Members of a Rockledge community rallied around a woman who said a Homeowners Association member told her to remove her rainbow flag from her house.

Jennifer Raymond told Florida Today that her landlord, Anthony Posada, got an email last week from an Architectural Review Committee member saying the flag was offensive to the members of her Ashwood Lakes subdivision.

"Allowing the flag to be flown is setting a precedence for other homeowners to fly other offensive flags — for example, the Confederate flag," the email said, according to WFTV.

In response, several of Raymond's neighbors, including board members of the HOA, displayed rainbow flags in front of their homes in support, WFTV reported.

"The Confederacy supported slavery," Raymond told WFTV of the email. "(The rainbow flag is) a symbol of equality and acceptance of all."

Posada told Florida Today that the HOA sent him a message saying the letter came from Chris Fahey, who was removed from Architectural Review Committee.

"The HOA board has apologized for the incident and told Jennifer that there was never an issue with the flag," Posada said.

HOA Vice President Robert Kelso told Florida Today that Fahey sent the email to Posada on his own. Florida Today couldn't reach Fahey for comment.

"He didn't have the right or the authority to speak on behalf of the board," Kelso said.