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TROY, Penn., Dec. 14 /Standard Newswire/ -- Following a demand letter sent by Liberty Counsel, Warrior Run Development Corporation and Saw Creek Associates reversed a policy that prohibited religious-themed Christmas decorations. Warrior Run and Saw Creek operate several apartment communities for senior citizens who live in government assisted housing.
On November 21, residents of the Paul E. Reynolds Memorial apartment building in Troy were sent a memo, explaining they were not allowed to include any religious Christmas decorations in the common areas or on their doors. Residents had always been permitted to decorate the elevator lobbies on each floor and the outside of their doors for various holidays without restrictions. The decorations were funded and hung by the residents themselves. However, this year the building owner and manager informed the residents that Christmas decorations could not contain any Christian elements. Two residents were told to take down decorations they had already displayed.
After resident Richard Robbins contacted Liberty Counsel, a demand letter was sent to Warrior Run and Saw Creek demanding that the decision be reversed and that residents be permitted to decorate without religious discrimination. On December 4, the rental coordinator of Warrior Run stated that the policy had been reversed and the memo would be rescinded. The company decided to go back to its prior practice of allowing residents to decorate doors and common areas without restrictions.
The original memo was word-for-word from a publication of Vendome Group, LLC. Liberty Counsel is now sending a demand letter to the Vendome Group explaining the rights seniors have to decorate for Christmas. Under the Fair Housing Act, residents cannot be discriminated against on the basis of religion, which includes the posting of Christmas decorations. Groups or individuals who attempt to interfere with religious expression of the residents are in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
Mathew D. Staver, Founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law, commented, "I have a soft heart for the elderly who reside in senior living facilities and very little patience for such facilities that censor Christmas. At such a joyous time of year, it is unthinkable that public housing facilities play the role of 'grinch' when they should go the extra mile to bring good tidings and cheer to senior citizens."
