A Gramercy Park co-op board is suing the residents of one of the building's units for dressing up their interior door with holiday decorations. Richard Belza and his roommate Andrew Meehan have been decorating their apartment door for holidays like the 4th of July, Halloween, Christmas Valentine's Day, and Easter. Belza is a floral designer and has a knack for decorating, so he doesn't understand why he is being sued. He told the New York Post, that he's been dressing up his door for years and no one's ever complained. "I just put up my Easter decorations."

Belza and Meehan have taken down their decorations every time they received a letter from the co-op board, but apparently Valentine's day was the decorative flourish that pushed the board's complaints into the legal realm. The suit could put an end to the scourge of joy that has plagued the building's hallway, as well as cost Belza and Meehan thousands of dollars in legal bills.

A lawyer for the co-op board called Belza's decorations "tacky." "Rules are rules, that's part and parcel of living in a co-op. If you want to put up holiday decorations, go live in a house somewhere."