‘This is my house that I paid for with my own money’: HOA threatens homeowner with $100/day fine because their Christmas lights are ‘too festive’

Where there's a Buddy the Elf, there is also a Scrooge.

Take a look around you. At least one of the people you see hates Christmas and will do anything in their power to talk down those who opt to actually enjoy their holiday season. For whatever reason, the holidays strike a nerve in certain individuals, and some of these individuals have the power to police how you decide to celebrate this jolly time of year.

What better Scrooge exists than an HOA? The number of rules in an HOA handbook is probably as long as Santa's nice and naughty lists, and that's because every home needs to look crisp, clean-cut, and uniform. Sure, you can argue that those who decide to join an HOA in the first place know that they're signing up for this, but you never think that people would police some colorful Christmas lights.

In the story below, an HOA homeowner is threatened by their HOA to take down their colorful Christmas lights, or else they'll be fined 100 dollars each day they remain up. Only white lights are allowed… So nobody has Christmas cheer anymore? Scroll below to read the full story.

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