About this episode

Michael Kushner discusses the legality of flying the American flag in California HOA communities.

Can your HOA tell you when, where, or whether you can fly the American flag on your own property? One San Diego County HOA just passed a policy trying to do exactly that, and Michael Kushner, California’s most recognized homeowner-side HOA attorney, calls it one of the clearest violations he has ever seen. In this Independence Day episode, Kushner breaks down Civil Code 4705 and 4710, the two Davis-Stirling statutes that decide whether your flag stays up, and shows you just how little power y...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Kushner

Topics covered

• HOA regulations
• American flag
• California law
• homeowner rights
• Independence Day
• Civil Code

Keywords

• HOA
• American flag
• California
• Civil Code
• homeowner rights
• Davis-Stirling
• San Diego County

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Davis-Stirling

Books & works: Civil Code 4705, Civil Code 4710

Places: California, San Diego County

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