Section 5311.191 | Condominium declaration prohibiting placement of flag unenforceable.
(A) No declaration, bylaw, rule, regulation, or agreement of a condominium property or construction of any of these items by the board of managers of its unit owners association shall prohibit any of the following:
(1) The placement of a flagpole that is to be used for the purpose of displaying, or the display of the flag of the United States or the national league of families POW/MIA flag on or within the limited common areas and facilities of a unit owner or on the immediately adjacent exterior of the building in which the unit of a unit owner is located, if the flag is displayed in accordance with any of the following:
(a) The patriotic customs set forth in 4 U.S.C. 5-10, and 36 U.S.C. 902, governing the display and use of the flag;
(b) The recommended flagpole standards set forth in "Our Flag," published pursuant to S.C.R. 61 of the 105th Congress, 1st Session (1998);
(c) Any federal law, proclamation of the president of the United States or the governor, section of the Revised Code, or local ordinance or resolution.
(2) T he placement of a flagpole that is to be used for the purpose of displaying, or the display of the flag of the state as defined in section 5.01 of the Revised Code on or within the limited common areas and facilities of a unit owner or on the immediately adjacent exterior of the building in which the unit of a unit owner is located, if the flag is displayed in accordance with a ny state law, local ordinance or resolution, or proclamation by the governor of the state ;
(3) The display of a service flag approved by the United States secretary of defense for display in a window of the residence of a member of the immediate family of an individual serving in the armed forces of the United States. A service flag includes a blue star banner, a gold star banner, and any other flag the secretary of defense designates as a service flag.
(B) Any display of the flag of the United States or the national league of families POW/MIA flag, shall use a flag or flag pole of an appropriate size, consistent with the size and character of the condominium buildings and common areas.
(C) A declaration, bylaw, rule, regulation, or agreement or the construction of any of these items that violates division (A) of this section is against public policy and unenforceable in any court of this state to the extent it violates that division.
Available Versions of this Section
- April 7, 2003 – House Bill 539 - 124th General Assembly [ View April 7, 2003 Version ]
- March 21, 2017 – House Bill 18 - 131st General Assembly [ View March 21, 2017 Version ]