# HOA Cut Down My "Ugly" Old Tree While I was on Vacation.. $1,000,000 Mistake! r/Treelaw

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Published: 2026-05-30T01:30:02+00:00
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What if I told you that cutting down a 180 year old tree can cost you over a million dollars? For some people this might be obvious but this ridiculous homeowner association thought they could cut down my beautiful oak tree without any consequences. While I was on vacation, they cut down my tree to increase property values and claimed they did me a favor! Welcome to today's Ripestories Podcast! My Name is Ripe and I am bringing you the best Reddit Stories and commentary! We have funny reddit stories from r/ProRevenge, r/MaliciousCompliance, r/entitledparents and more! We also read subreddits such as rslash justnohoa, r/entitledpeople and stories about insane funny entitled Karens! Ripestories is available on all major Podcasting Platforms and on YouTube under the @Ripestories handle. We cover stories from popular Reddit Subreddits like Entitled Parents, Pro Revenge and Malicious Compliance. You can find new uploads here every single day of the week! We also cover content about HOA stories and HOA Karens. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ripestories--5912393/support .

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