I'm in a showdown with my HOA over the paint job on my car - they want to foreclose my house to stop me parking outside

A MAN has been in a dispute with his homeowner's association which nearly resulted in his house being foreclosed.

Andy Lipka is a lover of classic cars and drives his Ford f250 pickup truck around Chesterfield, Missouri regularly but Woodfield homeowner's association found a problem with his vehicle.

He feels like his Ford pickup truck is the perfect ride, the man told local network KMOV St. Louis in 2019.

The truck doesn't necessarily look brand new as it has chipping paint and is also rusted.

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"I looked at it and thought it's beautiful," Lipka said.

"It reminds me of the truck that I grew up in with my dad."

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Lipka explained that, despite his truck's rustic look, it isn't damaged at all.

"It's just the way the finish has evolved over the years," he said.

The man parks his truck in the driveway of his home because two other cars already occupy his garage.

This setup resulted in Lipka being hit with around $3,000 in fines from the HOA.

He also faced a serious threat of being sued.

"The lawsuit also implicates my house," the homeowner stated.

"They want to foreclose my house."

The HOA told Lipka they'd seek foreclosure for his house if he didn't pay the fees.

The car collector filed a countersuit, KMOV St. Louis reported.

He expressed that he understands the benefits of an HOA and even acknowledged its rules that prohibit parking cars with flat tires and are inoperable or abandoned, sitting outside.

"They're making this personal," he admitted.

"And almost an attack and level harassment."

A state representative confessed that HOAs have too much power in Missouri.

"It becomes almost a fiefdom," Bryant Spencer shared with KMOV St. Louis.

Ultimately, Lipka's case was dismissed due to an agreement made by both Lipka and the HOA, which saw that each party pay fees, according to court documents.