Rachel read the latest notice carefully.
“This isn't an HOA enforcement issue,” she said.
“What is it?” Daniel asked.
“They're implying that police can enforce an HOA regulation.”
Daniel frowned.
“Can they?”
“No. An HOA can enforce its governing documents through the procedures allowed by law and its own bylaws. They don't get to turn a neighborhood disagreement into a police order.”
Rachel called the older officer.
“May I ask exactly what you were told?”
“We were told there was an ongoing property dispute and that your husband was refusing a lawful order.”
“Was there ever a court order?”
“No.”
“Any citation?”
“No.”
Rachel nodded.
“Then this isn't what they told you it was.”
The officers apologized and left.
Rachel watched the cruisers disappear.
“They're going to try again,” she said.
Daniel looked at her.
“How do you know?”
“Because whoever called them expected them to scare you.”
She paused.
“And now they know it didn't work.
CHAPTER 3 — THE SECOND VISIT
Three days later, the police returned.
This time, Patricia was with them, holding a thick folder.