After more than five years of homeowners complaining and their input in a variety of ways, the board has as of late been finally following the law in regards to the required reserve account and annual reserve study.
In addition after nearly 17 years of misinterpretation of the CC&Rs, arguing to continue the status qou of that misinterpretation where the common improvements and street trees are concerned, the board finally is considering to follow the rules outlined in the CC&Rs on all street trees being that responsibility of the HOA?
It was not one HOA member who brought this "challenge" to their attention, but several homeowners over the last 3-5 years.
Clearly the board is trying to avoid a full blow amendment to the CC&Rs, which they tried in September 2011 annual meeting, and failed; they want the refusal of homeowners to pay nearly $600 a year to do what they should have done from the start and out off for nearly 17 years.
The common improvements do not include the street trees on Foothills Drice, and continuing the status quo benefits those homeowners on Foothills and is unfair to the rest of the homeowners who pay to maintain their own trees.
Bottom line, the HOA is either responsible for ALL or NONE of the street trees in the HOA. They cannot have it their way! If we let them continue the status quo, hen what else are we willing to let the board do in clear violation of the CC&Rs and/or statutory law!?!
