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A Franklin veteran feels his patriotism is under attack after his homeowner's association asked him to take down the flag in front of his home.
Wayne Marchant feels a sense of pride every time he walks past the American flag.
"I feel good about it," said Marchant.
On Friday, though, he says he was disgusted when he got a letter in the mail from the Manager of the Renaissance Homeowner's Association stating that the flagpole is a violation of the community rules.
"They have HOA members that periodically drive through the neighborhood looking for anything that might be a violation of the HOA rules. They noticed that in their words 'the flagpole had been erected in our front yard,'" said Marchant.
The letter says the flagpole needs to be removed or modified. He's not sure what the modification would be, but he says this flag has been outside of his home for the past eight years. It was a gift from his wife."
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It's interesting that nearly all these situations involve the HOA saying the flagpole is the problem, but the media always say that they are making the owner take down the flag. Flag is one thing. Flagpole is another.
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Flagpole is pretext and an excuse.
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5301.072
Curious the letter states the management company noticed a flagpole erected on the property. Kinda hard to miss given the location. The statute above would appear to give the homeowner the right to install the flagpole irrespective of any "permission" from the HOA or its management company.
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