Amazing. That HOA is a disgrace.
Hopefully a patriotic sod farm will pick up the story...they could sod that yard in an afternoon, I bet.
What HOA???
This is the city code enforcement harrassing him.
Anyway, all he has to do is fix it as time allows, stop in on the evening council meeting at city hall and request a dismissal. With the news article and his Iraq service they'll drop the fines.