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In June 2020, a court denied a Texas resident’s request for an emergency order to allow him to fence off his yard because his disability—a compromised immune system—left him vulnerable to COVID-19 exposure to passing strangers.
The resident owned a single-family home in a community governed by a homeowners association (HOA). Under the community’s rules, any construction to community properties, such as installation of a fence, must be preapproved by the HOA.
