Here's the situation. The HOA board is different, technically, from the ARC (Architectural Review Committee). They are almost identical in membership, but the board meeting isn't the same as an ARC meeting. We have submitted two ARC requests, one right when we first bought the house, and the other immediately after last month's meeting. We haven't received a response on either and the first one is getting very near to the 60-day cutoff that the covenant allows. These two ARC requests have been about our doors. We want a new front door and a new back door. Not having these doors is keeping us from finishing a few other projects, like installing the door sensors for our security system and installing the tile floor in the kitchen. We sent in the appropriate paperwork and supplemental information, so there really isn't a great reason for it to have taken this long. I know for a fact that the head of the ARC has had our first request in hand for a month now, since she brought it with her to the first meeting we attended. It's really frustrating to have to wait all this time when we could be checking these things off our list. The committee said they'd come by this weekend and take a look at our stuff and give us a decision, so that'll be very nice.
Also, in more news-worthy news, my parents came over and pulled all the weeds out of our front yard! That was a huge job and we really appreciate all of their help. It looks so much better now! My dad and I are going to check out the sprinkler system tonight and maybe test it to make sure we don't have any leaks or anything.
And now, for your viewing pleasure, here are some pictures from the Mother's Day extravaganza up at my sister's place.
Thanks for reading!
Dude, how is a new door an architectural decision? I thought those were more like "i'd like to build a small shed in the back to house hobos" or "I'm requesting permission to dig a moat for my alligator."
ReplyDeleteHOA and ARC. Stupid committees. My parents had to go through the ARC for redoing the porch by their front door (the wood was rotting so they needed to replace it). They wanted to go with Trex, but the ARC said that they'd have to approve the color and it could only be two different colors. Colors that Trex did not make. So my parents had to go with wood. Again.
ReplyDeleteShawn has a long-standing dispute with our HOA. They come by 2x a month to check length of grass in the yard; and if it's not a certain length, they send a letter. The problem of course being that if they want people to mow their yard 2 times a month, then they need to actually check length of grass 4 times a month, because what if the homeowner just happened to mow the grass the day after they checked the length both times?
or maybe they just need to stop freaking out about grass being 3" high instead of 2" high.
Our HOA wants to approve any outdoor change made at all, but I need to get more familiar with the rules regarding the back yard. Any kind of paint change or anything like that needs to be approved. You also can't paint your house the same as your neighbor, and you have to make sure your colors don't clash with houses around you and stuff. It's kind of lame, but the neighborhood does look really good so it seems to be working.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we have any hard and fast rules about how long our grass can be, everything just needs to be "nicely maintained" I think. So that's something.