Yesterday the Washington Post ran an article on a homeowner who is battling his homeowners association in Northern Virginia’s Loudoun County. The article, titled “Driveway Painting Tests Religious Freedom” caught my eye for two reasons. One, we own an investment property that is part of a homeowners association and two, the homeowner in this story is also a Realtor.
The stand off boils down to this: the homeowner, Ram Balasubramanian, a devout Hindu, painted a permanent Hindu religious symbol on his driveway. The South Villages Homeowners Association says he has made “unapproved modifications” to the driveway.
I don’t have a bone in this fight but as a Realtor - and a property owner - I do know that homeowner associations are put in to place for good reason and, for the most part, they are well intended.
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