Henrico Medal of Honor recipient, 90, ordered to remove flagpole

[Drachen]

Ah, I see. So if they voted to order him to build a massive Nazi symbol in his yard, he would have to comply? What if they voted to order him to erect gallows in his basement?

Get the out, asshat. Just because HOAs vote on an issue does not give them complete power over your life.

And for the record, the flagpole was already up. He's been raising the flag in the morning and taking it down in the evening for years/decades.

Again, reading the ing article before giving your opinion would help you a lot.

The article states that they denied his request to erect the flagpole. It says that he has been raising and lowering it every day, but it does not say that he has been doing it at that house.

[Drachen]

ok, didnt read the previous few posts, it seems that he has gotten the support of those in his neighborhood. This could have easily been done the correct way before he erected it.

[Wild Cobra]

Well, I'm glad to see he gets to keep it.

[TeyshaBlue]

The article states that they denied his request to erect the flagpole. It says that he has been raising and lowering it every day, but it does not say that he has been doing it at that house.

You're right..he was raising the flag at another house I believe, but Havoc had is prick hat on and was on a roll.
The end result is what should've happened in the first place. The HOA should've said "In light of your service to our country and by extension ourselves, we commend you and ask that you continue to display the flag as you see fit."

[BacktoBasics]

ok, didnt read the previous few posts, it seems that he has gotten the support of those in his neighborhood. This could have easily been done the correct way before he erected it.

Did he or did he not already have it up. I was under the impression that he already had it up.

[Cry Havoc]

Did he or did he not already have it up. I was under the impression that he already had it up.

He had been raising and lowering the flag every day for something like 10-15 years, if I recall. Probably longer than the HOA had been around.

[Drachen]

He had been raising and lowering the flag every day for something like 10-15 years, if I recall. Probably longer than the HOA had been around.

This may be, but it was not at that house, on a verticle flagpole.

Tonight, the Sussex Square Homeowners Association issued a statement reiterating its position that Barfoot directly violated the association board's denial of his request to erect a flagpole.

[BacktoBasics]

This may be, but it was not at that house, on a verticle flagpole.

Tonight, the Sussex Square Homeowners Association issued a statement reiterating its position that Barfoot directly violated the association board's denial of his request to erect a flagpole.

The only mistake I see here is that he made a "request". Dude should have just put it up and been done. He essentially trapped himself it seems. I'd still fight it though. The HOA won't fare well in a public battle.

[ChumpDumper]

The only mistake I see here is that he made a "request". Dude should have just put it up and been done. He essentially trapped himself it seems. I'd still fight it though. The HOA won't fare well in a public battle.

How is this battle not public?

The HOA probably would have won in court; I'm glad they didn't follow through.

[Cry Havoc]

It's over, guys. Barfoot won. Read the entire thread.

My guess is the HOA got soooooo much bad press that they decided to let it go.