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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
  • 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.
  • 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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