Homeowners who answer to HOAs have to follow a litany of rules and regulations. A single mother who rents a townhome in Arizona found out the hard way that every little thing matters to your association, including your trash.
Jessica Ensley, who lives in a community in Surprise, AZ, was shocked when her HOA fined her $150 over a paper takeout bag.
Ensley explained to local news outlet KTVK that she had taken her trash out to the dumpster when she found it unemptied and overflowing. She ended up leaving a brown paper bag from her dinner, with a receipt still attached, beside the dumpster because it was already full…