HOUSTON - It�s not exactly �The Grinch Who Stole Christmas�.
One local family says it�s more like �The HOA That�s Trying To
Hijack Halloween�.
Every year the Palmer family brightens up their Katy neighborhood
with a Halloween light show in their front yard, with synchronized
strobes set to music
A sign on the lawn lets
spectators know where to tune their car radios, so
they can hear the soundtrack.
But this week Meghan Palmer got
a �trick� instead of a �treat� when she picked
up the mail.
�Yeah, it was a nice
�courtesy notice,� is what they titled it, from
the Homeowners Association,� she says, �asking us
to remove our Halloween light show sign from our
yard.�
The HOA says only real estate
signs are allowed, under the deed restrictions.
A
representative of the Homeowners
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Association
told FOX 26 that the Palmers� concerns could have been cleared up if
they�d just called in.
The couple admits they didn�t pick up the phone.
�I�m not gonna waste my time,� explains
Meghan.
�I really don�t know,� adds her husband
Chris. �You can call them but sometimes they pretty much stick to
their guns on every issue.�
But it�s the Palmers who aren�t backing down
on this one. They say they�re leaving the sign up for another week,
and taking it down with the rest of their lights and decorations after
Halloween.