Deployed soldier threatened with lawsuit over lawn

Soldier threatened with lawsuit over lawn

06:53 PM PDT on Friday, October 17, 2008

KREM.com
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Dozens of volunteers installed landscaping Friday at the home of an army reservist from the Tri-Cities who was threatened with a lawsuit by his homeowners' association.

Volunteers lay sod at the home of an army reservist in Kennewick.

Lt. Burke Jensen moved to Kennewick about a year ago and bought a brand new home. For much of that time, Jensen has been deployed overseas-- mostly in Kuwait.

Last month, the head of Jensens' homeowners association threatened to sue him for not installing landscaping, as required.

"I really don't give a [expletive] where he is or what his problem is," Chick Edwards, owner and developer of the 47-lot subdivision, told the Tri-City Herald.

"This is a contract. I don't like the way his property looks. This clown gets to do what he wants, and I'm as mad as hell," he said.

Edwards' comments drew ire from people across the country after the story was published.
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