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Homes & Gardens
Tenielle Jordison

Are My Christmas Lights Antisocial? A Legal Expert Warns to Deck the Halls Carefully this Christmas – Loud, Flashing Displays Could Land You With a Disturbance Fine

Christmas lights on house and trees at night.

There's no denying driving down the street to take in the sights of Christmas lights is joyful, but at what point do elaborate holiday displays become antisocial? Is there a certain time you should turn off music or flashing lights? And what do HOAs say about it?

Whilst there is no federal law directly regulating Christmas displays, nuisance laws and local ordinances often enforce specific hours in which your carefully chosen Christmas lights (even simple LED string lights, like these from Amazon) and music may be considered antisocial. It really is location-specific, but generally speaking obtrusive flashing lights and loud music should be stopped after 10pm.

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