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26 Terrible Stories That Will Make You Fear Homeowners Associations

A Color Plum Wrong for Shutters

A North Carolina woman sinned by painting her shutters without approval from the HOA. When she did go through the process, her color choice — dark plum — was denied. She was eventually hit with fines for more than $1,000, so she took her shutters down. The HOA fined her for that, too. Angry residents cobbled together enough support to replace the HOA board with one that approved her plum shutters.

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