We forgot about getting paint colors approved

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We moved into this house about 3 and a half years ago. It had not been painted in a few and now it is time. In this retirement community we chose, you own the manufactured home, but not the land it sits on. The man who owns the land where about 140 homes are located lives in California and owns several of these communities. When you purchase your home, you do so subject to several pages of rules and regulations (This is not uncommon, even in subdivisions where you own both the land and the residence). One of the restrictions is that you must get the color you plan to paint your house approved. You submit the color to the resident manager and she approves it or passes it along to "Andrew," the owner. This is a good thing really, since some people might choose loud pink, red or purple colors and he can prevent that But, we forgot. Anne chose something from Sherwin Williams called "banana cream", a soft yellow, with "soft fawn" trim. She had it tinted and got it during their 40% off sale, then we were reminded about the rules. Oops! The manager indicated that Andrew is not fond of yellow, however, we drove around and found a half-dozen yellow houses. Anne submitted the paint chips and fortunately, they were approved. That is a good thing, since we had to pay for that "banana cream" paint no matter what. The painter will start work on July 10th.