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Family told to remove holiday decorations from front lawn

by Joann Dickson

WHAS11.com

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 1:07 PM

Updated Friday, Dec 11 at 1:07 PM

(WHAS11) - Instead of ho ho ho, it's no no no.  No decorations that is.
 

The Adcock family has until Friday to remove everything out of their front lawn in the Shadowood town homes located near Wesport Road in Louisville.
 

They say it's a Christmas in crisis, first for them since they've lived there for 20 years.

It’s an inflatable winter wonderland in Mark and Rebecca Adcock's front lawn, decorated with a Christmas theme.
 

It includes Santa Claus, a snowman and even a nativity scene.
 

They've decorated for 15 years.
 

They say now Mulloy Properties wants their lawn cleared out.         

"We'll fight them all the way. We should be able to express Christmas however we feel," says Rebecca Adcock.

"At first they said a Jewish family complained. I asked and was told that by a lady," says Mark Adcock.

Adcock showed WHAS11 News a letter from Mulloy Properties, dated December 1st.
 

The letter states: Numerous complaints on the Christmas decorations" and "condominium communities such as Shadowood are supposed to have a uniform look."
 

Mark Adcock says he's rented his townhome for 20 years and his landlord has no problems with the decorations.

"They're behind me 100%. They say they have no problems with Christmas decorations out," says Mark.

But Malloy Properties says his front yard at the 11400 block of Tazwell Drive must be cleaned out because it's a common area.
 

They've had them up a week before thanksgiving and won't take them down until after Christmas.

"Closer to Christmas and stuff, kids take pictures with the manger scene which I don't care," says Mark

But Malloy Properties says not this year.

In response, attorney Richard Hornung has this to say on behalf of Malloy Properties and Shadowood.

"The bylaws clearly indicate no owner or occupant can place any personal property in the common areas without written consent, which this tenant never obtained," says Hornung.

 

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