I moved into my home under a year ago & the HOA is already fighting me over a lamppost

AFTER living in his new home for a little under a year, a man has said he's in a battle with his homeowner's association over a lamppost.

Gregory Anthony Dahms knew that it would only be a matter of time before he got into it with his HOA, but he assumed it would take longer than it actually did.

In a TikTok, Dahms explained that he received a letter in the mail last summer with a complaint over the brightness of his lamppost.

"I have one of those flickering flame bulbs in it," he said in the nearly three-minute clip.

"Well, apparently that doesn't give off enough lumens."

Dahms said he called the president of the HOA to ask how bright the light needed to be.

"He went on to explain why the rule exists and blah, blah blah," said Dahms. "Like I give a rat's a**."

"But in response to how bright it should be, he basically told me that in front of his own house, he puts bulbs as bright as he can get. He was talking about the 100-watt equivalent LED bulbs."

Dahms said that answer gave him the green light to head to Lowe's and find the brightest bulb he could, eventually settling on a 300-watt replacement.

However, there was an issue with fitting the bulb into the lamppost socket, which Dahms spends the rest of the video explaining the process.

"I can't help but think that this is one of those things that your parents would be like 'Oh, if you applied yourself as hard to blah, blah, blah that you do being devious with the homeowner's association...

"I do. I work hard. I deserve to be able to f**k with the homeowner's association. That's what I'm doing."

In a second video, Dahms continued his journey of putting "this absolute lighthouse of a bulb in this fixture" and said that it turned into an entire project.

He had to upgrade the socket that the bulbs were plugged into in order to get the bulbs to fit.

"I hope you're happy," he said to his HOA. "You're gonna be happy."

Dahms was able to get the bulbs in and shared how bright the lamppost was, saying that it did not disappoint.

He said that his antics could end up getting him in trouble again but it was well worth it.

"Malicious compliance," wrote one commenter. "Love it!"

"That's my level of petty! You have so much to teach us, Jedi master," wrote another person.

In the most recent TikTok on the lightbulb saga, Dahms said neither his neighbors nor the HOA has complained about the lamppost since but he's waiting for one.