BLACKHAWK — A family that says its children were banned by their homeowners association from trick-or-treating or playing outside has sued the HOA in federal court. Seth Neri and his wife, Carolynn, say the Tennis Villas at Blackhawk imposed rules targeting their three minor children from engaging in typical kids’ activities, including going door to door on Halloween, hanging holiday decorations and playing in their neighborhood.

“There is a problem when children are not allowed to go trick-or-treating in their own neighborhood or play with their father in front of their own home,” the Neris’ attorney, Stuart Fagan, said Thursday. “The Fair Housing Act guarantees families with children that they won’t be treated differently from adult-only households. Sadly, this homeowners association and its management company fail to realize that families with children have rights, too.”