HOA Fence Revenge

They tore down my grandfather’s fence without asking. So I shut off their water.

I came home to tire tracks, broken boards, and a glossy HOA notice calling my

decades-old fence “unauthorized.” The fence sat fully on my 12 acres. It had been there

since the 1940s. Behind my land is a gated HOA—perfect lawns, strict rules.

They decided my fence ruined their walking trail view, so they removed it while I was at

work. What they forgot was the water line. Before the HOA existed, my family’s well

supplied the area. The entire community was still connected through my pump house.

No easement. Just an old handshake deal. I walked into the pump house and closed