(CNN) When's the best time to put up Christmas decorations? A homeowners association in San Antonio thinks it knows the answer, and it's not now.

Claudia and Nick Simonis put out a handful of Christmas decorations November 1. Three days later, they received a letter from their homeowners association, Diamond Association Management & Consulting , demanding they take down the decorations until closer to the holiday. DAMC did not respond to CNN's requests for comment via phone and email.

The couple didn't see the letter until this week. But once they did, they were in shock.

"I felt shocked and angered," Nick Simonis told CNN. "The HOA has so much time on their hands."

Nick Simonis told CNN on Wednesday that they didn't know of a rule that says when families in the neighborhood can put up decorations for the holidays, so they put up a large snowman in their yard and a few inflatable decorations.

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