“I know.”
“And you’re sure you want to do this? Because once you start down this road, there’s no going back. The legal fight will be significant. The HOA will probably sue. This could take years.”
I looked out the window at the stumps. At the exposed hillside where my father’s trees used to stand. At the shade that would no longer exist, the privacy that had been stripped away, the message that had been sent: “Your land is ours to manage as we see fit.”
“I’m sure,” I said. “They made a decision about my property without asking me. Now I’m making a decision about theirs.”
The Letter That Started Everything
Patricia drafted the notice. Formal. Legal. Citing the damage, the violation, the clause that gave me the right to enforce consequences.
“This letter serves as formal notice of revocation of the easement granted to Cedar Ridge Estates HOA on March 15, 2019. Per Section 7(b) of the agreement, this revocation takes effect thirty days from the date of this notice due to material damage caused to the grantor’s property by actions authorized by the grantee.”
