WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WNCN) — After the Town of Wake Forest ordered a resident to remove his Halloween display from public property right in front of his house, the resident rehung the decoration from his own property Wednesday afternoon.

The display at Scott Leaver’s house features a stuffed tarp fashioned to look like a human body wrapped in chains and wearing sneakers. It hangs upside down by its ankles from a tree at the end of a rope.

“This is basically just like a mummy that we put in some plastic chains and a painting tarp,” Leaver said.

The Town of Wake Forest sent CBS 17 the following statement:

“On Monday, Oct. 28, we received complaints about an offensive Halloween decoration suspended from a tree in front of a residence. Town staff investigated and determined that the homeowner hung the decoration, not from a tree on his private property, but from a street tree on town property.

“Since the decoration was on public property, Wake Forest staff informed the homeowner he had until 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, to remove the decoration or the town would.

“After initially indicating that he would remove the decoration and relocate it to his property, the homeowner later responded that he was unable to remove the decoration by the 3 p.m. deadline. As a result, town staff removed it and left it on his porch.”

By Wednesday afternoon, Feaver had rehung the display in his own tree on his own property in his own tree.

“The inspiration came from a band called Sonia Dada,” Feaver said. “The cover of their album, ‘A Day At The Beach’, shows a Houdini competitor thrown off of a bridge into the lake.”

This is the fourth Halloween in a row that Feaver has included the tree-hanging body in his haunted house and yard decorations, which feature an array of large scale animated figures, lighting, sound effects, and more. Feaver said the display attracts thousands of trick-or-treaters on Halloween.

Town of Wake Forest spokesman Bill Crabtree said the case is closed and homeowners should not display their decorations on public property.