Quote from Arnie:
We had an HOA here that made a Marine vet take down his flag pole (very nice btw). Lot's of ceverage in the press...public pissed as all get out. This went to court and he lost....even had to pay the other sides attorney's fee. HOA are sometimes in a difficult spot. If they allow certain things and disallow others, they can lose their ability to legally enfore the HOA covenants. But this one sounds like a they have a class A jerk in charge. I would like to know if this HOA allows seasonal decorations like lights on trees or wreaths on doors? If they do, then I think they would lose in court on this one. If Z hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have noticed that it was a "peace" sign.
I believe this year Pres Bush signed an article saying that HOA's could not keep a homeowner from flying their flag. My brother lives in a neighborhood that made him take down his flag pole. He printed out the article and took it the next meeting and now he has his flag waving like it should be in the front yard.