California Father Refuses to Take Down Tattered U.S. Flag - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com: "A California dad is refusing to take down the tattered and torn American flag that's been flying on his lawn in Fresno for almost a year, despite complaints from neighbors on his military-heavy block and from a national veterans group that says he's mistreating the Stars and Stripes."
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He told his son he would fly this flag until he returns from Iraq. This is a great example of how emotions sometimes lead people to use their property for expressive purposes that run afoul of the aesthetic standards prevalent in their neighborhoods. With an HOA you get an immediate crackdown more often than not, but with a city there is usually some reluctance to leap right in with an enforcement action.
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This quick reaction to strictly enforcing any and all encroachments on the HOA way-of-life is the awareness by the "keepers" of the HOA concept that failure to do so would lead to a slippery slope. They fear, I believe, that this unreasonable fixation on rules and "agreements" is necessary otherwise dire consequences would ensue.
Homeowners would discover that reasonable enforcement produces better communities and no provable loss in property values. In fact, there would probably be a growing demand for these HOA who act like reasonable people. The kind one would want in his acquaintances and neighbors.
The only growing demand is for places WITHOUT HOAs. There is no such thing as a "good" one.
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