Isn't there a statute of limitations on this stuff? I mean, if it's been 7 years, no one has complained...and suddenly someone complains and the ARC decides to make you undo the last 7 years worth of growth....
can you threaten to sue them for violating a state regulation regarding some kind of statute of limitations?
I'm not saying you SHOULD sue them but - there has to be some kind of legality regarding this kind of situation. Maybe documents on landscaping permits are only required to go back 4 years, and anything older than that is considered grandfathered or something?
I don't know - it just seems pretty nasty to even consider that someone *could* be put in a situation like that over a bunch of stones and a palm tree that's had 7 years of growth already.
If it is just plants that were planted, I'd blame it on the squirrels and tell the ARC to take it up with them, since the homeowner never gave them permission to do the work
