Eggleston also feels he's being a victim because there are other signs in the neighborhood—political signs that no one's asked for to be taken down.
Saahir said those homeowners have received similar letters to take down their signs, but short of police showing up or a court order, Eggleston said he won't be taking down his soldier.
"I'm going to leave it up until somebody of a higher authority than a homeowner's president tells me to take it down."
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Like I was saying a few months ago here, HOAs aren't viewed by some as legitimate forms of local government but rather nebbish neighbors with too much time on their hands. And more bad media coverage for Privatopia in this latest kerfuffle over patriotic displays. Film at 10.
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"Like I was saying a few months ago here, HOAs aren't viewed by some as legitimate forms of local government"
See Tyler Berding's "Why Community Associations are Not Governments.
Actually, read all of his stuff at www.blogger.com/profile/03447615900980759254
As much as you may want to believe that HOAs are not legitimate contracts, the courts and legislatures say they are. HOA reform activists are going to have to accept this fact if they actually want to accomplish anything, rather than just gripe.
To learn how boots-on-the-ground activism works at the legal level, I suggest watching the Community Environmental Defense Fund's "Democracy School On-Line" videos:
http://www.celdf.org/section.php?id=110
Democracy School On-Line
Democracy School On-Line - Part I
http://www.celdf.org/democracy-school-on-line---part-i
Democracy School On-Line - Part II
http://www.celdf.org/democracy-school-on-line-part-ii
Democracy School On-Line - Part III
http://www.celdf.org/democracy-school-online---part-iii
Democracy School On-Line - Part IV
http://www.celdf.org/democracy-school-on-line---part-iv
Democracy School On-Line - Part V
http://www.celdf.org/democracy-school-on-line---part-v
Democracy School On-Line - Part VI
http://www.celdf.org/democracy-school---part-vi
Democracy School On-Line - Part VII
http://www.celdf.org/democracy-school-on-line---part-vii
Democracy School On-Line - Part VIII
http://www.celdf.org/democracy-school-on-line---part-viii
Each video is about 1/2 hour long, so 4 hours total -- but well worth your time.
It's obviously from an environmentalist perspective, but there are important lessons for HOA reform activists.
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