Flier Prohibiting The Hanging Of Flags In Burlington County Apartment Complex Stirs Up Controversy
MARLTON, N.J. (CBS) - As people in the New Amsterdam Apartments in Marlton prepare for the 4th of July, red, white and blue started popping up around the complex.
That was until a flier prohibiting the hanging of flags or signs was delivered to mailboxes Friday.
"I was so upset. How can they ban the American flag?" wondered Lois Lawrence.
She's lived in the complex for 13 years. Her father was in the military and her son-in-law is a deployed marine.
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"I want him to come home safe. I want him to know I care," said Lawrence, who says she tried reaching out to property management, but to no avail.
So she contacted Eyewitness News. Property Management said the flier did not properly relay an intent to improve curb appeal in the complex. Decorative garden flags are prohibited, but the American flag is always welcome.
Lawrence put two garden American flags she displayed inside her front door window back in her flower pot, no longer afraid they would be taken away and thrown out.
"I should be able to display the stars and stripes whenever I want," said Lawrence.
Management thanked us for bringing the issue to their attention. The sales and marketing vice president says a new flier welcoming the flag is on its way to residents.
Reported by Robin Rieger, CBS 3
