Pickleball’s explosive growth is fueling conflict in Palm Beach County neighborhoods, where homeowners are suing their associations, organizing recalls and battling over plans to expand courts near their homes.
Residents in two gated communities have filed lawsuits over pickleball noise, while those in a third community are trying to recall board members who approved plans to convert a tennis court into four pickleball courts..
Homeowners say the sport’s distinctive and loud “pop” noise is disrupting their quality of life while HOAs say they are responding to overwhelming demand for courts and access to play what has been described as America’s fastest-growing sport…