HOAs — love ’em or hate ’em, they’ve all got rules.

But what happens when you don’t agree with the new rules implemented?

See how one Redditor banned together with their neighbors to fight back on a particular rule.

Read the story below for more info.

Your trash cans may only be out at specific times!

We live in an HOA, and if you don’t, lucky you.

We have never had any real problems, they don’t do much other than make sure the park and gardens look good.

But then, the HOA decided to get picky…

Anyhow, for whatever reason, they decided to add a new rule. It wasn’t needed, but I guess they got bored and wanted something to do.

Maybe someone kept leaving their trashcans out all week.

Fine, just ask them not to. It’s not that hard.

Oh, but the HOA had another idea.

The new rule states when trashcans can be put out. They can’t be out before 6 a.m. on Wednesdays and must be put back before 6 p.m. the same day.

This is obviously stupid and has a few problems. First of all, some people use a different company. The HOA-provided one goes on Wednesday, and it’s cheap so most people use it, but you don’t have to.

But, not everyone can follow this rule.

Some people have theirs go Monday or Tuesday. Also, a lot of people here work in the medical field and just aren’t home during those times. So, no one is there to put out or bring in cans.

That’s when the neighborhood concocted this plan…

So, a few of us got together on how to comply but be annoying about it. We decided to comply with their set times as best we can.

Take it out at 6 when a lot of us go to work or go for a morning walk, and take it back in at 6 since most of us are home. Some of us help by taking others bins to the street if they’re at work.

But, when it is time to take out the trash, do it as loud as ******* possible. Bin has wheels? DRAG IT. Got it to the street, make sure it’s firmly placed on the street. Need to take out other bag? Slap it in there and let the lids slam shut.

For those who have trash go out on other days, comply with the times, but do in on your trash day. Then, also put them out on Wednesday as required. If you can, leave trash in them and leave the lid open to it would bake in the sun all day.

And for those wondering:

Yes, it did smell like hot trash. That’s the point.

You’ll never believe what happened next…

After three weeks of this, an email was sent out.

The rule was thrown out, and we were all simply asked to put out and take in our cans within a reasonable amount of time, preferably on trash day.

Was it really that ******* hard to ask nicely? Why not just address whoever was the problem?

Oh, but here’s the worst part.

Know that, because an HOA rule was changed, a lawyer was paid to look over it before the CC&R could be updated. That means this stupid rule cost every resident money.

Anyhow, we are already planning on voting out one member of the board, who we know is the problem, come the summer election.

Redditors with odd work hours weighed in.

Others wondered why one neighborhood had multiple garbage days.

One person said all HOAs do is “obsess.”

And another person vowed to never live in one.

These neighbors created the change they wanted to see — even if it’s for trash.

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