Article Courtesy of FOX 35
News Orlando
By
Mark Trezza
Published August 1, 2023
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AVALON PARK - The Avalon Park Property Owners's Association says the white rocks
around Demeris and Jose Heinsen's home violate the neighborhood by-laws. The
couple got a letter saying they have two weeks to remove the stones, which the
couple said was part of more than $10,000 worth of landscaping work.
"To my amazement, we get a letter in the
mail saying that we can't have the white rocks," Jose said.
Like most HOAs, the Heinsen’s requires property owners to
get approval before making certain changes to the exterior
of their home, including landscaping. The Heinsens admitted
that they didn’t follow those rules.
Their neighborhood bans white landscaping rocks. The HOA’s
management company said in a statement that "Avalon Park was
developed with traditional design principles that take into
consideration the regional context." The Heinsens said they
always worked to keep their property in good shape.
"We take the initiative to give the house some curb appeal,"
Jose said, "we just had the house painted and everything
without a letter from them, mind you. We were probably one
of the last ones in the neighborhood to paint the house and
never got a letter about the house looking bad because we
were always on top of it with pressure washing."
The HOA told us other rock colors were acceptable, and they
could work with homeowners on their landscaping designs. If
nothing is done, the battle over the rocks may end up in
court. The couple is going before the HOA board at their
meeting next month to discuss how they can fix the
situation.
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The Avalon Park Property Owners's Association says
the white rocks around Demeris and Jose Heinsen's home violate the
neighborhoods by laws. The couple got a letter saying they have two
weeks to remove the stones, which the couple said was part of more
than $10,000 worth of landscaping work.
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"I
could understand if the rocks were lime green, and we had glow-in-the-dark
lights, and it looked obnoxious, like a Halloween decoration you know?" Jose
asked, "I could understand that, you know? But come on."
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