krqe.com:  Lighter shade ends homeowner dispute

By Tina Jensen

November 16, 2013

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman who was threatened with eviction from her own home for painting her garage door red is now painting it a new–and similar–color her homeowners association chose. There’s no question Sonja Waldrop’s red garage stands out in a sea of neutrals in the Volterra neighborhood near Kirtland Air Force Base.

A few weeks ago she painted her garage and front door with “red hawk” red. Some of her neighbors liked it; some of them didn’t including the homeowners association. “They came to my door and said that I was in violation and that I needed to change it back to the original color,” Waldrop told KRQE News 13. “They did say if I stayed in violation they could actually put a lien on my house.”  Read more: