SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah homeowners association apologized after asking residents to take down their Black Lives Matter signs.
One of those residents was Dan Carlson, a sociology and family and consumer studies professor at the University of Utah. He posted a photo on social media Tuesday of the notice that the Daybreak homeowners association in South Jordan, a Salt Lake City suburb, sent him.
“We appreciate your desire to place temporary signs in your yard but remember that, according to Daybreak’s governing documents, certain restrictions exist,” the note read.
Carlson said he was told all eight notices were given to households with Black Lives Matter signs. He added that he has lived in Daybreak since 2016 and has never been aware of any other instance where the homeowners association attempted to have political yard signs removed.
“It was clear that it was the content of the sign that drew the attention of the HOA,” Carlson said.
Carlson said he spoke with the director of the homeowners association, who was apologetic. She said, according to Carlson, that there is a policy in effect to remove signs and flags that break the association’s rules but that “someone on her team must have gotten the wrong message.”
The association apologized on social media later in the day.
“Thank you for your concerns and calls regarding the courtesy notice signage tags that were placed on eight resident doors this afternoon,” they wrote. “Please understand that these tags were placed in error. We certainly apologize for any inconvenience and misunderstandings this may have caused.”
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