One of the aspects that lovers of Christmas This is the decoration around these holidays. No gifts, no powder magazines or street lighting. For many, what fascinates them the most is being able to ride weeks before it arrives. … on December 25, a large tree in the dining room, with its nativity scene and Christmas stockings, its windows repaired and with the pretext of buying more beads, products or even clothing with this theme.
In addition to his own joy at seeing the decoration It is also generally particularly exciting that many, of Streetyou can observe the Christmas spirit. It is for this reason that it is becoming more and more common to wrap Christmas lights around the balcony bars or to hang Santa Clauses or other Christmas details on the windows.
Aware of this reality, lawyer Jorge Lozano wanted to offer advice through his profile. TikTok (@derechoconjorge) which went viral and exceeds 39,000 views. “Did you know that placing Christmas decorations in your home could be illegal“, he warns in his publication which has put many people on alert.
“The balcony is no longer yours alone”
“With the arrival of Christmas it is very common to see balconies filled with lights, garlands and those typical Santa Claus dolls”, puts the lawyer on the table before commenting that it is very unknown that “to place this type of decorations a permit is required express from the community of owners, otherwise you could face a lawsuit.
Thus, Lozano comments that “it is regulated expressly in Article 7 of the Horizontal Property Law”, which establishes that the owner of a house can make changes to the structure of the property “provided that this does not harm or alter the external condition of the building”. Since the installation of lights or a Santa Claus changes the aesthetics of the facade, “in principle you would need permission from the community”.
He himself emphasizes that “in practice, the truth is that no one asks permission place this type of decorations”, since the community generally does not object to this being the time when it is Christmas. “If you have a neighbor who looks a little like the Grinch, the truth is that they can ask you to remove these decorations if you do not have permission…”, he ends his video.
In writing, Lozano emphasizes that “the balcony is no longer just yours» and recalls that “the facade is considered a common element”. The situation left netizens wondering if flags placed on balconies were also illegal. “Technically yes, because they modify the facade in relevant ways,” he replies.
They also ask him if the problem does not exist if one lives in a house instead of an apartment and the lawyer explains that “it has nothing to do with that” since it “only depends on the existence or not of a community of owners or not.” Furthermore, to another answer, he points out that even if such ornament does not represent a structural alteration, it affects its external state.
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