HOA Homefront: Drought’s over, must our cactus go, too?

Q: After my HOA approved my drought-tolerant design, they asked me to add ‘more and bigger plants’ which violates Civil section 4735(e). Are the regulations still in place after May 2017? And if they are in effect, who do I get in touch with to help me enforce them? — I.D., Vista
A: Associations cannot ban drought-tolerant landscaping, as Civil Code 4735 still is in force. The part of that statute which no longer applies is part (c), which bars associations from penalizing memb