WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

My first experience with our property owner’s association occurred before we even began construction. The property is a somewhat secluded five acre parcel on which we intended to build our home. My builder happened to have the opportunity to obtain some free fill dirt, which we needed for the project. The truck dumped the load, which couldn’t even be seen from the road, and the association promptly fined me $100 for beginning construction without a permit. I paid the fine without discussion, as the builder informed me that we saved more on the dirt than the cost of the fine, but it still bothered me that simply dumping a load of dirt on my own property would result in this sort of action. WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD!