It always pays to read the fine print, my friends.

Especially when it comes to HOA bylaws…because the people who run those organizations can act like tyrants…and it’s nice to be able to put them in their places from time to time.

That’s what this person did and we’re all about it!

Let’s see what happened in this story from Reddit…

Oh, I *must* paint my garage? Sure thing!

“A friend of mine lived in a pretty big neighborhood with a pretty strict HOA.

He was the first house at the bottom of the hill that you saw when you drive in.

He asked and was allowed to add a garage on to his house and did so, siding it with cedar planks.

It looked great.

You know what’s coming next…

His HOA disagreed and told him the bylaws state all exposed walls must be painted. He tried to appeal but was shot down unanimously.

So he checked the by laws further and found that while it was stated that all exposed walls must be painted, there was absolutely no mention of any color restrictions.

This was gonna be fun!

By the time he was done each plank was a different primary color and there was nothing they could do about it.

They were furious with him and he laughed his *** off.”

Reddit users spoke up.

This person chimed in.

Another Reddit user shared their thoughts.

This person made a good point.

Another Reddit user nailed it.

And this individual shared a story.

They didn’t see that coming!

Bam!

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