KATY, Texas — A battle is brewing between a family and their homeowners association (HOA) over a cross being displayed outside their home. Bryce Dehn and his fiancé Jeanette Talasek bought the house in the Morton Ranch subdivision in August and added the cross a couple of weeks later. The purpose of the cross was to dress up a fake shutter bolted to the brick that seemed out of place. “We liked the fact that it’s made out of wood,” Talasek said. “It would complement the wood and the fact that it would fit perfectly.”
The couple was feeling right at home in their Katy neighborhood until a letter arrived this week from their HOA. “They put up an exterior modification and they didn’t apply for it,” said Bill Higgins with Crest Management Co. Crest manages the Morton Ranch Homeowners Association. Read more:
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