‘Cried for days,’ says homeowner suing HOA for 2nd time over things left on patio – there’s new rule just for her house

A HOMEOWNER is suing her HOA for a second time after it has put rules in regarding her patio for any future buyer of the property. Jeannie Brown from Roanoke County, Virginia, suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and has increasingly struggled with her mobility around her home. Jeannie Brown is suing her HOA for a second time after a letter means that she now feels trapped in a house she struggles to walk inKYOU TV Brown suffers from MS and has previously had to fight her HOA for a patio so she could safely be in her backyardKYOU TV Brown’s home is part of the Hunting Hills Place Homeowners Association which she has previously taken to court over installing a patio. “I was surprised when I actually needed the patio to walk in my backyard safely that I couldn’t have one and even after people knew about my disability,” she told WDBJ 7 News. “Although I was denied multiple times I just happen to be one of those people who knew fair housing law.” She filed a lawsuit and won the case and subsequently got her patio installed. However, with the progression of her MS, Brown now struggles to move around her home, struggling particularly with the stairs. With her future in mind, Brown and her husband launched a property search and found an ideal one-story home as well as a buyer for their current home. It was devastating. I cried for days. Jeannie BrownWDBJ However, her HOA issued a document outlining rules for the next owner. “Once the property is sold and a new owner takes possession, the raised flower boxes will no longer be approved by the board,” the letter shown to WDBJ states. “Additionally, the board requires that all furniture, fire pits and other items be removed each night – nothing may remain on the patio overnight.” As a result of the restrictive rules, the buyer backed out and Brown filed another lawsuit against her HOA in January. “It was devastating. I cried for days,” Brown said of the buyer backing out allegedly due to the HOA’s letter. “I had approximately 100 boxes packed that took me quite some time to do and many of them are still packed. “I just can’t do it. I can’t get my heart set on another perfect home only to have it be pulled out from underneath me again.” On a Facebook page for the HOA, residents have taken to the latest post about a community clean-up to comment on Brown’s situation. “Anyone considering a home in this development know the HOA won’t let you put a deck in your own backyard,” one Facebook user wrote. “Even if you need it because of a disability. Be warned” “Can I build a patio? If so can I put patio furniture on it?” another sarcastically asked. “What a joke… sue this places a***s off,” a third wrote. Speaking about her lawsuit, Brown noted that she accepts she may or may not win but wants to make people think about their words and actions. “The purpose of my lawsuit is simply to bring attention – please be kind to your neighbors. Be inclusive. Don’t be divisive, life is hard enough,” she said. The Hunting Hills HOA and its attorney have not yet responded to inquiries made by WDBJ 7. The U.S. Sun has reached out to the HOA for comment. When she started struggling with the stairs in the property, Brown and her husband attempted to sell it after finding a perfect one-story homeKYOU TV Brown claims the buyer for her home was scared off by her HOA’s new bizarre and strict rules regarding her patio which led to her filing her latest lawsuitKYOU TV