Homeowners in residential communities near Raleigh, North Carolina, say unauthorised individuals and groups have been using their private community swimming pools without permission, despite residents paying substantial homeowners' association (HOA) fees that are meant to fund upkeep and enforcement. They claim their HOAs have failed to intervene or enforce access rules, leaving paying residents frustrated that shared amenities are being used by people who have not contributed to their cost or upkeep.

The dispute centres on communities in the Raleigh and Garner areas, where residents feel that HOA boards are not adequately policing pool access despite the fees homeowners are required to pay. Details of the specific enforcement measures, if any, taken by the HOAs involved were not fully available in the source material.