family asked to remove yellow ribbon from their yard

[Nevada]

yet another reason I don't like HOA's
POSTED: 9:15 pm CST March 23, 2005
UPDATED: 1:25 pm CST March 24, 2005

SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonians show their support for American troops in all many ways.

Yellow ribbons are on cars, clothing and even on homes, but one local neighborhood association is forcing a family to remove an oversized ribbon from their front yard.

Saul Urdiales has been in Iraq since December, so his family didn't think twice about showing their support for him.

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Neighbor: 'We're Trying To Support Our Troops'



Saul's brother constructed an 8-foot by 4-foot yellow ribbon sign just one month after he was deployed and put it in the front of the home.

But, the managing agent for the Villas at Ingram Hills sent a notice to the family, stating that it was against homeowner violations and asked them to remove it.

Family members admit their neighborhood has strict rules, but claim they are getting support from neighbors. Many have signed a petition to keep the sign.

"We're trying to support our troops and I like their sign," said neighbor Melissa Rivas.

Spectrum Management said it doesn't make the rules, but enforces them for the homeowners association.

The neighborhood association has worked out a temporary resolution where the Urdiales will have a right to a hearing before the association.
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[Dmitri]

two words:

FUCK YOU!

[Ysobelle]

Eight FEET? What, the bigger it is the more they love him?

[Galleywench]

I don't deny that the family has a right to show support but they moved into this area knowing there were very strict rules. Change the rules or change the address....

[Alianne]

I live in a townhouse community where the association has guidelines about what can and cannot be displayed on one's home or lawn.

I agreed to it when I bought my townhouse. (I kept a graduation 'congratulations' banner up longer than I should have -- the time just kind of blipped off my radar -- and I got a letter telling me to take it down)

If these people live in such a community, then they should abide by the rules they agreed to.

I don't have any problem with a *reasonable* ribbon of this type, but I think 8 feet tall is a little much, support of the neighbors or no. I guess they have three choices -- take the sign down, try to compromise about the size, or move if they can't abide by the rules of their community.

[Eric McTavish]

two words:

FUCK YOU!

Well D, while I appreciate your sentiment, these folk moved into that neighborhood on their own and knew the rules beforehand...now if the neighborhood society was re-wording the rules to make them remove this sign then I'd agree with you but these folks violated rules already in place, they should have known better.

[Lady Sarah]

I'm going to have to agree with the majority here. I'm as big a supporter of the Military as anyone here (on a side note, my brother returned to Iraq yesterday. :sigh: but, he'll be home in September I think he said)... but these people moved into that neighborhood fully knowing the rules and regulations of the Homeowners Association.

If they'd go back and check the regs again, I'm sure they'd find that there is a size limit on signage allowed in the front yard. They're not telling them to take it down permanently (at least I didn't read it in the original article), they're saying that the sign is against the rules. If it were smaller, I doubt it'd be contested.

NOW, that being said, if they were to make the sign smaller and they still got grief from the Association, then yes, I'd have to agree with D on his sentiments.

[saphoenixsilver]

If it's the size, then yes, shrink the sign. But if they're getting support from the neighbors who like it, then maybe they should adapt the rule to allow showing support for out troups. On another note, this just had to be in my city didn't it! :augh: :augh: :augh:

[Mylilpinkpig]

Having been in San Antonio and Fort Hood when the soldiers returned from the first gulf war, I can tell you that area is extremely supportive of the military. I think the problem is with the size of the sign....8ft is a little much. He knew what the homeowners associations rules were. He choose to violate them by making an 8 foot sign instead of a smaller one.

[saphoenixsilver]

When I was watching the news the other day, I think they had found a loophole, but I haven't seen an update since. That was I believe Friday. The interesting thing is like three other people had the exact same sign in their front yard, I guess showing support for the troops and their neighbors. (They showed an airial view of the houses)

[Rue]

When I was watching the news the other day, I think they had found a loophole, but I haven't seen an update since. That was I believe Friday. The interesting thing is like three other people had the exact same sign in their front yard, I guess showing support for the troops and their neighbors. (They showed an airial view of the houses)

Maybe they put up signs like the other one in support of it?

[Alianne]

Maybe they put up signs like the other one in support of it?

Who knows? Since this happened well over a year ago, I wonder what the resolution was....

[Aramis]

Gotta go with the masses here. But I do know that property management companies can be real assholes, or at least the one I dealt with in S.A was.

[AngelGypsy]

If they had yellow ribbons on the house or the trees in the yard, I bet they wouldn't be getting any grief. But I have to agree, an 8 foot tall sign is pretty tacky.