SB 845

This bill prohibits a homeowners' association and a housing cooperative from

restricting or preventing a member from displaying a political sign on property in

which the member has a property interest or a right to exclusive use. Under the bill,

a political sign is a sign that supports or opposes a candidate for public office or a

referendum question.

Current law prohibits homeowners' associations and housing cooperatives

from restricting or preventing a member of the association or cooperative from

displaying the United States flag on property in which the member has a property

interest or a right to exclusive use. However, current law does allow homeowners'

associations and housing cooperatives to impose reasonable restrictions on the time,

place, or manner of displaying the United States flag that is necessary to protect a

substantial interest of the homeowners' association or housing cooperative. The bill

extends this exception to allow a homeowners' association and a housing cooperative

to impose reasonable restrictions on the time, place, or manner of displaying political

signs if necessary to protect the substantial interest of the homeowners' association

or housing cooperative.