Melanie Boyle of north Glendale received a violation notice from her homeowners association that said her Black Lives Matter sign had to be taken down. She has since replaced the sign with a flag, hoping it won’t violate HOA rules. (Photo by Luke Simmons /Cronkite News) GLENDALE – Melanie Boyle hung a hand-painted Black Lives Matter sign on her home in July to show her support for the movement and its demands for justice. “I wanted to do this little act of putting up a sign and open more conversation about it in my area,” she said. Conversations with her neighbors went well, with some also expressing support for BLM and a supporter of President Donald Trump who acknowledged the rights of Boyle’s family to display their opinions. Then, In September, she got a different response. Her homeowner’s association, or HOA, sent her a violation notice. HOAs have the power to dictate which signs and flags can be displayed in homeowners’ yards and on their houses, a power backed up by federal , state and local laws. HOA cites homeowners for hanging rainbow flag to celebrate diversity Boyle wasn’t having it. One street down from hers, the 36-year-old physician […]
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