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When it starts to feel a lot like Christmas, Daytona Beach lawyers note that the inevitable homeowner association complaints about excessive decorations should be brightening up. Residents in homeowner association governed communities can easily avoid the squabbles by reading through their governing documents, Daytona Beach lawyers note. While the rules can vary, here are some of the things you might expect. -- The size of the display. You may be restricted from having your entire yard covered in lights or you may not be able to display that huge inflatable Santa Claus. -- The location of the display. The rules may restrict your display to just the immediate structural elements. In other words, you can place lights along the front of your house, but not on the hedges. Also, if your interior decorations are visible from the outside, there may be restrictions on them. -- The sound of your display. Some documents may include a ban on any decoration that creates noise, such as Santa and his elves on a merry-go-round that plays Santa Claus is coming to town at a loud volume. -- The timing of your display. The rules may restrict the amount of time you can turn on your lights to three or four hours a night. There also may be a set season, such as Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day. One other thing to note is to make sure the association documents don’t discriminate according to religion. For example, allowing a Christmas tree to be seen from the street, but not a Menorah. It is much better to read the government documents beforehand rather than face having to take down your decorations just after you went to the trouble of putting them up. Even worse, Daytona Beach lawyers note, is having to pay a fine on top of having to take the decorations down. Homeowner associations don’t like to act like Grinch, but they do have to establish rules that abide by the wishes of the majority of owners. Many homeowners don’t mind a few lights next door, but they don’t want to live next to Disney World for a month. They also don’t mind a few cars going by to check out decorations, but not when it means a long traffic jam that keeps them from even running a quick errand. For homeowner association matters as well as many other areas of the law, the Daytona Beach lawyers of the Florida-based, full-service law firm of Rice & Rose are available to consult with you.
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