abc13: Homeowner wins tree battle against Southern Highlands HOA
By Darcy Spears —September 6, 2013
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – To plant or not to plant? That was the question. Now, Contact 13 Chief Investigator Darcy Spears has the answer in this HOA Hall of Shame update. It’s status quo for Louis Washington, and that’s just the way he wants it. “If it hadn’t been for channel 13, I truly believe they would have made me put the trees in.” In the Spring, the Southern Highlands HOA began sending Louis letters saying he was in violation for not having trees in his front yard. “My house has more greenery than any house you wanna go around and look at, and they’re saying I still need a tree, which I do not agree with that.” They told him he had to put two trees in, despite the fact that he bought the home brand new from builder Pulte Homes, who installed the landscape in 2002. Read more: