Imagine living in a neighborhood with an HOA that’s so strict that they’ll make you rip out your landscaping if they don’t approve of your plants.

If you lived in a neighborhood like that, it would probably be a good idea to get your plants approved before planting them.

In this story, one person decides to submit a list of plants they want to plan to the HOA.

Keep reading to see how the story plays out.

All flora must be HOA approved

I used to live in a suburban neighborhood.

The houses cost a tiny bit more than the next neighborhood, so the people on the board/neighborhood volunteers thought they were better than everybody.

They did things like adding a gate, which nobody wanted, to keep out the nonexistent burglars.

Apparently, the board didn’t look too closely at the neighbor’s list.

If you wanted to plant anything in your yard, you needed approval. Write it up, submit it, wait for the stamp.

They could make you tear your landscaping out if you didn’t.

One resident didn’t like this, and submitted a form with all the plants they requested to cultivate. It was a long list of the specific names (the Latin names) of a bunch of weeds and invasive species.

It was approved.

That’s funny! I hope they didn’t really plant all of the weeds though.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

I’m not sure why anyone would want an HOA either.

This is interesting!

You can’t have it both ways, but leave it to an HOA to try.

Here’s the perspective of someone from Australia.

The HOA might regret their decision.

If you liked that story, read this one about grandparents who set up a college fund for their grandkid because his parents won’t, but then his parents want to use the money to cover sibling’s medical expenses.