A reader is irate over advice that homeowner associations must let residents fly 'thin blue line' flag due to legal protections. Our legal expert responds.

Kevin Miller (R-Newark) and Sean Brennan (D-Parma), would bar HOAs, condominium associations, mobile home parks and landlords from disallowing residents to display the thin blue line flag.

Florida law permits homeowners to display the “thin blue line” flag, even if some residents find it offensive. The Federal Flag Code, while technically superseding Florida law, is advisory and ...