Novi family angry over request to remove Virgin Mary statue

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When my parents lived in Florida, they had a neighbor who had nearly 100 small statues in her front yard. Some were religious, some were animals, some were gnomes. She lived in Germany during World War II and was scared to death of loud noises, especially thunderstorms, because it reminded her of the bombing. She would run down the street to stay with my parents whenever there was a storm. Her tastes were a little strange, but no one hassled her about it.
 
I will never live in a community that has a homeowners association. No one is going to tell me I can’t fly the American flag, have a nativity outside for Christmas, or paint my house whatever color I choose. I don’t know why they need to micromanage on such a scale as they do. None of those things are offensive and the rest of the world puts up with them, so they are just being ridiculous.
 
What interests me is that this was published in the Detroit Free Press not a regular news outlet
 
HOA’s in my opinion do serve to maintain the integrity and value of a neighborhood. So I personally prefer living in such a neighborhood.
However they do seem to be micro managing this issue and should perhaps revise their policy.I can see where it could get out of control with some people but they could allow for a certain size and number of statues.:woman_shrugging:t2:Certainly a nativity scene should be allowed regardless
 
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I agree. I’m not paying boo koo bucks for a house to have other people tell me what I can put in the yard, within reason. “Yard Marys” are a perfectly fine tradition.
 
If they had issues with a nativity scene then I wonder what if any other Christmas decorations they allowed.
 
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