Wise v. Harrington Grove Community Ass'n

MARTIN, Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by real property owners against their homeowners association. The facts, as reflected in the record on appeal, are as follows: In 1999, William and Lynn Wise (plaintiffs) purchased a home in the Harrington Grove subdivision in Raleigh, North Carolina. Plaintiffs’ home, as well as every other home in Harrington Grove, is subject to the “Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of the Harrington Grove Homeowner’s Association, Inc.” (the declaration), recorded with the Wake County Register of Deeds in May 1987.

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