‘Supposed to help each other,’ says driver facing $100 HOA fines over sign on her car – she had a reason to break rules | 7A8E9MV | 2024-05-10 12:08:01
'Supposed to help each other,' says driver facing $100 HOA fines over sign on her car – she had a reason to break rules | 7A8E9MV | 2024-05-10 12:08:01
A DRIVER sounded off after an HOA attempted to levy fines on a sign asking for a new kidney.
Gabi Morales mounted a decal on the side of her Acura TL sedan asking neighbors for medical aid – but the car sign drew the ire of anonymous neighbors and the HOA.
"It's a community, you're supposed to help each other, not tear each other down," Morales told Tampa-based NBC affiliate WFLA in 2018.
Morales, then 23, had been waiting for a new kidney.
She told the television station she was waiting on her second transplant – she originally received her father's kidney when she was five years old.
Morales' medical needs required special care, she told local ABC affiliate WFTS-TV.
"I'm only a match to technically 1% of the world," she said.
"It's a little harder for me to find a match."
She was on wait lists at three local hospitals.
A 12-inch by 10-inch white decal sign on the side of the car asked neighbors to "Give the gift of life!"
"I have goals that I want to do; I want to travel," Morales added.
Morales was hooked up to a dialysis machine for 10 hours a day at the time, limiting her ability to leave the house.
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She said an HOA board member warned the family about a $100 fine for the sign.
"I know there are rules and we have to follow the rules," Morales' mom, Tammi, told the publication.
"But if this doesn't constitute as a reason to break a rule, tell me what does."
Neighbors went on record with WFTS-TV to express their dismay over the regulation.
<p class="article__content--intro"> Parking on a public street is generally legal, even in front of someone's house, experts say. </p> </div> </div> "It's actually really bad that people are complaining," her neighbor, Rohan Bangera, told the television station.
"They should just let it go."
However, other neighbors complained to the news station about the decal off-camera.
In January 2024, Morales said she received a new transplant in a Facebook post.
Neither the HOA nor Morales responded to The U.S. Sun's request for comment on this story.
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