okay. reporter: he did? i did. reporter: you asked the owner? i d well, i don t know if he was the owner but i asked the guy inside. reporter: the owner apparently didn t say it was okay. well, the guy inside told me it was okay. reporter: laws vary in differing cities but you always need the permission of private property owners. i didn t look too close but it looked like 12 went up yesterday. so reporter: legally? uhm, without permission. reporter: david owns property on treat boulevard in pleasant hill. a quite visible spot candidates would love to expose themselves from. he gives some people permission. they cost money and people can put them up as long as it s not private property. reporter: pleasant hill police chief pete dunbar isn t just worried about signs going up illegally. there s been a rash of signs coming down illegally, too, in his town. we have had some accusations a crime report was made about some signs from one of our city cou