the neighborhood, that's one homeowners association trying to do in the valley. >> amanda guzman is live in >> reporter: in the palm valley community association, the neighbors in favor. >> reporter: no matter what phase of palm valley you're nyou'll find well kept homes, man cured lawns, and pristine parks. >> more or less just keeping up with our grounds and making it presentable and nice. >> reporter: the hoa wants to keep level 2 and 3 registered sex offenders out. to that end, a proposal to amend part of the declaration of covenants restrictions or convictions to prohibit them from buy organize renting a home here is up for a vote. it's an unusual move for an hoa. >> i've never heard of it. >> reporter: and this will we told them about it, they weren't aware their hoa was even considering this. a mom of three. she believes in second chances but also likes peace of mind it could bring. >> i don't want to feel scared to open my door and let my kids come out to the park and play for fear of who may be moving in next door. >> reporter: we did run the proposal by a couple of top real estate attorneys in the valley to find out whether this was legal. on its face it is. but that does not protect from be