Bill > HB16

This bill amends Ohio law to further protect homeowners' rights to display political yard signs by preventing homeowners associations, neighborhood associations, and other similar organizations from implementing overly restrictive rules about political signage. Specifically, the bill prohibits associations from completely banning political yard signs and establishes minimum display rights, including allowing yard signs in the 30 days preceding an election and mandating that signs can be at least 12 inches tall and 18 inches wide. While associations can still create reasonable restrictions about the time, location, materials, size, number, and placement of yard signs, they cannot impose rules that effectively prevent political expression. The bill maintains existing provisions protecting display of flags and service flags, and ensures that signs cannot violate existing state or federal laws. Any covenant, condition, or rule that conflicts with these provisions would be considered against public policy and unenforceable in Ohio courts, thus strengthening homeowners' rights to political speech through yard signage.

Government Affairs

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb16