Everything you need to know about fighting your HOA

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HOME ENERGY FIGHTS

HOAs install arrays of solar panels on their roofs.

Home

A regressive HOA made up a rule and then tried to take away this family's home — so they fought back in court

Homeowner Joey Myles

Home

Freedom-loving homeowner wins battle over HOA's power-hungry 'aesthetic' policy: 'This is about property rights'

Homeowner's association

Home

Couple battles HOA in court after being accused of violating 'illegal' neighborhood rules: 'There was no reason'

YARD & GARDEN FIGHTS

Home

Couple's lawn feud with heavy-handed HOA leads to change in state law: 'If they fight back, they can win'

Native grasses in the lawn, lawn rules

Home

Homeowner finds clever way to push back against HOA's frustratingly strict rules: 'They got mad at me'

Raised vegetable beds

Home

Homeowner plots defense of property rights after 'ludicrous' HOA response to their garden: 'State laws supersede any HOA laws'

LATEST HOA ARTICLES

A vibrant garden with colorful flowers and watermelons growing on trellises in a neighborhood.

Food

Neighbor says front-yard is 'bringing property values down' — Gardener fires back

A pathway surrounded by various flowering plants and lush greenery in a garden.

Home

HOA approved his garden in writing, then a new board fined him for the same design a year later

A residential street lined with houses and mailboxes under a cloudy sky.

Business

North Carolina woman says a $400 HOA bill led to foreclosure, and her home sold for just $49,000

Parking outside of an apartment building.

Tech

Apartment renter wanted an EV without home charging, and owners shared their workaround

A solar panel is installed on a balcony with wooden railing.

Tech

NYC officials urge Gov. Hochul to allow plug-in solar without utility approval

An aerial view of agricultural fields with varying shades of green and scattered trees.

Outdoors

Farmer in Thailand shows how an empty rice field became a food forest

A suburban neighborhood with manicured green lawns.

Home

Houston homeowners face Texas' highest HOA fees, with more than half paying monthly dues

A garden hose on a patch of dry grass.

Home

Colorado homeowner watered as allowed, then HOA threatened fines over dead grass

A person holding a cannabis leaf.

Home

California homeowner asked if cannabis plants were allowed, then got hit with $48,750 in HOA fines

A water leak in the ceiling.

Business

A leak sparked an HOA fight in Baltimore and led to a $10,000 foreclosure

An aerial view of a neighborhood with houses, trees, a canal, and winding roads.

Home

Northeast Florida HOA fees are climbing, but what homeowners pay varies sharply by county

A patch of grass with dry spots.

Home

Colorado homeowner got HOA warning over bare spots, then faced a $4,000 drought-friendly redo

A portable solar panel.

Home

Tennessee homeowner seeks a deployable solar array amid HOA ban, and commenters point to law

A Los Angeles renter says a container garden they created in a shared backyard could soon be removed after the landlord objected that no permission had been given.

Home

Los Angeles renter's food garden in a trashed common yard is being thrown out by landlord

A black and white speckled chicken stands among several brown chickens in a barn setting.

Home

Connecticut homeowner who gave eggs to a senior center must give up 20 hens over zoning cap

A window AC unit installed sideways in a kitchen.

Home

Renter finds landlord-installed window AC sideways, then learns it may not be safe to run

A house on a lake.

Home

Houston lakefront homeowners face $35,000 HOA fee as bulkhead fight turns bitter

Water running out of a faucet.

Home

Michigan resident says water bill jumped from $41 to $581 and brought an eviction threat

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