Political lawn signs: Free speech or an eyesore?With the November election approaching, Homeowners’ Associations across Central Florida are cracking down on political lawn signs. Orange County residents, Deena and Bob Adelson were stunned when they received a letter from their Phillips Landing Homeowners’ Association telling them their Romney yard sign is prohibited. “What?
Election signs banned in Lakewood Ranch residential neighborhoods | Elections | Bradenton HeraldLAKEWOOD RANCH — Political signs are a protected form of speech under the U. S. Constitution. But if you’re a person living in an area governed by a homeowners association in Lakewood Ranch or a resident of any homeowners association in Manatee County that restricts signs on property other than for real estate, you won’t be able to express your support during this election season.
N.J. Supreme Court: Homeowners group can’t order resident to remove political signsPARSIPPANY -Wasim Khan, a frequent Democratic candidate in Republican Morris County, hasn’t won any elections, but Wednesday he scored a big victory in the state Supreme Court. The court ruled 5-1 that the homeowners’ association at his Parsippany townhouse complex violated his free-speech rights when it ordered him to remove campaign signs from his window and door during his run for township council in 2005.