Can someone explain to me how this became a federal case about free speech? The Condo Bylaws are agreed to by private individuals. How can one claim a First Amendment case when the government is not a party to the dispute?
It may be a case based on WHERE the common area begins. Perhaps the common area begins at the wall of the hallway. A tiny mezuzah within the doorway (on the inner jamb) might be still part of the individual’s condo. I think there is a case for it, and it does seem like discrimination.
Why does this condo board fuss over it? Don’t you think there are many condo buildings that are filled with Jews where certainly no one minds the mezuzah on the door? Who would would to die on the hill of making sure no Jews could live in a certain building? Jews talk... LOL.