subject to a HOA. Its that simple.
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