Supreme Court of North Carolina August 22, 2003, No. 428A02 (Wise v. Harrington Grove Community Ass'n)

MARTIN, Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by real property owners against their homeowners association. The facts, as reflected in the record on appeal, are as follows: In 1999, William and Lynn Wise (plaintiffs) purchased a home in the Harrington Grove subdivision in Raleigh, North Carolina.