I would imagine that depends on the terms of your lease. Does your lease specify that you have occupancy of the entire property, including outdoor spaces? You might make a case if you have responsibilities for upkeep of the properties exterior (lawn care, snow removal, etc…), that signage is under that jurisdiction, but that’s probably still a pretty big stretch. At the end of the day, the owner of the property is going to have the ultimate jurisdiction over what is or isn’t permissible. My advice, and keep in mind this is not legal advice, I’m not a legal practitioner, is to not start a fight with the properties owner. My understanding is that at the conclusion of your current lease, the owner can decline to renew/discontinue/ terminate (not sure of the actual legal term) your lease “without cause”, meaning they would not need any reason other than “I don’t want to” to not renew your lease.

One big difference between New Jersey and Vermont. New Jersey is across a river from the most dominant economic city in America, perhaps the world. Vermont is across a lake from the Adirondacks.

How many people do you think want to move to a place with very few good, well-paying, career-worthy jobs? Where winter is 6-7 months of the year? Unless you think there will be a mad rush to get at those crappy seasonal service jobs, I wouldn't freak out too much about it.

Rich people FROM New Jersey, NY, Mass, Conn. buying up houses to use as second homes in Vermont. Now that is something to freak out a little about.

egg your landlord's house

Very cool.

You could make the argument that to the extent the lease allows the landlord to force expression on you, the lease is unconscionable or against public policy (especially without allowing you to put your own political signage out there).

(Not legal advice)

Right? In St J it was like 5"

Phalluses are often a simple, but elegant option for protesting

Stark Mountain > *

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Nothing like a criminal record to show them!

So the answer is no.

Well, phalluses have solved every problem I've ever encountered.

yeah you can go outside at night and walk around the corner and put on a mask and a hoodie and then go back and fucking throw the sign away. have you tried emailing the landlord and saying something like you dont appreciate having political signage in front of your building because it looks like its YOUR sign?

You lease space in the building and don’t own the property the building sits on. The owner is entitled to put a sign on his own property unless the lease says otherwise.

Did you know a phallus drawn on a standard white poster board with a thick Sharpie can be seen clearly from 100 yards away? Do what you will with that knowledge.

just a nice post about setting posts nicely.

Yup

Our leases do not mention sign, for or against.

B&J barely existed. Started in 1978. Still on College/St Paul at this point.

Put another sign directly in front of it.

This is probably illegal.

Destroy it

It depends on what your lease says. Does your lease prohibit your landlord from putting up political signs on the property?

Try battery street jeans in Burlington…on college street.

Yes I live near Mollies Bog and Moose Bog. I take my Mom a lot to feed the birds.