Flags & Signs · Maryland
Md. Code, Real Prop. 11B-111.2
Candidate signs
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Checked against the official source on 2 November 2026
At a glance
- Signs protected
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Candidate signs and ballot measure signs are protected
“may not restrict or prohibit the display of:”
- Limits the HOA may set
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HOAs may restrict signs to follow federal, state, and local law
“In accordance with provisions of federal, State, and local law;”
- Signs protected
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Signs supporting or defeating ballot questions are protected
“A sign that advertises the support or defeat of any question submitted to the voters in accordance with the Election Law Article.”
Each fact is shown with the exact words of the statute it comes from. Your association's governing documents may also apply.
Official text
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Show the full text of Md. Code, Real Prop. 11B-111.2
11B–111.2.
(a) In this section, “candidate sign” means a sign on behalf of a candidate for public office or a slate of candidates for public office.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a homeowners association may not restrict or prohibit the display of:
(1) A candidate sign; or
(2) A sign that advertises the support or defeat of any question submitted to the voters in accordance with the Election Law Article.
(c) A recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a homeowners association may restrict the display of a candidate sign or a sign that advertises the support or defeat of any proposition:
(1) In the common areas;
(2) In accordance with provisions of federal, State, and local law; or
(3) If a limitation to the time period during which signs may be displayed is not specified by a law of the jurisdiction in which the homeowners association is located, to a time period not less than:
(i) 30 days before the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition; and
(ii) 7 days after the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition.
The same topic in other jurisdictions
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