Where there’s an HOA, pettiness abounds. HOAs love to complain about anything that might even be close to a violation of the strict rules.

In today’s story, an HOA complains about a homeowner’s vehicle that’s parked on the curb.

See how the homeowner gets revenge…

Mud happens

As anyone that lives in a neighborhood with an HOA knows, sometimes they like to nitpick.

I had an old Chevy Blazer that I used mostly to get through deep snow or go camping and play around in the mountains.

It sat mostly on the street in front of my house. I didn’t have room to park in the driveway lest I block access to my garage, where I park my daily driver.

He was told he needed to move his vehicle.

My “pig” wasn’t pretty, but it ran and was my toy, my workhorse when needed.

Because it spent most of the time at the curb, one day I get a letter in the mail stating I need to move my “derelict vehicle” or face fines.

The letter stated “During our visits (more like patrols) in the neighborhood, we have seen no indication that your vehicle works or has moved in several months.”

He moved the vehicle, but parked it in the same spot.

The week the letter came, we had had significant rain for the area. And with rain comes mud. And, boy, did I find mud.

The pig and I enjoyed an afternoon of sloshing through it. Top to bottom and all sides in between caked in thick, clay, mud.

And after we our frolic through the muck and mire, I put him back in his customary place.

The HOA didn’t have a rule about the mud.

My lot was on the corner and uphill from the rest of the street.

So, as luck would have it, when we got a little more rain it got washed off and painted the street downhill from me brown.

This was wonderful.

There was no language in the HOA agreement that said anything about mud coming from vehicles.

No, the only thing that could not come from your vehicles without penalty was massive amounts of fluids, or failing parts.

It was a win win from his perspective!

They got their proof it is indeed not derelict.

And I got the satisfaction of making a mess on their pretty road.

Mud happens.

*bonus It was all mud from the new development section of the same neighborhood just up the street.

They definitely got their prove that he drives the vehicle!

What do the readers on Reddit think?

One reader seemed to notice a real estate price difference worth noting.

Another user had an add-on for the frustrated truck owner.

Finally, a critic weighed in about this so-called victory.

It’s surprising that this homeowner would choose to live in an HOA!

If you liked that post, check this one about a guy who got revenge on his condo by making his own Christmas light rules.