A Texas couple wanted to repaint their recently purchased home, and has seen some insane backlash from the community. The couple, Peter and Keely Dubrova, put in a color request with their home owner’s association (HOA) and got their teal like color approved. They then went ahead and had the outside of their home painted the color that was already pre-approved. A local real-estate agent took a picture of the home and posted it online asking for opinions on the color the couple chose. What happened next is a little drastic…
The couple says that they have received death threats as well as other threats of physical harm over the color of their house. HOA then sent them a letter requesting that they repaint their home, because the color is no longer approved.
What do you think about this? I’m not a home owner personally, so my opinion may be different. I think these people pay their mortgage every month, and should have the right to paint their house whatever color they chose to. Until someone steps in and pays their bills, they should have absolutely zero impact on the decisions someone else makes with their property.
On the other side of things, I can see how some neighbors wouldn’t be happy with the color of the home. It stands out, and may be seen as making the neighborhood look bad. That being said, there’s absolutely no reason to threaten another person’s life over the color of a house, especially when you don’t own their home or pay their bills.
H/T America Now
Couple Gets Death Threats Over Color They Painted Their Home (Photos)
A Harris County, Texas, couple says they have received death threats after a picture of their house, which they painted bright teal, was posted online.
Keely and Peter Dubrova say that their decision to paint their house a shade of teal was approved by their homeowner’s association (HOA), KHOU 11 reported.
They decided to paint the house teal while remodeling, in order to make their home feel more like their own.
“I wanted to know this was my sanctuary,” Keely told KHOU.
After an anonymous realtor posted a picture of the Dubrova couple’s home online asking for opinions on property value and aesthetic appeal, hundreds of people responded with some very harsh comments.
“Everything from ‘white trash Californians, what are they doing here’ to ‘we want to hang them,’” said Keely.
A week and a half after the HOA initially approved the color of the Dubrovas’ house, the couple got a letter asking them to re-paint the house.
The realtor who originally posted the picture of the home didn’t want to reveal her identity but said she did not intend to cause such a backlash by the post.
“That [was] absolutely not my intention and I apologize that other people got out of hand with it and they shouldn’t have,” the realtor told KHOU. “I hope they’re ashamed of themselves.”
The Dubrovas are unsure of what they should do next. They said they have reached out to their HOA via email and in person to clarify what colors are approved and what they need to change.
“So we are a little confused,” Peter said. “Are we in compliance or not?”
The home has become a popular topic of discussion in the town.
“I think it’s cute,” neighbor Amanda Dennard said. “It does look cute like a doll house, but it doesn’t fit in the neighborhood.”
“I’m not too fond of the color of the house, but didn’t think they should be punished like that,” Theresa Nichols, another resident of the community, said.
The Dubrovas said they are willing and happy to comply with the HOA’s rules, but they want to know what they are to avoid any further trouble.
“This is our life,” Keely said. “We live it for each other. We’ve worked hard to afford something like this and I feel like people are squashing our dream.”
The neighborhood and the couple are hoping to get answers at the next HOA meeting on Oct. 26.
