Alex Betancourt of Suwanee, Georgia, has been in conflict with his homeowners’ association (HOA), the Deer Valley Community Association, over the right to install solar panels on the back side of his roof, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
It’s not uncommon for HOAs to object when residents install solar panels that are visible from the street. Some homeowners are forced to choose locations for their panels that get less light just to keep an HOA happy, while others end up in long legal battles over the issue.
But Betancourt’s case is even more puzzling because his solar panels aren’t at the front of the home, to begin with; they’re at the back, facing away from the road, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…