I don't care if you're a former soldier, that doesn't mean you understand contracts. Like my HOA, you are allowed to have a flagpole attached to the side of your house; everybody knows how that works. And that's what this HOA allows. He could have his flag on a pole attached to his house, but not a free-standing pole in the front of his yard. Are we clear on that now?
I have TWO degrees in legal studies. I understand contracts better than you do. HOAs are scumbag-control freaks who feel the need to control what other people do with their homes.
Furthermore, the man is a VET, he WILL follow military procedure in mounting and flying a flag. Military procedure dictates that a flag MUST be mounted on a regulation flag pole. That is procedure.
Here is the procedure:
The following information is provided in selecting the proper halyard
to be used for displaying a personal flag or command pennant with the U.S.
national ensign:
a. POLEMAST - Personal flag/command pennant not flown.
b. POLEMAST WITH CROSSTREE - Outermost halyard, right-hand crosstree.
c. POLEMAST WITH GAFF - Peak of pole.
d. POLEMAST WITH CROSSTREE AND GAFF - Peak of pole.
ORIGINAL
15-1
NTP 13(B)
NOTE: If a Naval activity uses a polemast as the normal point of display of
a personal flag or command pennant, and a personal flag or foreign
ensign is required during an official visit of, or gun salute to, a
civil official or foreign official or officer, it shall be displayed
from the polemast, and the personal flag/command pennant of the
officer in command shall be displayed at some other point within the
command.
1504. SIZE TO BE FLOWN
The table shown below may be used as a guide in selecting the
appropriate size personal flag or command pennant to be flown at a shore
activity from flagstaffs of varying heights.
ABroad or Burgee
Flagstaff Heights Personal Flags Command Pennants
Less than 35 feet #7 - 1 foot 10 #8 - 1 foot 2
inches by 2 feet inches by 1 foot
8 inches 6 inches
Greater than 35 feet #6 - 3 feet 7 #6 - 2 feet by 2
inches by 5 feet feet 7 inches
Additionally, again, because you obviously missed it, LOCAL LAW PREVENTS INTERFERENCE WITH FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG. As such, the ********ers in the HOA are TRUMPED.
You are WRONG. Accept it.