From the Marine Corps Times:
BOSSIER CITY, La. — Jodi Burr never thought hanging a large patriotic sign in support of her son’s service in Afghanistan would violate her neighborhood covenants — much less that it would lead to legal action by her homeowner’s association.
But, she did.
And it has.
In January, following Corey Burr’s deployment to Afghanistan, Burr and her husband, Timothy, put up a large multi-colored banner with their 20-year-old son’s Marine Corps portrait and the phrase “Our son defends our freedom” in front of their south Bossier home.
The couple received a letter a month later from the Gardens of Southgate Association stating the banner was in violation of the neighborhood’s covenants. The covenants specify only real estate signs are permitted.
T.K. Mastny, association president who signed the letter, declined to comment, citing the ongoing nature of the case.
Burr drafted a response to the letter in which a meeting with the homeowners association was requested. But, she said she never received any response to her request. Instead, an association representative came to her home to discuss the violation and again request the removal of the sign. Burr informed the representative of her written response to the initial letter, and she said he assured her that he would follow up. When notices of the violation continued without any word on a possible meeting, she mailed a second letter — this time certified.
Burr continued to get notices of the violation but never received any word on meeting with the association to resolve the matter. On March 18, Burr received her final notification, but this time it came via the association’s attorney, Geoffrey Westmoreland, who informed her she had 10 days to remove the sign or litigation could ensue.”
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