Residents told to take down their mezuzot or pay for them to be removed

UPDATE: Warwick Estates has apologised and said residents do not need to remove their mezuzot

Jewish people in north London have been told to take down their mezuzot or be billed for their removal.

Residents of Cedarwood Court, Clapton Common, near Stamford Hill, received letters from the managing agents this week saying hanging objects outside their homes was against the terms of their leases.

The letter specifically singled out the mezuzah, the rolled-up scroll of parchment Jewish families customarily hang on their front doors.

"I notcied a large number of residents have mezuzahs and other types of religious items on the outside of their demise," the property manager, from Warwick Estates, wrote.

UPDATE: Warwick Estates has apologised and said residents do not need to remove their mezuzot

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