Tisha, be glad you haven't had to deal with an HOA. I'm really sorry I bought into one 3 years ago. I'm pretty sure they would have fined me as a next step if I had not taken down the deer barrier. In the decision email about the "fence", they added a sentence at the end saying the same rule applied to any coverings. No formal procedure/process was done so I'm not finished fighting for the gardenias, yet. Bottom line, if residents don't abide by HOA's decisions, fines can be issued. Beyond that, legal action is an option. Funny, they would do that but they won't even consider trying to change any of the rules because that takes an attorney too.
