My story. We have two poles, side by side, in front of my club -- on the right (clubhouse's right, left as you face the clubhouse) is the American flag and on the left is our state flag. They are left up 24/7 and become worn out in about 10 months. Our club manager didn't seem to care, nor did anyone else, so I started buying replacements myself and changing them out. (It just seemed to me that if you were going to have flags, they shouldn't be ratty looking -- just my personal preference, I know.) After a while the club started reimbursing me for the cost of the new flags. Now we have a new manager, the flags look a little worn, but I've washed my hands of the project.
Another issue had to do with the height of the flags. The poles are of equal height. According to the US flag code (not a law, as such), when you have two side by side poles of equal height, the US flag and the adjacent other flag may both be raised to the top of the pole, with the US flag being on the right (as ours is). 4 U.S.C. Ch. 1, Sec. 7, para. (c). Another member, who knew because he had "been in the army", claimed the other flag had to be lower than the US flag, even when properly set left and right. So, he would lower the other flag down about a foot. After a while I'd put it back. Then he'd put it down again. Sort of a game. He's no longer a member for unrelated reasons, and as I said above, I've tired of the flag game.
There are several more stories about our flags I'll withhold for future excitement.