My HOA Fined Me $300 for My Halloween Decorations

My HOA Fined Me $300 for My Halloween Decorations

Two days after I finished decorating, a $300 HOA fine landed in my letterbox — for Halloween decorations, in October. I was stunned.

So I read all 94 pages of the HOA bylaws with a cup of tea. Buried in the fine print: the fine was completely unenforceable.

So I turned my yard into a full haunted house — 400 visitors and $380 raised for the food bank.

Faced with the bylaws, a petition, and 400 happy visitors, the HOA backed down. Read the full story