(reply from Victoria) Check the rules, there should be something in there about changing the appearance of a property from the outside, or explicitly about signs? But taking a step back, I don’t see what the issue is or that the committee can unreasonably deny signage even if put to them retrospectively. One day you too may want to sell or lease your own property.
One of my OCs I used to belong to had a pragmatic approach (in a complex of 46):
- max of two signs erected at any one time
- max sign size of 6 x 4 ft (absolutely no bigger signs)
- max of five weeks for any sign to allow for a typical auction campaign
- designated spot near the mailboxes for all signs
- no generic ‘for lease’ or ‘for sale’ signs which can be ugly – they needed to be genuine with photos/descriptions etc.
- first in, best dressed (so no arguments)
- permission must be sought by the owner or agent prior to sign going up – SM delegated authority by the OC, the OC don’t hear about anything except for any approvals outside of the points above
It worked for us.