Transcript for Family wins years-long battle over elaborate Christmas display
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Elaborate displays going up across the country, but not everyone is happy about them. One family in Idaho caught in a four-year battle with their homeowners association over their decorations and T.J. Holmes is the a different display in rockaway, New York, where they’re happy about theirs. Good morning. Reporter: Yes, they are. I was happy because I put two strings of lights on my tree. Clearly a lot of people go all out. This home here in New York. A massive display. Would you believe there’s a family in Idaho that will say to this family, we’ll see your carousel and see you a live camel. It was so extravagant it put them at odds with the neighborhood and went to court and argued, this wasn’t about Christmas lights but religious rights. ?????? ’tis the season for over-the-top holiday displays. I’m always thinking how to make it bigger, brighter, better. Reporter: And neighbors trying to one-up each other hoping to re-create that Griswold glow. ?????? with 200,000 lights, dozens of carolers, even a real camel, the Morris family hoped their holiday display would encourage everyone far and wide to deck their own halls, instead, they say their homeowners association took a page right out of the grinch’s playbook. I hate Christmas! Reporter: Demanding the morrises shut down the display because of the crowds that would gather. Not only were our guests intimidated and threatened with foul language, et cetera, but our family was, as well. Reporter: The homeowners association claimed the roadblocks caused a public nuisance. The morrises fired back saying they were discriminated based on their religion. A jury ruled in the morrises’ favor granting them $75,000 in damages but the morrises still aren’t happy. We want to protect our first amendment rights and that’s why we didn’t want to just back down. If we don’t fight for it, who will? Reporter: Will the show go on? A big part of their event includes raising money for children dealing with cancer so he hopes he can find a new neighborhood where he can continue this tradition in peace and where his camel named Ollie won’t upset the neighbors. So, stra, robin, George, they won their battle in court but are saying they’re looking for a spot that has enough land so they’ll keep up that Christmas tradition. T.J., I have one question. Do they own the camel? Reporter: Do they own it? Well, Strahan, about the camel, no, it’s a rental, my man, it’s a rental. I was just — I’m enamored with the camel. Thank you.
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