
In a post several months ago, we noted the General Assembly’s adoption of amendments to the Property Owners’ Association Act and the Condominium Act that address associations’ ability to regulate the display of the United States flag. As we reported then, the amended Virginia Code sections (Va. Code § 55-513.1 [POAs] and § 55-79.75:2 [Condos]) follow the language of the federal Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005, signed into law on July 24, 2006. It provides that no association (POA or condominium) shall prohibit an owner from displaying the U.S. flag on his own property (lot or unit) as long as the display conforms to federal law, rule or custom. You can find the official rules governing flag display in Title 4, Chapter 1 at the U.S. House of Representatives’ website at http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?search.Continue Reading Will Your Association “Fly” Into Trouble With the New Virginia Flag Law?
