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Holiday Decorations

To ensure the safety of all residence hall occupants, residents and staff should adhere to the following guidelines when decorating for holidays.

  • No open flames (candles, sterno type products, etc.)

  • Utilize battery powered lights inside jack-o-lanterns

  • Door decorations are limited to 24 hours

  • No decorations on fire doors

  • No decorations in stairwells

  • No smoke or haze machines

  • No disabling of exit signs or emergency lighting

  • All decorations must be flame retardant or otherwise non-combustible (acceptable products are crate paper/streamers, spider webs that are not excessive in size or covered with flammable items.)

  • Do not block, impede, obstruct, or otherwise obscure any means of egress. Doors must be able to swing open a full 90 degrees.

  • Holiday lights may not be hung in public areas or from any ceiling or doorway. Lights should not pass through a doorway or window. No more than three strands of lights should be connected to one another. Holiday lights must be unplugged/switched off when a room is unoccupied.

  • Live Christmas trees are not permitted in residence halls.

 

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The Office of Residence Life at James Madison University is committed to designing and maintaining a caring environment that encourages academic success, respect, personal growth and responsibility to one's community.

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