[Wonder Warthog]

"Well.....I guess it's time for a new roof.....say....red, white and blue....with stripes.....and stars.....maybe a new paint job on the house....."

You can bet that any such paint job(s) will also be "against the homeowners association's rules". Instead of "neighborhood associations" they should call'em what they really are "nanny Nazi associations".

[freedumb2003]

>>Instead of "neighborhood associations" they should call'em what they really are "nanny Nazi associations". <<

This very well may be true -- I live in a condo and they're pretty restrictive (although we passed a rule allow US flags to fly after 9/11).

But these people moved in KNOWING the Association existed and would have been provided a copy of the CC&Rs. A little bit of research into common-interest living would have clued them in. I remember a "3rd Rock" episode where Sally was on a condo board and kicked herself out of the complex for rules violations. I mean, if even sitcoms know, how could these people not.

The decision to join this community was freely made -- they can't exercise such a decision and then later try to change the deal THEY accepted at the time. The best way to survive common interest fascism is to join the board and influence the rules.

These crybabies got what they deserved.