Imagine living in an HOA and wanting to find a way to get back at the HOA for all of their annoying rules. Would you ever consider revenge via a Christmas decorating loophole?

In this story, one homeowner in an HOA does just that, and the HOA was probably fuming when they saw the homeowner’s yard.

Let’s read the whole story.

Christmas Decorating and an HOA

My friend lives in a homeowner’s association and they have a very strict rule on lawn ornaments and decorating.

They have banned pink flamingos on their own, this is important later, and for Christmas they require the house to have a theme.

My friend was looking for a way to mess with them and I found it for him in the Bahamas.

The HOA liked the idea.

The theme he chose was Christmas in Paradise, he sold it to the association by saying it would be bright colors to off-set the dreary winter we were having.

They enthusiastically approved it, they had no idea.

The HOA probably really regretted their decision.

He found some plastic palm trees, borrowed nine of a friend’s pink flamingos and built a sled for Santa.

The flamingos had reindeer antlers and the one in front had a red nose stuck on.

The reigns for his flamingos were lights not bells.

He also had lights on the house and fake palms and a sign that said Christmas in Paradise.

The HOA couldn’t do anything because I had found a painting in the Bahamas that inspired the whole set up and bought it for the friend with the flamingo collection and it fit in with his theme.

That’s hilarious, and it does sound pretty cheerful.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

I think 70-80% might be a little high.

Here’s a comment bashing HOAs.

I disagree.

It definitely sounds cheerful!

I doubt they’ll be able to get away with this next year!

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