Florida Couple Gets to Keep Home's 'Starry' Paint Job Mayor Must Publicly Apologize for $10,000 Fine

Reason Magazine ^ | Jul. 18, 2018 | Eric Boehm

[dayglored]

> ... even a Chevy 350 engine block on the front lawn in day glow colors...

Decades ago I lived in a grad student co-op house near Cornell. At one point we replaced a cracked porcelain toilet and placed the old one out on the lawn, painted in, yes, dayglo colors. It stayed there for many years, but eventually the residents of the house moved on, and were replaced by new grad students who had no similar sense of humor. The old throne got chucked out.

But it was real handy in the meantime for giving directions. "We're the house with the dayglo toilet."

[a fool in paradise]

The Van Gogh family should sue them for copyright violation

[TexasGator]

LOL! How about a wrist ID?

[Kartographer]

If it were a U.S. flag or a nativity they would have been forced to burn the house down and pay the fines.

I am having issues now with my HOA I have had a Flag flying banner style on my house for 13 years now they are telling me that flag can not be hung banner style according to HOA regs. The house is presently up for sale and I am not sure how hard I will fight this, but it burns my A$$!

[a fool in paradise]

This is the mayor, not HOA saying it is verbotten.

[Rebelbase]

In my old hometown a bunch of do-gooders tried to form an HOA for a old neighborhood to get a historic designation.

One guy prominent house painted it a disgusting purple with pink trim and placed old toilets in the front yard as planters.

His resistance resulted in the collapse of the historic designation effort.

[TexasGator]

“apparently neighbors liked.”

You live there?

[TexasGator]

“I read the article expecting some ramblings on artistic expression from some partially sober artsy person. Instead, there was a uniquely simple solution to caring for an autistic son. Their reason for the jumbo Van Gogh was if their autistic son were to get lost, he could simply tell his finders to take him to the Van Gogh house. “

If you read other articles you will see the mother saying this as an afterthought and not the main reason.

[VanShuyten]

“Wonder what their neighbors think?”

If it doesn’t negatively affect their homes’ values, then it doesn’t matter.

If it does, then SUE!!!!!!!

[Mears]

I pass a Painted Lady Victorian every day——muted colors,very tasteful,a beautiful house.

.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

We have this in south St. Louis:

But no one complains. This is a beer town, after all.

[Cowgirl]

Reminds me of the Obama’s portraits.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Except for the picture of Van Gogh stuck in there I like it.

[bigbob]

Good for them, the lord mayor gets comeuppance.

I’d have no problem living across the street from them. What’s the big deal? Much better than living across from a perfect looking conventional house owned by a big asshole.

[Moonman62]

Van Gogh himself didn’t like Starry Night, and that copy on the house is even worse.

[Hugh the Scot]

Wow. You cranky old farts don’t think much of private property rights, do ya?

Unless under contract to someone (HOA or similar) who cares what the neighbors think?

[Hatteras]

"...was painted like some Rolling Stones album covers..."

Was it painted black?

I once had a house painted like The Beatles White Album cover...

[exPBRrat]

HUH! Dr Who fans perhaps?

[dainbramaged]

Wonder what their neighbors think?
It could be worse, like fluorescent hot pink or chartreuse.

[grateful]

My vision of what that house looked like was much nicer than reality. :(