HOA, homeowner at odds over security door
By Cindy George – March 15, 2013 — Houston Chronicle
Burglars, be forewarned. You’ll hurt yourselves trying to break through the doors on Charles Babineaux’s house. In 2007, he was among the first homeowners in Brunswick Meadows – a subdivision on Harris County’s south side toward Pearland – that became a target for thieves who kicked in doors to steal new appliances and other valuables. Babineaux said he appealed to the homeowners association, which, at that time, told him to take whatever precautions he deemed necessary to protect his home. So, the METRO bus driver had wrought-iron security doors installed on the front and rear entrances of his house. The metal barrier facing the street also has a tinted background panel.