. >> reporter: san lorenzo village, home to grassy yards, some healthy, some not. >> i think it's really ridiculous. >> reporter: vanessa de guzman has a brown one, by choice. >> we're in a drought right now. >> reporter: she says she's receiving multiple violations because of it. >> repeat violation $100. >> they want to fine me from $100 to $1,000. >> there's blades starting to come through here. >> reporter: the san lorenzo village homes association slapped him his first violation a few weeks ago. >> i couldn't believe it because there's a lot of yards that look like this. >> reporter: and the story doesn't end there. the other day john decided to go to his mailbox. a new violation. in response he got a handwritten note in red ink that said he had 30 days to get green from 1/21/14. and homeowners are required to have a well maintained yard says the homeowners association. they're also required to invest in new landscaping once the drought is over. >> i don't think i have much of a choice. that's the problem. >> i'm going to water it as much as i possibly can. >> reporter: that's becau

. >> reporter: san lorenzo village, home to grassy yards, some healthy, some not. >> i think it's really ridiculous. >> reporter: vanessa de guzman has a brown one, by choice. >> we're in a drought right now. >> reporter: she says she's receiving multiple violations because of it. >> repeat violation $100. >> they want to fine me from $100 to $1,000. >> there's blades starting to come through here. >> reporter: the san lorenzo village homes association slapped him his first violation a few weeks ago. >> i couldn't believe it because there's a lot of yards that look like this. >> reporter: and the story doesn't end there. the other day john decided to go to his mailbox. a new violation. in response he got a handwritten note in red ink that said he had 30 days to get green from 1/21/14. and homeowners are required to have a well maintained yard says the homeowners association. they're also required to invest in new landscaping once the drought is over. >> i don't think i have much of a choice. that's the problem. >> i'm going to water it as much as i possibly can. >> reporter: that's becau

. >> reporter: san lorenzo village. >> i think it is ridiculous. >> reporter: she has her lawn brown. >> we are in a drought. >> reporter: she says she received violations because of it. >> first violation is 100. repeat 200. >> they want to fine me from 100 to a thousand dollars. >> reporter: he blame his brown on fost. >> blades starting to -- frost. >> blades starting to come through. >> the home association slapped him a couple months ago. >> i couldn't believe it. there is lots of yards that look like this. >> reporter: the story doesn't end there. he decided to get his mail. the new violation, lawn dry and dying. he got a note saying he had 30 dize get green from -- days to get green. the board said it was unable to comment but one board member handed me a spot in the news letter. it says home owners are required to have a well maintained yard and homeowners are required to invest in new landscaping once the drought is over. >> i don't think i have a choice. that is the problem. >> i am going to water it as much as i can. >> reporter: he says he doesn't want to pay a thousand do