Sadly it seems this is one of those weird neighborhoods where the community does in fact own the land around the home while the homeowner owns only the home itself.
You keep changing the story, first the Col. didn’t own the house and now he does, which is it?
I posted:
"-he does not own the property the flagpole was built on."
"-he is allowed to have a flagpole attached to his house.
-he is allowed to fly a flag from his house.
I'm not sure how much clearer I can be that he owns the home but not the property where the pole was built.
Or does it really matter?
Sure it matters, even the Florida law specifically made to stop HOA nazis from telling people no flag poles says you have to be on your own property. If the supporters of veterans in that state can figure that much out, I would assume other states would as well.
The HOA should put a flag Pole in front of the community and invite The Colonel to raise it and lower it there every day.
Great idea! Or simply sell him the property the pole is on.
That would be the logical thing to do, but this case isn’t about logic, it is about The exercise of power over an individual by a collective.
Which is why I hate HOA's.
And it is abusive towards a man this community should be honored to have in their midst.
Yes they should honor him but they did not start this fight. He asked permission to build the pole on community property and was told no. He went and built it anyway and now, nearly 6 months later, they are finally getting around to forcing him to remove the pole and fly the flag attached to his home like the many neighbors that fly flags from their homes.
Let me see if I get this right....
HOA are evil
The treatment Col.Barfoot has received from this HOA is wrong But...
We have no right to be angry or even protest because HOA’s write their bylaws in such a way so they can be a law unto themselves.
In short five or six people, some of whom may not even live in the community (the builders and investors of the property), can legally decide what is aesthetically pleasing to the eye and what isn’t and demand that those things that are not must be removed under the threat of fines and forfeiture of the property if their demands are not meet.
People have been shot for less.