HOA tries to fine homeowner $50 for their bright red-painted front door, except the homeowner’s property isn’t part of the HOA, and busybody neighbor issuing the “fine” isn’t a member of the HOA board: 'This is not the first time'

But not every rule is the same. A lot of these rules, the important ones, exist for the sake of everyone's shared enjoyment of a space and outline basic politeness and things that should be common sense already. Decorum, etiquette, call it what you like, these rules exist as a reminder that the space is for everyone. 

In the sake of a pool, things like not being too loud, running, or splashing others ensures that everyone gets to have their shared enjoyment, within bounds and reason. On the other hand, if you expect to go to a community pool and to not get splashed with water or for kids to be yelling and running at some point, then I have some ocean view property in Kansas to sell you. 

For another example, the cost of admission to a ticketed event does not entitle you do and act however you like. No matter how some people might think that it does. And if the argument is cost, your single cost of admission pales at the combined cost of the hundreds or thousands of people around you.

Just because no one is going to stop you from talking loudly to your friend at the comedy show doesn’t mean you should. And you can bring your infant to the Hans Zimmer night at the symphony orchestra. No one is going to physically stop you, probably. But if you don’t exit the auditorium when your infant starts screaming you should probably go home and rethink your life.

In this way, some community rules are important. And while some HOA rules might help with, like making sure your neighbor can’t AirBnB out their driveway to camper vans and park them looking in your bedroom window. “You sh

This homeowner was issued a suposed fine of $50 from a neighbor living down the street who objected to the homeowner’s bright red front door. He claimed that it violated the HOA rules as to what colors could be used.

But the homeowner wasn’t even a part of the HOA that covered that part of the neighborhood and the neighbor simply didn’t like the fact that he had to see the color while driving past it.

While this all might sound bizarrely petty this is just exactly the sort of thing that some professional community busybodies with nothing better to do like to worry about.

There has already been a previous complaint that drew a police visit before this most recent one.

HOA I am not a part of doesn't like my red door

I got a nastygram from an HOA guy down the street that my door was not an approved color. He purports to fine me $50 for this travesty. This is not the first time he has done something like this about my bright red door.

The first time we got into it, I discovered that the HOA guy knows that he has no power, he just doesn't like it and has to drive by my house to get to the main street.

I sent him a letter with the following language: "Upon consultation with my lawyer, I recommend you both: 
1) never contact me again, and, 
2) [redacted: a very crude suggestion from the homeowner to the neighbor]." 

This resulted in its own little fiasco where the cops showed up to my house but ultimately nothing happened.

Now over a year later I am in need of suggestions of things to put in my next letter. No threats, just funny things I can suggest he can do in his apparently ample free time.

Edit: I didn't make it clear, but this man is not on the HOA board. He is just a busybody with nothing to do with his time