A woman who replaced her front lawn with native plants was issued a fine because officials said it was too ugly. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports. ...
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Type: Video. Title: “Village fines woman who replaced lawn with native plants”. Author: “CBS New York”. Publisher: “YouTube”. Published: 2025-07-18T22:34:37Z. Accessed: 2025-09-02T03:07Z. URI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxCGztTaRxE.
It looks like it was the municipality, not the HOA.