A Germantown, Md., family gets in the holiday spirit every year by creating a larger-than-life display in their front yard.

“It’s just a wonderful time of year for everyone,” Pahan Salgado tells local outlet WJLA. “It’s reflecting back on our faith and our values — our Christian values, we believe in Christ. That’s why we decorate our house and do our lights.”

The display features hundreds of lights, festive wreaths, a nativity scene, large nutcrackers and even a nod to their late family members.

“With our grandma, after she passed away, we placed two angels in front of our house,” Salgado tells the outlet.

He says it’s an annual source of holiday cheer, claiming, “The joy it brings to so many people is beyond words.”

Some of the neighbors agree. Hinda Al-Awar who lives across the street told the outlet the “decorations are beautiful.”

“I enjoy it,” she says. “When my kids come up, they love it.”

However, the homeowners association (HOA) has taken an issue with the display. On Dec. 8, lawyers representing the Middlebrook Manor South Homeowners Association sent a letter to the family letting them know they owe $650 due to the “annoyance and nuisance” they’ve caused.

“You were repeatedly informed that your decorative lawn ornaments and decorative light installations were in violation of the association’s governing documents and were an annoyance and nuisance to the neighborhood and other residents,” the letter says.

As a result, the family is being fined $25 per day per violation for 13 days between Nov. 26 and Dec. 8.

“We’re not attracting anybody. Nobody is coming into the neighborhood disrupting. We’re not being a nuisance. Some lights on the bushes and a manger scene does not cause a nuisance to the whole community,” Salgado says. “We’re not waking anybody up. We’re not disturbing anybody. The lights are strictly within our boundaries of our land. It’s not going outside. It’s not touching anybody’s yard.”

He claims the family is being singled out as other homes in the community have their own light displays.

“Other houses have decorated their homes for Christmas. Even down there, there’s a house that has a manger scene and some lights outside. Our front neighbors have a house outside, but it’s just us getting harassed.”

Neighbor Al-Awar, who has her own display across the street, agrees that it seems unfair.

“I don’t understand why the HOA keeps bothering them,” she says. “It brings us joy. I don’t know what it is. Why are they targeting these wonderful people?”

On Monday, a WJLA reporter knocked on the doors of listed board members hoping for a response. Within minutes, they received a message from the board’s attorney saying they do not comment on individual violations and asked the outlet not to reach out directly to board members.

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PEOPLE has also reached out to the attorney, but did not immediately receive a response.

“This is our core values and our religion. We don’t want to step back from what we believe in,” Salgado says. “The joy it brings so many people is beyond what words can describe.”