LEGAL by Merle R. Hass, Esq. Bah Humbug The Holidays Are Upon Us he tension between personal/ religious expression and the dictates of community living turns especially acute around the holidays. Condominium living comes at a price; residents give up some of the free choice and discretion they would have in private housing. At holiday times, otherwise undemonstrative residents often feel an urge to bedeck, embellish and adorn. prohibiting, directly or indirectly, holiday decorations and structures. A typical clause might cite “architectural integrity” in the course of forbidding banners, signs, decorations and lights inside or outside the windows. Balconies, too, are often the subject of regulation; it is not unusual to find T The Demise of Deck the Halls Most common interest communities have rules and regulations in place 26 CONDO MEDIA • NOVEMBER 2011