I say do it, especially since you already have to do something. I bought a dead lawner and suprisingly within a few weeks of watering it, it came back to life. Had it not, I would have gone fake in the back. HOA’s are starting to come around, mine allows xeriscapes in the front now as long as you submit plans. Do some research as to the various loose materials they use to keep it fluffed up. My kid plays football on an artificial turf field and they use ground tire bits, it smells horrible and gets everywhere in the house, it looks like someone spilled a pepper shaker, avoid that kind if they even use that for residential use.
