The Creekside Homeowners Association filed suit against the Salem, Ore., club in April, seeking to prevent the property from being sold to developers. The countersuit asks the judge to rule that the property can be sold for development, and to order the 588 homeowners to pay their legal fees.

The Creekside Homeowners Association has asked a judge to stop the Salem, Ore., club’s owners’ plans to close and subdivide the 18-hole championship golf course. The HOA argues the plan would violate the covenants, conditions and restrictions recorded in 1992 that binded homeowners and golf course owners.