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HOA banning dogs on grass - suggestions? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi Lemmy, My HOA sent out a email saying dogs are no longer allowed on any grass in common areas or front yards including grass between sidewalk and curb which is.... everywhere except our own tiny backyards. The reasoning is some dog urine effected dead spots. Honestly I didn't even notice them, it's 95° here and all the grass looks sad.

It's a walking town and we are not a gated community, non-residents walk their dogs here all the time, so this rule can only punish those who live here and has no ability to effect others.

Anyway, this seems like a 'we have tried nothing and we are all out of ideas!' moment so I wanted to see if anyone here had any suggestions I can pass on to maintain a "good" curb appeal ground cover-wise while allowing dogs to do normal dog stuff.

I can converse with the HOA board in good faith, but this rule is basically banning dogs from the neighborhood - which I super did not sign up for.

Pertainent info: PA, USA - Town Home style homes - small central common grass - owned for 8y.

Edit: it seems like people may have glossed over the question part and skipped straight to HOA bashing (which is warranted at times!) so I will rephrase:

What ground covering or neighborhood solutions to similar (perceived) issues have other communities employed?

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Strange as it sounds, it's possible to stop animals pissing in public. Our HOA just installed laser turrets on every street to establish a no fly zone for birds, and birdshit has largely stopped.

There is a new problem of insect infesations and bird carcasses on people's properties though. Several people have been fined for leaving them there for more than an hour, but on the plus side that's helping pay for the turrets, which are EXTREMELY expensive to purchase, maintain and power.

There's also been an uptick of plane crashes nearby caused by sudden pilot blindness, but we're told that's an issue of personal responsibility on the part of the pilots. They've been advised to take regular eye tests.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Our HOA just installed laser turrets on every street to establish a no fly zone for birds,

Wtf? Please tell me this is satire.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah. There's no way they're serious. The FAA would come down on that HOA like the CIA on an off the reservation drug cartel.