The issue of displaying flags in homeowner’s yard was resolved at the District 8 board meeting this week. The little American flag, State flag, military flags and responder flags are permitted and protected by State law to be placed and displayed anywhere on a homeowner’s property.
This issue arose when Community Standards received a complaint about a small-removable American flag displayed in the Village of Tamarind Grove. A Village official came out and told the owner to remove the little flag. And, reluctantly he did.
The homeowner asked me, as his Board representative, to look into this. And, I did.
I found that under Florida law, citizens are permitted and protected to display the American and other official flags at their homes. I presented this legal information to Community Standards and they took it under advisement and later issued a statement…