do hoa restrict flag poles
If the flag your HOA is prohibiting is the good old stars and stripes, the HOA is probably out of line. Your right to display the United States flag is protected by federal law. The âFreedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005â makes it illegal for an HOA to restrict owners from displaying a U.S. flag. Your HOA can, however, reasonably restrict the time, place, and manner of your flag display (provided the restrictions are to protect a substantial interest of the association). For example, your HOA can ban a U.S. flag that might be a danger, such as one on a rickety flagpole over a public sidewalk. The HOA probably also has the right to prohibit a flag so large it blocks a neighborâs views. Check your stateâs laws, also.