Definition
A federal law preventing HOAs from banning owners' respectful display of the U.S. flag, subject to reasonable rules.
The Freedom to Display the American Flag Act is a federal law that bars HOAs from adopting or enforcing rules that prohibit owners from displaying the United States flag on their own property.
Associations may still impose reasonable, content-neutral rules about the time, place, and manner of display for safety or aesthetics, but they cannot ban the flag outright. Some states have parallel laws covering other flags. It's a good example of how outside law limits HOA rulemaking.