This is why I have never and never will in in a HOA situation.
When I met my second wife she lived in a condo with a HOA. She was cited for having her garage door open too much. The rules were that you had to close the door each time that you parked.
Who are these people? They don't have the guts to just walk up to you and make their case...No they send an anonymous letter.
I told her to just keep the door closed. Then me being the A hole that am. I started parking my car on the lawn.
And nobody said a word.
And they complained about her cat. He was a tough cat. And he would kick the cr@p out of the other cats. What are you suppose to do? They're cats...They fight. I'm not putting my cat in a cage because he can kick your cats azz. Put your cat in a cage if you've got your panties in a bunch about it.
I Won't do it.
But I also see the other side of the fence. I looked at a house once when I was getting divorced (again) It was a nice house. I liked it. But the guy next door had a bunch of junky cars parked in front of it. And I'm talking about total garbage. No way was I going to look out my front window everyday and see a bunch of beat up K cars that never moved.
This woman is getting the shaft. Maybe those pictures were a bit staged for the camera. But really It's doesn't look like a big deal. I've done worse. I am doing worse. I've got cars all over my place. Leave her alone and let her park where she wants. Get a life.
100 grand is pure stupidity. Even my ev wives didn't take me for that....Oh wait...Yes they did.