Earl Lee Cotton, Sr. et al. v. Vinings Estates Community Association, Inc.

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What the court decided

The issue and key facts are that Earl and Deidre Cotton were fined and ordered to remove an outdoor kitchen and pool pavilion they built without prior approval from their homeowners association, Vinings Estates Community Association, Inc., due to noncompliance with the HOA's design guidelines. The Cottons appealed the trial court's post-trial grant of permanent injunctive relief. The holding and result are that the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, upholding the HOA's right to enforce its declaration of protective covenants and granting permanent injunctive relief requiring the Cottons to remove the structure and restore the area to its original condition.