Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A neighborhood feud is erupting in California over a house painted hot pink with a pair of giant emojis decorating the exterior. The Manhattan Beach home, dubbed the "Emoji House" by fans, is hot pink and features an emoji with its tongue out and a second emoji with its mouth zipped shut. Advertisement Neighbors accuse the owner, Kathryn Kidd, of adopting the unusual decor as retribution after she was fined $4,000 for illegally using the house for short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, which is banned in Manhattan Beach. An Instagram post from the artist who painted the home originally featured the caption: "Are your neighbors constantly ratting you out? Have they cost you thousands in fines? Have you wanted to tell them off lately? Why risk a case, when you can hire me to paint them a pretty message?" Kidd denied the emoji paintings were intentionally designed to irk her neighbors. "It's a message to me to be positive and happy and love life," she told CBS Los Angeles. "I have eyelash extensions. The eyes are like a Mona Lisa eye. They kind of follow you." Advertisement Read More Lightning strike causes Florida family's toilet to explode Truck crash spills hundreds of bottles of wine onto Chicago highway Sealed copy of Nintendo game sells for $9,000 in online auction