Reply #40: Texas is poised to take a smack down against out of control HOAs [View All]

Such as this one:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/northeasttarrant/stories/032810dnmethoa.4195fce.html

COLLEYVILLE – This affluent community, full of beautiful new homes and shops, doesn't look like a hothouse for revolutionaries hellbent on overthrowing the established suburban order.

But a group of residents in five luxury neighborhoods has grown tired of their homeowners associations dictating everything from how many day lilies to plant in a flower bed to what companies they can hire to put in a swimming pool.

In fact, real-estate developer David Bagwell has angered so many homeowners that they've banded together to sue the homeowners associations that enforce his strict architectural standards.

"We walked into a nightmare instead of a dream house," said Gary Heape, 73, a software developer who built a home in Bagwell's Old Grove neighborhood.

Heape and his wife, Ann, said they no longer speak to Bagwell. Their lawyers exchange letters about issues such as the day lily count and the details of wrought-iron fence construction.

"It's the most bizarre thing I've ever dealt with in my life," Gary Heape said.

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