America wins in Palm Beach

From the Palm Beach Post...

After seven years, residents George and Ann Andres can fly the American flag the way they want - and not lose their home in the process....

The battle erupted in 1999, when Korean War veteran George Andres began flying his flag on a 12-foot pole outside his townhouse, instead of hoisting it to brackets on the outside of their home, like his homeowners association said he should.

The association eventually took Andres to court for breaking its rules, and the two have been battling it out ever since with attorneys....

The association agreed to pay a portion of Silver's fees, using the rest to go toward waiving violation fees filed against the Andreses, according to a news release.

The fines had piled up so high - to the tune of $35,000 to $40,000 - that the association moved to foreclose on the couple's home to make up the money.

The anti-American homeowners association should have had to pay all of the Andres' legal fees, plus punitive damages, but it looks like they were using stall tactics to wear the Andres down. Power corrupts and Homeowners Association have been a rotten spot of misused power in a lot of places.

Posted by Danny Carlton at September 13, 2007 7:10 AM