Lake Worth Beach Flag Law

Only One City in PBC Allows You to Display Just One American Flag

One city in Palm Beach County seems to limit residents to waving just one American flag on their property, but in a patriotically ironic twist, that law was written to override anti-flag rules.

One score and five years ago, less than two months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Lake Worth Beach’s elected leaders passed an ordinance stating “Every resident in the city shall have the right to display one (1) American flag in a respectful manner” in accordance with U.S. flag code.

No other city in Palm Beach County enshrines in their legal codes a number so low for their residents. No other city calls out the American flag like this.

On Nov. 6, 2001, when Lake Worth Beach was just Lake Worth and Rodney Romano was mayor and Scott Maxwell were on the commission, the city’s elected leaders unanimously passed the flag law to bar homeowners associations and condominium boards from imposing rules on their residents flying an American flag, the city’s notes from that City Commission meeting show.

That is why another part of the city’s flag law states, “Any condominium or homeowners’ association regulation or provision contrary to this section is hereby declared void as being against public policy, even if the regulation or provision was adopted before this Code provision.”

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In my condo community, we fly the American flag daily at our community clubhouse property.