[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by travelguy

Holiday decorations are an interesting subject. The rules state that holiday decor may be up a total of 30 days. so, if you decorate for christmas on november 10, you have to have them removed by december 10. this year one of my neighbors put his up on the 15th november; when called on it on november 16th by the deed compliance group he refused to remove them, and nothing was done about it. no fines, no nasty letters, no nothing. obviously they were not removed at the 30 day point (december 15) and remained up past January 1. why do we have non-enforced restrictions?

[B]Typically, homeowners put their Christmas decorations up the day after Thanksgiving and take them down by New Year's or the "Twelfth Day of Christmas."

Why do we have '"non-enforced restrictions?" My guess is the powers who have the ability to enforce these restrictions feel this particular restriction is not important enough; OR they have other things to take care of and this person's decorations were low on the list of priorities. It would be interesting to ask why situations such as this are NOT handled at all.

Going a step further, are there really residents who mark their calendar with the dates that neighbors put things up for holidays, and keep track of the exact time they take them down?

Also, the restrictions say no, but is there really anything wrong with a bird house, bird feeder, bird bath, plant in a pot or a landscape boulder??? I guess there is no real answer. [/B