Neighbor Outdoes HOA Karen in a Long Game of Pettiness

Homeowner associations (HOAs) get a pretty bad rap, especially on Reddit. There's even a whole subreddit called r/fuckHOA dedicated to seething stories about the various ways in which HOAs piss people off. One redditor recently shared their own tale of petty revenge on their HOA to r/MaliciousCompliance. When one of u/FirstContribution236's neighbors (who happened to be on the HOA board) threatened to take action against OP for refusing to take down their security camera, OP opted for playing the long game of pettiness rather than succumbing. In the end, the HOA greatly regretted messing with OP. 

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“HOA tried to punish us - Told us to ‘Stop them if we can’ - Malicious compliance cost them 16% of the annual HOA income - And the cameras are still installed today” Posted by u/FirstContribution236

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While many in the comment section expressed their general dislike for HOAs, others were weirded out by OP's insistence on pointing a camera partially toward their neighbor's yard.

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