A.R.S. §33-1808
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Arizona Planned Community Act — Flag Display, Political Signs, For-Sale Signs
Restricts Arizona HOAs from prohibiting the outdoor display of the U.S. flag, the Arizona state flag, POW/MIA flag, military service and division flags, the Gadsden flag, the flag of a major non-NATO ally established on May 14, 1948, and political signs (within stated time windows around elections). Also limits restrictions on for-sale, for-rent, and for-lease signs. Specifies size, content, and quantity rules associations may impose. Frequently litigated section covering one of the most common HOA disputes in Arizona.
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Change History
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Two 2026 acts added to the flags an Arizona planned community association may not prohibit under A.R.S. §33-1808(A). SB 1184 (Laws 2026, Chapter 154) extended the uniformed services flag to "a division flag of the army, navy, marine corps, air force, space force or coast guard" and defined "division flag". SB 1808 (Laws 2026, Chapter 243) added paragraph 9: "A flag from a nation that is allied with the United States as a major non-NATO ally and that was established on May 14, 1948." The description fits Israel. Subsection B, unchanged, still says the association "shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding the placement and manner of display" of these flags. Effective September 12, 2026.
Before
A. Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association shall not prohibit the outdoor front yard or backyard display of any of the following: 1. The American flag or an official or replica of a flag of the uniformed services of the United States by an association member on that member's property if the American flag or a uniformed services flag is displayed in a manner consistent with the …
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8. Any historic version of the American flag, including the Betsy Ross flag, without regard to how the stars and stripes are arranged on the flag.…
2. "Betsy Ross flag" means a historic flag of the United States that consists of thirteen stripes alternating between red and white stripes and thirteen five-pointed white stars arranged in a circle against a blue background.After
A. Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association shall not prohibit the outdoor front yard or backyard display of any of the following: 1. The American flag or an official or replica of a flag of the uniformed services of the United States, including a division flag of the army, navy, marine corps, air force, space force or coast guard, by an association member on that member's property …
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8. Any historic version of the American flag, including the Betsy Ross flag, without regard to how the stars and stripes are arranged on the flag. 9. A flag from a nation that is allied with the United States as a major non-NATO ally and that was established on May 14, 1948.…
2. "Betsy Ross flag" means a historic flag of the United States that consists of thirteen stripes alternating between red and white stripes and thirteen five-pointed white stars arranged in a circle against a blue background. 3. "Division flag" means a flag that is officially authorized by the United States army, navy, marine corps, air force, space force or coast guard to represent a division level unit, that bears the …
Statutory Text
Verified Sep 12, 2026 · AZ_OFFICIAL
33-1808 - Flag display; political signs; caution signs; for sale, rent or lease signs; political and community activities; definitions 33-1808. Flag display; political signs; caution signs; for sale, rent or lease signs; political and community activities; definitions A. Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association shall not prohibit the outdoor front yard or backyard display of any of the following: 1. The American flag or an official or replica of a flag of the uniformed services of the United States, including a division flag of the army, navy, marine corps, air force, space force or coast guard, by an association member on that member's property if the American flag or a uniformed services flag is displayed in a manner consistent with the federal flag code (P.L. 94-344; 90 Stat. 810; 4 United States Code sections 4 through 10). 2. The POW/MIA flag. 3. The Arizona state flag. 4. An Arizona Indian nations flag. 5. The Gadsden flag. 6. A first responder flag. A first responder flag may incorporate the design of one or two other first responder flags to form a combined flag. 7. A blue star service flag or a gold star service flag. 8. Any historic version of the American flag, including the Betsy Ross flag, without regard to how the stars and stripes are arranged on the flag. 9. A flag from a nation that is allied with the United States as a major non-NATO ally and that was established on May 14, 1948. B. The association shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding the placement and manner of display of the flags prescribed by subsection A of this section. The association rules: 1. May regulate the location and size of flagpoles. 2. May limit the member to two wall-mounted flagpole holders. 3. May limit the member to displaying not more than two flags at once. 4. May limit the height of the flagpole to not more than the height of the rooftop of the member's home. 5. Shall not prohibit installing a flagpole in the front yard or backyard of the member's property. C. Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association shall not prohibit the indoor or outdoor display of a political sign by an association member on that member's property, except that an association may prohibit the display of political signs as follows: 1. Earlier than seventy-one days before the day of a primary election. 2. Later than fifteen days after the day of the general election. 3. For a sign for a candidate in a primary election who does not advance to the general election, later than fifteen days after the primary election. D. An association may regulate the size and number of political signs that may be placed on a member's property if the association's regulation is not more restrictive than any applicable city, town or county ordinance that regulates the size and number of political signs on residential property. If the city, town or county in which the …
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Governance
| Ref | Requirement |
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| (A) | An association cannot prohibit a member from displaying, in the front yard or backyard, the American flag or a uniformed services flag, including an army, navy, marine corps, air force, space force, or coast guard division flag; the POW/MIA flag; the Arizona state flag; an Arizona Indian nations flag; the Gadsden flag; a first responder flag; a blue star or gold star service flag; any historic version of the American flag, including the Betsy Ross flag; or the flag of a major non-NATO ally established on May 14, 1948, a description that fits Israel. The American and uniformed services flags must be displayed consistent with the federal flag code. SB 1184 and SB 1808 added division flags and the ally's flag effective September 12, 2026. |
| (C) | An association may ban a member's political signs only earlier than seventy-one days before a primary election or later than fifteen days after the general election. A sign for a primary candidate who does not advance to the general election may be banned later than fifteen days after the primary. Signs about the association's own elections follow subsection K: they may not be banned between the date ballots go out and three days after the association election. |
| (D) | If the city, town, or county regulates the size and number of political signs on residential property, the association may regulate them too, but no more restrictively than the ordinance. If it does not, the association may not limit how many political signs a member displays, and all of them together may not exceed nine square feet. |
| (G) | A member may display a commercially produced for-sale, for-rent, or for-lease sign up to eighteen by twenty-four inches, with a rider up to six by twenty-four inches. The association may not ban it, charge for it, or require a particular sign. It may ban signs that are not commercially produced, open houses before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., and open house signs on the common areas. Where the community documents prohibit or restrict leasing, the bar on further regulating for-rent and for-lease signs does not apply. Under subsection M, an association or managing agent that violates subsection G loses its lien rights against that member's property for six months. |
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