Put up that Kari Lake banner or Katie Hobbs sign in your yard.

Homeowners associations can’t stop you. A new law says people living in developments can still
exercise their right to place political signs in their yards – they can display their political bent on
signs up to nine feet.

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A new bill upholding free speech for the right of homeowners was signed into law by Governor
Doug Ducey on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The bill became effective 91 days after the
legislative session.

House Bill 2158 provides that homeowner associations can no longer prohibit people from
displaying political signs on their property or restrict peaceful assembly on common elements of
the community according to the Arizona State Legislature.

Along with this, the bill also states that homeowner associations are banned from telling Arizona
residents that they will be faced with fines if they have artificial turf in their front yards.

The new law applies to both planned community homeowner associations and condominium
associations and is designed to protect the rights of residents even if their signs do not
specifically address political displays.

House Representative John Kavanagh sponsored House Bill 2158 earlier this year in response to
supporting the rights of residents against homeowner associations and members.

“People have the right to express their opinions and by controlling my freedom of expression, I
feel silenced in my own community,” said Sheila Roley, a concerned resident of Surprise.

According to Mulcahy Law Firm, this new law allows members to display association-specific
political signs, homemade or otherwise, on their property from the date an association provides
its members written or absentee ballots for a specific election until three days after its
completion.

Although this law does not allow community associations or members to prohibit the number of
political signs, it does allow such associations to limit the total dimension of all political signs to
no more than nine square feet.
“As a future homeowner, issues like these matter to me because I will soon be in a position
where I can contribute to the discussion and speak out about HOA restrictions,” said GCU
student Lauren Valenzuela.

The law states that HOAs and condos may not prohibit post notices of these gatherings and
meetings on bulletin boards located in the common areas or within the common area facilities.

The community association may also prohibit the use of profanity and discriminatory text,
images or content based on race, color or religion on the signs as prescribed by federal or state
fair housing laws.

The bill is ultimately placed to protect people from being penalized for speaking out against
HOAs.

Arizona Real Estate Agent for The Carin Nguyen team, Blake Nguyen said that in the midst of
this law, his goal is to do what’s in the best interest of his clients specifically when finding the
right place to make their house a home.

If homeowner associations continue to enforce these practices now that the bill has become law,
Tyler Allen Law Firm urge residents to file suit as mentioned on their website.

Arizona residents living in HOAs may view this new law as a relief as we draw near the 2022
elections in Arizona on Nov. 8.

Sources:
Sheila Roley
623-696-2369

Lauren Valenzuela
480-392-6985

Blake Nguyen
Blake@azhomesold.com