Bill > H1555

This bill amends Massachusetts law to protect condominium unit owners' rights to display the United States flag. Specifically, it prohibits condominium associations from preventing unit owners from flying the U.S. flag on a flagpole or stand in a limited common area where they have exclusive use, or from displaying an official U.S. Armed Forces or Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag in their unit's window. The bill sets parameters for these displays, limiting flag size to 4.5 feet by 6 feet and requiring that the flags do not obstruct other unit owners' sightlines or violate existing easements or federal flag display guidelines. Additionally, the legislation explicitly prevents condominium management corporations, trusts, or associations from entering into agreements that would restrict or impair a unit owner's right to display these flags. The bill aims to ensure that condominium residents can exercise their patriotic expression while maintaining reasonable community standards.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1555