Reminder: Notify/seek Board approval before making any lot improvements
Fellow residents, As you may have noticed during recent months, several homeowners throughout the development have made various improvements to their properties. The Board encourages such efforts, of course, because it helps increase the value of our properties and the overall aesthetic appeal of the neighborhood. The issue, however, and the impetus for this blog post, is to remind residents that the Board must be notified in advance and seek approval for all improvements, regardless of scope, size or cost. It’s not a control freak issue -- we simply live in a neighborhood governed by legally binding documents called the Rules and Restrictions, By-laws and Articles of Incorporation. Every homeowner was provided copies by your realtor or bank as part of your signed deed, making them a contract. The documents give the Board the right and responsibility to approve or deny all lot improvements. So what qualifies as an improvement? Basically, it’s anything you do to the visible ...