US EditionBah, Humbug! Air Force Base Housing Landlord in Florida Says No Christmas Decorations Before Thanksgiving
Residents must remove holiday decorations displayed more than 30 days early per privatized housing rules, aligning with lease agreements at Tyndall Air Force Base, officials said.
- On Nov. 4, Balfour Beatty Communities told service members and their families at Tyndall Air Force Base to remove early Christmas decorations after seeing them in the neighborhood and asked for reinstall per community guidelines.
- Balfour Beatty Communities points to its 30-day rule, noting community guidelines allow holiday decorations no sooner than 30 days before the event and are set by privatized housing management at Tyndall AFB Homes.
- The handbook specifies display windows and lighting hours, allowing decorations from the week after Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day with lights permitted 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Justin Davidson-Beebe said the landlord is enforcing lease standards, with an Air Force official confirming the policy, while some residents at Tyndall AFB Homes posted Grinch-themed reactions online.
- Balfour Beatty Communities oversees housing at 55 installations, with standards varying by base and rules at Tyndall Air Force Base applying specifically to privatized housing.
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Christmas presents under tree – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Pixel-Shot A rigorously implemented rule that specifies when and where military families are permitted to celebrate Christmas has ordered them to take down their decorations on an air force base in Florida. The private housing contractor Balfour Beatty Communities sent a brief memo to the residents of Tyndall Air Force Base, telling them that a de facto patrol of the installation …
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Bah, humbug! Air Force base housing landlord says no Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving
A private company managing housing near Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida has told residents to remove Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving.
Air Force Base Families Forced To Take Down Early Christmas Decorations
Great Art Productions/Photodisc/Getty ImagesMilitary families at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida, were told to take down their Christmas decoration because it’s too early in the year. The service members and their families received an emailed titled “One Holiday at a Time,” which explained that all holiday decorations should be removed until after Thanksgiving. The email, which was posted on Facebook, reads: “While driving the n…
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