A big legal fight could be brewing in unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri over a family’s desire to keep a garden and some pet chickens in their back yard. The family lives on a 1/5 acre lot in a subdivision of about 500 homes. They say they’re being ordered by the HOA to get rid of their chickens because of complaints by another homeowner.
The HOA refuses to tell the family who’s complaining and why. They’ve just ordered the birds be removed. The family, one of whom blogs under the name “Garden Gal,” could potentially be facing a lawsuit that could eventually cost them their home.
I remember those wonderful times of youth, when Mom sent me and Brother Greg to the back yard to plant some tomato seeds. How fun it was to water our tiny plants each morning and each evening race down to the flower patch to see which one of us possessed the the “Magic Touch,” that mysterious “Green Thumb” most of us only wish we had.
One summer it was grapevines we planted. They climbed right up a trellis on the side of the house. From our perch in the big bay windows we could all see the growth, although we never seemed to get any mature grapes.
A former doctor is now facing a second murder charge after the death of a man he wounded Thursday night.
The second man, 69-year-old Marvin Fisher, died Sunday. He was a member of the HOA board of directors and a past president. The other victim who was killed instantly Thursday night was the current HOA president, David Merritt. The suspect, 51 year old Mahmoud Hindi had a longstanding dispute with the Homeowners Association. The HOA had repeatedly demanded he remove a fence and a driveway which were not built according to rules and regulations of the community.
Painful news from Louisville, Kentucky, after an angry homeowner opened fire in his HOA board meeting Thursday night. One man was killed and another critically injured.
The suspect, 55 year old Mahmoud Hindi had repeated conflicts with the board over a driveway and a fence that had not been approved by the board. It’s not the first time people have been killed during an HOA meeting. Sadly, it probably won’t be the last. The escalating level of conflict in America’s HOA system can only point to more violence.
Hindi is in jail facing charges of first-degree murder and seven counts of assault and wanton endangerment.
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