January 22, 2026 at 10:35 pm

Determined Homeowner Faced An HOA Ban On Satellite Dishes, So He Mounted His On A Hearse And Parked It In Plain Sight

by Benjamin Cottrell

hearse parked outside of a house

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Nothing motivates pettiness quite like being told “you can’t” by a rulebook.

After his HOA banned a satellite dish from his yard, one homeowner decided parade around the dish in the most outlandish way possible.

Keep reading for the full story!

Another HOA story

A neighbor within the HOA had a giant, ugly satellite dish in his backyard.

The HOA rules stated that you couldn’t have one of these on your property because it was ugly and took away from the value of the house.

But that’s okay, because this homeowner had an even better idea.

So what did my dad do?

He bought the ugliest hearse he could find, attached the satellite dish to it, and parked it on the street.

The HOA board started calling the cops on his car every 24 hours.

But there was a pretty big loophole the homeowner soon exploited.

By law, a vehicle has to be moved every 24 hours or it gets ticketed or towed.

So, to spite them, every single day he moved his hearse—with the satellite dish—to a new spot to avoid a ticket or being towed.

And there was absolutely nothing they could do about it.

Take that, HOA!

What did Reddit think?

This commenter has a hard time wrapping their head around the concept of HOAs.

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Do HOAs even have the authority to enforce parking laws?

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The wheels in this commenter’s head are spinning…

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Why not throw some obnoxious color up in there?

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The dish was gone from the yard, but not gone for good.

Nothing haunts an HOA quite like a good ol’ fashioned loophole!

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.

Benjamin Cottrell | Assistant Editor, Internet Culture

Benjamin Cottrell is an Assistant Editor and contributing writer at TwistedSifter, specializing in internet culture, viral social dynamics, and the moral complexities of online communities. He brings a highly analytical, editorial voice to his reporting on workplace conflicts, malicious compliance, and interpersonal drama, with a specific focus on nuanced stories that lack an obvious villain.

As a published author of rhetorical criticism, Benjamin leverages his academic background in human communication to dissect and elevate viral social media threads. Instead of simply summarizing events, he provides readers with balanced, deep-dive commentary into why the internet reacts the way it does. In addition to his cultural reporting, he is an experienced fine art photography essayist and video game reviewer.

When he isn’t analyzing the latest viral debates, Benjamin is usually chipping away at his extensive video game backlog, hunting down the best new restaurants, or out exploring the city with a camera in hand.

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