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Our HOA wants our American flags removed after 20 years or face $100 fines. [CA] [Condo]
My wife and I, along with several neighbors, have displayed American flags outside our townhomes for roughly 20 years without any known issues or safety incidents. We recently received notices from our HOA ordering us to remove them and threatening $100 fines because of where they’re mounted. The dispute is regarding whether the door frame where the flag bracket is mounted is CA or EUCA. CC& R’s clearly state “door frames” as EUCA. So, conveniently, the HOA is now defining the garage doorframe as “fascia”, which, by definition, it’s not.
According to Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 (H.R. 42) it is within our right to fly our flag from EUCA. The flag poses no risk to health and safety and, from our understanding, is well beyond the statute of limitations of 5 years.
We have a hearing on June 30th.
ABC News covered the story and as we approach Independence Day and Americas 250th anniversary, the story is gaining traction.
Residents gear up for battle with HOA after being told to remove American flags.
This isn’t about politics for us. We’ve simply flown our flag for decades and want to continue doing so. We would appreciate hearing from others who’ve dealt with similar HOA disputes or who have insight into California HOA rules.