First Amendment

Do Condo Unit Owners Have First Amendment Rights in Illinois?

The answer to the above question about condominium unit owners’ first amendment rights is absolutely yes. Section 18.4 of the…

5 months ago

Free Speech vs. House Rules: Balancing Both in Contentious Times (NJ)

The First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees the right to free speech and expression - but how does that…

6 months ago

Arizona Statutes Protect Homeowners’ Rights to Assemble

Recent amendments to the Arizona Condominium Act and the Arizona Planned Community Act provide important protections to property owners who…

9 months ago

But My Constitutional Rights?! (VA)

Among the criticisms often levied at community associations is a claim that boards of directors cannot infringe on residents’ Constitutional…

1 year ago

Whose Yard is it Anyway? (CA)

For individuals residing in common interest developments, the constitutional right to free speech is not applicable. While many believe that…

2 years ago

Free Speech in an Association (CO)

Freedom of speech is the right to state one’s opinions or ideas without suffering punishment or censorship from the government.…

3 years ago

The Legal Rights of an HOA Homeowner

A volunteer board member strives to do their best by the community as a whole and for individual homeowners, and…

3 years ago

Condo World: Freedom of speech and political signs in condominiums (NH)

Let me start with a clear, unequivocal statement. Owners in community associations, be they part of a condominium association or…

4 years ago

Freedom of speech at issue in today’s Clipper Mill court hearing (MD)

Do Marylanders have a right to free speech? Not if they live in a community controlled by Larry E. Jennings…

4 years ago

Appeals Court Deems Association Street a First Amendment Public Forum (TN)

Disputes between individuals and HOAs frequently occur on the roads or sidewalks owned by the Association. The rights of way…

5 years ago