ROSWELL, Ga.,None — A public declaration of affection written on a Roswell family's property has them at odds with their neighborhood association.
Resident Duden Yegenoglu said her father left the love note on her driveway for her mother.
"He was washing my car one day about a month and a half ago, and he wanted to be cute, so he wrote 'Benur,' which is my mom's name, 'I love you,' on our driveway," Duden Yegenoglu told Channel 2's George Howell.
The pressure-washed message was written in all caps, inside a heart. Several neighbors said it was sweet, but while the couple was away on business, Yegenoglu received a letter from the neighborhood association demanding they get rid of it this week.
"We've been getting a lot of compliments, so the letter was totally unexpected," Yegenoglu said.
Neighbors said they were surprised.
"It's good to see people express their feelings in a public way," Matthew Khodayari said.
Another neighbor said the letter was probably sparked by one complaint.
"I would just be interested in how many neighbors are really upset about it," Karin McGovern said.
Courtesy Duden Yegenoglu Driveway love note Howell contacted the neighborhood association company, Management Plus, but no one was available for comment Sunday. The letter doesn't give any reasons for the demand, but it suggests pressure washing or graffiti removal companies to get the job done.
Despite the deadline provided by the letter, Yegenoglu said she's leaving the note for now.
"It's just nice to see after 29 years that love is still there and they're still willing to do those little things once in a while to show each other that they really love each other," she said.
Duden said that her father will return from Turkey next month, and she will let him decide what to do with the message.
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