Rose Law Group Reporter Gripe of the Week
One of the nice things in my subdivision is the blooming of wildflowers each spring. They’re beautiful and enhance the neighborhood.
Two years ago, we and other residents received notices from our home owners association we’d be fined if we didn’t remove the “weeds” from our front yards. Yes, the horticulturally-handicapped HOA board classified wildflowers as weeds.
We sent the board a semester’s worth of information on weeds and wildflowers, and the issue was quickly quieted.
Sometimes HOAs have too much time on their hands. No surprise the Arizona Legislature deals each session with a couple dozen bills regarding the authority of HOAs.
Surprisingly, another weed-wildflower dunning letter was sent this year. I’ll choose to ignore it as the wildflowers have gone to sleep until next April.
