Court rules homeowner can have pro-Trump signs on his property
A MAGA Florida homeowner who has been fined over $60,000 by his county for displaying banners on his property supporting President Donald Trump just won a big legal victory, WJHG-TV reported.
Readers of Blaze News may recall learning about Marvin Peavy back in late 2021, when he turned heads and put smiles on faces for boldly displaying giant pro-Trump banners — which read "Trump Won" and "Let's Go Brandon" — on his Seagrove Beach residence.
The problem for Peavy was that Walton County Code Enforcement officials began fining him $50 for each day he leaves the banners hanging on his property.
"I'm here on the beach, and I got a lot of traffic, and people needed to see what I believe in," a grinning Peavy told WMBB-TV back then. "That's free speech, and I wanted everyone to know that I'm a Republican, and I'm supporting Donald Trump."
WJGH said that as of late last year, Peavy had accrued about $63,000 in banner fines over several years. The station added that the county's scenic corridor code allows political banners during election years, with fines beginning 15 days after the election.
But Peavy never budged. In fact — as evidenced by his TikTok page — he's put up scads of colorful pro-Trump banners since the dust-up commenced. With Trump's mug prominently showcased, the banners declared "Who's Your Daddy?" "Trump Coming Home 2025," "Bullet Proof," and "You Missed Trump 2024."
“Their laws cannot supersede my First Amendment right, so they came after my constitutional rights which they cannot do. It woke me up as a patriot,” Peavy said in an interview with WJHG in November 2024. “I’m very happy that they came after me, and I woke up, I’ve got great lawyers. We feel very good about what’s going on. The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that you can have signs on your home. They cannot do anything about it.”
According to the Daily Mail, Peavy not only refused to pay the fines, he also took Walton County to court — and won.
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Home Owners Associations can be a pain in the butt for some owners of property. However, other owners of property in the neighborhood don't like the distraction. The associations don't like homeowners who don't keep their lawns mowed to their satisfaction or who put up displays that don't meet their rules. I managed to avoid that problem by buying acreage in the country and keeping it as a rural setting. I don't have any signs on my property, but some of my neighbors do. There is really not enough traffic on my rural road to have an impact. In fact, you can't see my house from the road because of all the trees on my acreage.
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