New Flag Protections: Uniformed Services Division Flags and Allied Countries’ Flags

Senate Bill 1184 and Senate Bill 1808 — amending A.R.S. §§ 33-1261 and 33-1808
Applies to both planned communities and condominiums.

This is the first post in our daily series covering each of the new Arizona laws affecting community associations. Over the next several days we will take them one at a time, in plain terms, so boards and managers know what changed and where.

Arizona’s new community association laws became effective on September 12, 2026. Two of them address the same subject: flags your members may display.

Senate Bill 1184 expands existing protections for flags of the uniformed services of the United States by providing that “Division Flags” of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force or Coast Guard are included in the category of flags that associations may not prohibit. The bill defines “Division Flag” as “a flag that is officially authorized by the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force or Coast Guard to represent a division level unit, that bears the unit’s approved insignia, designation or nickname and that is used for ceremonial, identification or representational purposes.”

For condominiums, SB 1184 also eliminates A.R.S. § 33-1261(L), which currently provides that a condominium association forfeits its lien rights for six (6) months if it violates A.R.S. § 33-1261(C) (for sale/for rent/for lease sign rules).

Senate Bill 1808 provides that, regardless of anything in the governing documents, associations may not prohibit the display of “a flag from a nation that is allied with the United States as a major non-NATO ally and that was established on May 14, 1948.” This description corresponds to only the national flag of Israel, and this addition to the statute is intended to protect the display of that flag on homes within HOAs/condos, even if the CC&Rs or rules attempt to restrict it.

If your association has flag rules or a pending flag violation, Mulcahy Law Firm can review them against the amended statutes.

Information in this article reflects the law as of the publication date. Laws are subject to change, and this post may not be updated to reflect subsequent legal developments. Contact Mulcahy Law Firm, P.C. with questions at info@mulcahylawfirm.com.