'Really uncalled for,' neighbor says after HOA sues grandma of 10 for $10,000 over pets she's kept in yard for 22 years | S2B77TP | 2024-02-08 19:08:01
Teddi Alvey, a retired nurse, has stored chickens as pets f
A GRANDMOTHER was sued by her HOA over pets she had stored in her yard for 20 years – a neighbor stated on the time that the lawsuit was "really uncalled for."
Teddi Alvey, a retired nurse, has stored chickens as pets for 45 years across several homes.
She's lived in Utah, Arizona, and now Missouri City, simply outdoors Houston, Texas, and has resided there for the past 22 years.
"Some individuals get a canine, or a cat, we get chickens. We're simply hen individuals," Alvey informed NBC affiliate, KPRC-TV, in 2020.
Alvey, a mom of 5 and grandmother of 10, thought the chickens have been allowed within the backyard of their house in Lake Olympia, where she's lived together with her family since 1998.
Nevertheless, they realized something was incorrect in 2008.
"No sheep, goats, horses, cattle, swine, poultry…snakes, livestock or different animals or fowl of any type shall ever be deliberately stored on any lot or the property," read a bylaw in their HOA settlement.
The Alveys informed the outlet that an HOA member stated they might maintain hens so long as the animals didn't disturb neighbors, but roosters weren't allowed.
A number of of Alvey's neighbors stated they never had a problem with the hens.
In February 2020, the HOA board despatched Alvey a letter, informing them that their chickens have been a "violation" they usually had to eliminate them.
The family resisted at first but Alvey's husband, Don, informed his wife they should surrender.
"Once I advised her that, the thing that was hardest for me is watching her break down," he stated.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> Teddi Alvey sank into depression and was finally prescribed anti-depressants by a psychiatrist.
Alvey's psychiatrist wrote a letter to the decide within the case, which learn, partially: "Alvey requires her seven chickens to reside inside her yard for medical reasons as service animals to keep her calm and have the ability to perform in everyday life. … I consider it might be detrimental to her health and well-being if she is unable to get this accommodation."
Six of her neighbors additionally wrote letters to the decide, asking him to save lots of the chickens.
"It's completely no hassle to us," wrote one individual. "No noise, no odor, no nuisance."
The Cross family, who lived next door to the Alveys at the time, informed KPRC-TV that they love the chickens.
They even constructed a gate into their shared backyard so their toddler might feed the animals each day.
"The lawsuit is just…really uncalled for," stated Joe Cross.
One other neighbor stated the HOA should "p**s off."
Terry Sears, an lawyer for the HOA stated the board of directors is "duty-bound to enforce the restrictions."
"We anticipate the decide to enforce the bylaws," stated Sears. "We've afforded [the Alveys] numerous opportunities to conform."
An lawyer for the Alveys referred to as the lawsuit "unlawful and unjust" in a court submitting at the time, claiming the statute of limitations ran out for the HOA.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to the Lake Olympia Civic Association for comment.
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