Cooper's House

A friend of mine made me aware of a situation yesterday. There is a family in my neighborhood who has a 3 year old son with Cerebral Palsy. For physical therapy purposes they had a playhouse built for him last spring. They have since been informed by our Homeowner's Association board that they must remove the house. They are currently facing $50 per day fines as well as a lien on their home.

I do not know this family personally. I have exchanged e-mails with them to let them know of our support and in an effort to find out what is going on. I have also communicated with our board in support of this family and finding a solution.

If you follow the links below you will see that this is a beautiful playhouse. I have difficulty understanding why this is different than any number of much larger swingsets that reside in our neighborhood, including my own yard. Especially because it is used for physical therapy purposes and because this child cannot play on a traditional swingset due to his disability.

I am embarrassed to say this situation in occurring in my neighborhood but I want to bring light to it and encourage anyone who reads this blog to sign the Twitter petition and/or like the Cooper's House Facebook page.

As a neighbor I fully support this family in their effort to keep Cooper's house. Please help share this story so our HOA is forced to reconsider their position! Thank you for your support!

Anna
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The letter on Facebook that was originally posted for the neighbor's benefit:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=212060388869238&id=205275262881084

Please sign the Twitter Petition in support of Cooper's House:
http://twitition.com/txu33

Our local NBC station picked up the story last night and you can watch their coverage here:
http://www.lex18.com/news/playhouse-for-boy-with-cerebral-palsy-causing-controversy-in-lexington-neighborhood/#.TtgP318eqWk.facebook