You probably could have spent a few more minutes coming up with a headline that’s a bit more respectful of God.
That said, I don’t have much sympathy for the situation your parents find themselves in. It’s all in the HOA handbook. When you buy a home in a homeowners association, you’ve got to live by the rules they set.
Maybe they could politely ask the association board for an exception. Or they could “demand their rights” and earn a reputation as being bad neighbors.
I specifically chose that title because I didn’t want to take the Lords name in vain...
Secondly, I think it’s ridiculous to say that because of the wording in a handbook that literally has little to do with actually purchasing a home, one should be discouraged from buying that home due to an HOA handbook. It is beyond ridiculous. Rules are meant to be broken and if they are wrong (which this one was) they should and can be changed.
(Please don’t make me use the slavery and womens suffrage analysis here...we get it. Things that are put in writing or are considered law can be changed if they are seen as gross misinterpretations of rights)
My father did ask the board for an exception and received it...and are now viewed by the community as exception neighbors and patriots rather than “bad neighbors” as you so eloquently put.
THEO: Maybe they could politely ask the association board for an exception. Or they could “demand their rights” and earn a reputation as being bad neighbors.
Who are the bad neighbors? Those wanting to put a flagpole on the land they own? or, Those trying to impose their anti-American beliefs on someone? By anti-American, I mean the fact that anyone can tell you what you can and can’t do with your own property. I also mean anyone in the United States having issues with an American flag. Yes, I said it. If you have a problem with the American Flag, you are anti-American and you are not a patriot. Said it. Said it. Said it. If you don’t like it, you can hop your happy ass on a plane, come over here to Bagram, Afghanistan, and we can talk about it.