New Orleans Real Estate News: Political Signs and For Sale by Owners

The way it looks it might be better to not have signs all over the place...  keeps the community from looking so trashed with political, for sale and garage sale signs all over.

Sally, this is one of my pet peeves!  I HATE to see all of these signs all over leading up to the elections.  Do they honestly think I'm casting my vote based on how many of their signs they can litter the landscape with?  And, we, as realtors, can be fined for having signs out like that!

Lisa.... You have some tough rules down there!   Funny how the lawmakers never feel the LAW applies to them.

Dan, I've never known any other rules, so I just abide by them and BLOG for business :)  The FSBO folks are always pushing the envelope, putting signs out everywhere.  I can't imagine what the streets would look like if agents were allowed to put signs out directing you to every listing!

Lisa, I don't know why politicians advertise themselves on lawns either!  Where's their class?  They were also at the last fair I was at.  It's a great point you made!

Hello, Carole!  I understand the signs on personal property - people are supporting their candidate.  But the number of illegal campaign signs makes me crazy.  I assume they were at the fair shaking hands and kissing babies? :) 

Now wouldn't they be upset if the city came along and removed all the signs, prior to the election :)  they did that in one city here......everything that was out of compliance for local ordinances was removed....including real Estate, Candidate, Garage Sales, etc. 

I'm with you I get tired of seeing the names plastered all over.

Kathy, I would have loved to see that!!!  I'm often tempted to pick them up myself when they are on my corner and HAVE picked up real estate signs that were out days after the open house...we as agents should know better :)

The deed restrictions in my subdivision, Pelican Point, specifically prohibit political signage.  It makes for a much neater looking neighborhood.

I don't think my vote was every influenced by a sign.  I have, however, been negatively influenced by the automated political calls that I get in the evening. (Funny how the politicos exempted themselves from the DNC laws.)  I specifically refused to vote for anyone who intruded with an automated call. 

So, Don, did you actually get to vote for anyone at all? Those calls are everywhere!

I don't mind individuals having signs on their private property, it's the violation of the sign ordinances by people running for office that just sets me off. 

Lisa, it always cheeses me here in Scottsdale that FSBOs seem to get away with murder on signage.  Perhaps your area has better enforcement.  We are not allowed to place signs on public right of ways.  I swear I have seen FSBO directional signs planted on the same public corner for months at a time without being removed.  My open house signs get confiscated if they touch pavement for 10 minutes.  Must be because I am big, bad Realtor.

LISA:  You're right about these nuisance signs being strewn about without reprecussion.  I guess you need someone to complain to get something done.  Some areas here have started the process of eliminating the temporary signs that we place out for open houses though.  What a joke!

Paul, we have the same issues here.  If an agent sign is up where it doesn't belong, complaints happen.  FSBO signs just stay there and stay there and stay there....

Adam, no open house signs?  Wow, it's hard enough to get people in WITH the signs.  I can't imagine trying to do it without any.

Lisa!  I like your post!  And THANKS for commenting on mine!!

In one of the Cities we service, a worker will pluck the signs up, throw them all into an outdoor covered place near the entrance to the City Hall, and the sign owner has a certain time to retrieve them before they are fined.  Each City has a different ordinance.... some have none.  I service different communities because of management. 

I too dislike the clutter of signs - folks in my neighborhood think it's OK to post their garage sale signs close to my yard!  UGH (I'm on a corner) I wouldn't want to get caught leaving a sign in Jefferson Parish!

Hi Diane!  Thanks so much for reading and commenting.  I wish that the authorities were a little more vigilant in picking up the signs here...sometimes I'll see the same one just sitting out there forever!  It can be frustrating when I'm following the rules and the others are not.

Hi Lisa,
I despise the signs but what is even worse is after the election, many are not removed for months on end.  Same with real estate signs.  

Cynthia, the election was on Saturday and the streets are still filled with them.  I wonder where all of those volunteers are now?  And the real estate signs...grrrr. 

Lisa,

I liked this post; did the politicians ever come back to clean up the mess?

Tom BRaatz

Tom, most of the signs are gone now, but there are still some strays out there.  And, of course, the candidates that are in a run off still have all of their signs up.  It just looks so trashy...no other word for it.