Houston HOA Issue?

[Kevin Wood]

Has anyone had issue with an HOA? We have a tenant that clearly reacted poorly with the HOA. I don't have the full detail, but I gather from what was sent to us. We got a letter from the HOA with multiple "violations". Including

-Grass not fully mowed (rational and we agree)

-Bike outside the house (seems nitpicky)

-Dark color on the bricks (not even noticeable in the picture and ridiculous)

-An AC unit visible on the side of the house which has been there at least 6 years

All of these are at least within view the part the REALLY bothers me is the following. The HOA went into the back yard (without permission) and found the following:

-Blue tarp folded up in the back yard 

-A row boat that is rather small (we didn't know it was there but it's very small and not a big deal for us)

-An item on the roof that looks like a small table that was blown up there (we agree with removing this)

We agree with some of these items, but I'm particularly concerned with the trespassing and identification of items that are not within the control of the HOA. Has anyone had an issue of this nature? I know that my tenant is responsible to some extent for this hostility, but am not sure how to handle this violation of privacy and reasonableness.