{
  "id": 4910810,
  "title": "More than 40 Tennessee tiny home owners seek $5m in HOA lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/more-than-40-tennessee-tiny-home-owners-seek-5m-in-hoa-lawsuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:24:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/more-than-40-tennessee-tiny-home-owners-are-seeking-5-million-in-a-zombie-hoa-lawsuit-alleging-nearly-80-of-the-hoa-budget-went-to-a-lawn-care-company-owned-by-the-developer/articleshow/133650375.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 40 homeowners in Tennessee’s Sunset Bluff community have joined a $5 million lawsuit against developer Claude “Chip” Hayes III, accusing him of retaining control of their HOAs and mismanaging funds. Residents allege that nearly 80% of one HOA’s budget went to a lawn care company owned by Hayes, while several promised amenities remain unfinished.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}