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Illegal to have signs in yards? Any signs? Or just 10 Commandments?

All signs are illegal. Since homeowners have agreed to the terms when purchasing the property it's hard to fight. Rather than sue the homeowner the association simply fines the homeowner. If he/she doesn't pay they put a lein on the house. Then the house can't be sold without the lein being paid.

There have been a few cases like this regarding people flying the U.S. flag in front of their houses in homeowner's associaitons. I'm pretty sure the people all lost. They signed agreeing to the rules in the first place (even though the rules are bad in many instances).

Now, to be devil's advocate... The rules do stop the 12 foot by eight foot Nazi flag from being flown as well as the U.S. flag. Just as the "no signs" rule stops the obmoxious signs from being posted. I own property in a homeowners association and live on property not in one. There are advantages to both. Personally I'd rather NOT have some little whiner in the neighborhood telling me what I can and can not do to my house (no associaiton).

Would it be against the rules of the association of homeowners to have something - in this case, the 10 C's -painted directly on the side of the house? Not a yard sign? I have read of HOA that had a say-so over what color the house can be painted. I'd rather be homeless that live under stringent and busybody rules like that!

Would it be against the rules of the association of homeowners to have something - in this case, the 10 C's -painted directly on the side of the house? Not a yard sign? I have read of HOA that had a say-so over what color the house can be painted. I'd rather be homeless that live under stringent and busybody rules like that!

Also, do these HOA rules mean no political signs for candidates? Or no "US Out of the UN" signs? (There's a lot of those around here - I sure would miss seeing them!)