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Flags & Signs: what each state's HOA law says

Key provisions from 13 official statutes. Every entry comes from the statute's own wording; open a statute for the exact quote and full text.

Flags & Signs: HOA statutes compared
Jurisdiction Flags protected Signs protected Limits the HOA may set Access ramps Religious items Source
Arizona American, military, POW/MIA, state, Indian nation, Gadsden, first responder, and historic flags. Political, caution, real estate, and association-specific political signs. Flagpoles may be limited to the height of the home's rooftop. No separate entry No separate entry A.R.S. 33-1808
Arizona No separate entry For sale, rent, lease signs and political signs May regulate flagpole location and size, not prohibit No separate entry No separate entry A.R.S. 33-1261
Florida Homeowners may display up to 2 portable US, state, or military flags. Security service signs of reasonable size within 10 feet of entrances. HOAs cannot prohibit freestanding flagpoles up to 20 feet high. Owners may build access ramps for medical necessity with prior plan submission. No separate entry Fla. Stat. 720.304
Florida No separate entry No separate entry 75 percent owner vote for material alterations to common elements No separate entry Religious object on door max 3 x 6 x 1.5 inches Fla. Stat. 718.113
Illinois American flag or military flag No separate entry Reasonable rules on American flag display placement and manner No separate entry No separate entry 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 160/1-70
Illinois American flag and military flag No separate entry Reasonable rules on flag placement and display manner No separate entry No separate entry 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 605/18.6
Maryland No separate entry Candidate signs and ballot measure signs are protected HOAs may restrict signs to follow federal, state, and local law No separate entry No separate entry Md. Code, Real Prop. 11B-111.2
Texas US flag, Texas flag, and U.S. armed forces flags No separate entry Must allow at least one flagpole per property No separate entry No separate entry Tex. Prop. Code 202.012
Texas No separate entry No separate entry HOA may ban items on association-owned or maintained property No separate entry No separate entry Tex. Prop. Code 202.018
Virginia US flag display protected if following federal flag code No separate entry Size, place, duration, and manner limits allowed No separate entry No separate entry Va. Code 55.1-1820
Washington US flag display may not be prohibited if consistent with federal law No separate entry HOA may set reasonable rules on flag placement and manner No separate entry No separate entry Wash. Rev. Code 64.38.033
Washington No separate entry Political yard signs cannot be banned before primary or general elections HOA may set reasonable rules on placement and manner No separate entry No separate entry Wash. Rev. Code 64.38.034
Washington US and Washington state flags may not be prohibited Signs for candidates or ballot issues may not be prohibited Reasonable rules allowed on flag time, place, manner and sign placement No separate entry No separate entry Wash. Rev. Code 64.90.510

A dash means we have no separate entry for that column. It does not mean the law is silent: the point may be covered in another column or elsewhere in the statute, so open the statute for its full text.

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