Blind man fights with HOA over neighborhood fence | KXAN.com

Blind man fights with HOA over neighborhood fence | KXAN.com: AUSTIN (KXAN) - A legally blind man is planning to sue his homeowners association after they blocked access to a bus stop.

Chris Prentice is legally blind. He moved into the Berdoll Farms neighborhood because of the easy access to the bus stop. Then the HOA installed a fence last week, meaning Prentice's walk is now about a mile long.

"We wanted something close enough to the bus that I could get to and from work independently, " Prentice said.

A year ago, the City of Austin sent a warning letter to the HOA saying the fence needed to be removed because it blocked access for disabled residents. The city also suggested a possible compromise and suggested adding a gate. So far, that hasn't happened.
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Yet another paradoxical account from gated Privatopia where the gates ostensibly are there to keep the bad guys out but can also lock the inmates inside. 

Las Vegas HOA to pay $65K to family after barring them from parking ambulance in driveway | Star Tribune

Las Vegas HOA to pay $65K to family after barring them from parking ambulance in driveway | Star Tribune: LAS VEGAS — Federal officials say a Las Vegas homeowners association will pay $65,000 to a family after refusing to allow them to park an ambulance in the driveway.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the settlement in the disability discrimination complaint Wednesday.

Officials say the family bought the ambulance because their disabled son needed to be taken to medical appointments while lying down. But authorities say the Harbor Cove Homeowners Association banned the family from parking the vehicle in the driveway, saying community rules prohibited commercial vehicles.
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You vill only ride in a passenger vehicle sitting upright.