Florida has no statewide statute that fully preempts municipal regulation of political signs on private property, but F.S. 720.304(6) protects homeowners' rights to display one portable, removable U.S. flag and certain other displays despite HOA covenants. Cities still set time, place, and manner rules.
Florida law does not broadly preempt local political sign ordinances; cities and counties may impose content-neutral time, place, and manner regulations consistent with the First Amendment and Reed v. Town of Gilbert. However, F.S. 720.304(6) limits homeowners' association restrictions on certain displays, including the U.S. flag and military flags, and F.S. 106.1435 governs candidate sign removal after elections. Election-related sign placement in public rights-of-way is generally prohibited by F.S. 479.11 (outdoor advertising on state highways) and FDOT rules. Political signs on private property within municipal jurisdiction remain subject to local size, setback, and duration rules unless those rules discriminate based on content.
Local ordinance violations typically result in civil code-enforcement fines. F.S. 479 violations on state rights-of-way authorize FDOT removal and fines up to $100 per sign per day.
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