Homeowners, Citing Little-known Law, Win Battle with HOA to Plant Florida-friendly Yard

A little-known state law has helped a local couple swap their traditional yard for one with less grass, lawn chemicals and yard work, despite neighborhood covenant restrictions.

Palm Coast, FL – November 9, 2011

A little-known state law has helped a local couple swap their traditional yard for one with less grass, lawn chemicals and yard work, despite neighborhood covenant restrictions.

Jennifer and John Zambrano in September asked the architectural review board at Hideaway at Old Moultrie, a small subdivision off Old Moultrie Road, for permission to install Florida-friendly landscaping, which uses low-maintenance plants and fewer chemicals than traditional lawns.

The board rejected her first request, but Jennifer Zambrano resubmitted the project and the text of a law that forces home-owners associations and municipalities to allow Florida Friendly lawns, or at least not prohibit them.

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