[quote=NicMM]Ok, I see everyone is sided with the tenants. Thanks for the honest opinion.
NicMM[/quote] To put it more precisely, everybody here is siding with logic, common sense, and fairness. What the HOA does and does not do is only between you, the owner, and the HOA. The tenant deals only with you, and all that matters to the tenant-landlord relationship, is spelled out on the lease agreement. You can not unilaterally change the lease terms simply because your HOA changed its rules on you.
Full disclosure: I’ve been a residential tenant as recently as the Spring of 2011, but I’ve also been a landlord for about a year now.