With summer fast here you may encounter residents that want to decorate their windows or the exterior of their units with various flags and posters. Over the past year we’ve encountered situations where there were altercations between a tenant who displays a flag espousing a particular ideology, and their neighbor who displays a flag espousing an opposite ideology. There have also been situations where a tenant claims that their landlord is discriminating against them because the landlord allowed certain flags or signs, but not others. Additionally, many tenants who display flags don’t take proper care of them, and ripped/worn flags can become an eyesore throughout a community.

Our recommendation is that each community implement a rule that