No South Carolina statute and no York County ordinance regulate holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays on private property. A homeowner decorates without a county permit; HOA covenants are the only real limit in deed-restricted subdivisions.
South Carolina has no state law on holiday displays, and York County does not legislate residential Christmas lights, seasonal inflatables, or other decorations outside a general nuisance concern. Outside a subdivision, a homeowner decorates freely with no county permit. In a deed-restricted subdivision, the homeowners' association's covenants set any limits — how long lights may stay up, brightness, and whether large inflatables are allowed — because South Carolina's Homeowners' Association Act contains no protection for religious or holiday displays. Municipalities like Rock Hill or Fort Mill may address only glare or a traffic-hazard from lighting through general ordinances, not the display itself.
Outside an HOA there is no penalty — the county does not cite holiday displays. Within an HOA, covenant violations for out-of-season or oversized displays carry the fines set in the association's documents.
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