QUEENSBURY — A local homeowners association doesn’t have the authority to ban residents from displaying political signs, according to a state Supreme Court decision released this week.

Peter and Peg Jasinski have clashed with the Hudson Pointe Homeowners Association for years over displaying political signs in front of their home on Hudson Pointe Boulevard and responded to fines from the association by filing a lawsuit.

“We’re happy with the victory we got, but it’s not a total victory,” Peter Jasinski said. “I’m not sure this is over at this point.”

Jasinski was hoping for a more blanket ruling, indicating the association couldn’t restrict political signs because it infringes on a constitutional right, he said.

According to the Jasinskis, they began displaying a single political sign in front of their home in 2004, and in 2008 were notified by the homeowners association board they had violated the association’s sign regulation. Two years later, they were notified the association had established a $5-per-day fine for displaying the signs.

They continued to display political signs during the election season and didn’t pay the fines imposed by the association. Last July, the association placed a lien on their property in the amount of $1,070.   Read more…..