Is there anything in the world more vile than a Homeowner’s Association?

KENNEWICK — Burke Jensen moved to Kennewick about a year ago, bought a nice house in the country south of the city and began to settle into a new job at Energy Northwest

Then came the call five months ago to serve his country in Kuwait

So Jensen, who says he is an involuntarily mobilized reservist, headed off, leaving behind a pregnant wife, a young son and a 2.5-acre lot with not a spot of landscaping

Now, Lt. Jensen is being told to get an irrigation system and landscaping on his property as soon as possible or face legal action from the Oak Hill Country Estates Homeowners’ Association.

Get a load of the sweetie pie who is leading the charge against Lt. Jensen:

“I really don’t give a [expletive] where he is or what his problem is,” said Chick Edwards, owner and developer of the 47-lot subdivision at the south end of Oak Street in Kennewick

“It doesn’t matter to me,” said Edwards, who insists Jensen has violated terms of the homeowners-association covenants requiring that landscaping be completed within one year after an occupancy permit is issued for a home.

Wow

Discussion question: Why on earth would you buy property in an area controlled by a Homeowner’s Association?  Do you really want to live in a situation where your neighbors can vote to decide what color your house is going to be?  Or how you landscape your yard?

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