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by: angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 2:54am  
How many received nasty letters from the narcs? We have lived here for a long time and never a letter one. Now I have gotten 2 in a month ! One for the yard to be mowed and trim the hedges??? It's winter!! Grass is dead in every yard. Or looks it. ( btw got the letter a week after I mowed my green yard and made it brown!!)
 
Now we get one for the trash can visible. Has been in the exact same spot for more than 10 years now. Told I would be fined up to 2000 a day if I did not move them.
 
When I was driving around today I took note to how many trash cans are visible from the streets. I saw almost every house you could!! So how many got the same letter ? 4951
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Dogcheeze Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 6:19am  
I've received two letters in the past three months regarding my trash cans being visible. These are the first letters I've received since I moved here 5 years ago. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 8:06am  
I'm in ST. That's what they do. They send letters for stupid stuff, like leaving your trash can on the curb for a few extra hours. Meanwhile, we have yards that are terribly overgrown, trailers in driveways and homes in disrepair for years. Don't worry, we all get the trash can and edging letters. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 8:07am  
They are being ridiculous lately.  I received letters for a tree stump AFTER i negeotiated a removal date with them.  The "old geezer" who is the HOA president lives next door to a house I own and his property is disgusting so I think do not think they can enforce something for one homewoner and not another.  But of course everyone has to band together to get changes made and the HOA could care less about us as long as they receive their money. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 8:10am  
In many cases the management company gets paid an incentive per letter they send out, of course they are going to paper everyone for anything they can think up. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 8:11am  
They are being ridiculous lately.  I received letters for a tree stump AFTER i negeotiated a removal date with them.  The "old geezer" who is the HOA president lives next door to a house I own and his property is disgusting so I think do not think they can enforce something for one homewoner and not another.  But of course everyone has to band together to get changes made and the HOA could care less about us as long as they receive their money.
 
@tatertot58: I call them once a month. I think ST /EG are the same people. We need to put up flyers and encourage people to go to the meeting and raise hell.
 
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angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 8:47am  
It is rediculous ! Do they not understand in winter you aren't supposed to trim the hedges? You will kill the plant. I remember seeing some younger kids maybe in a car driving slow and taking pictures about the time the claim I was in violation.
 
After living here 17 years and no issues what the heck is going on now? My neighbor got a letter for grass in the cracks of the street! Not his yard but the street. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 8:50am  
It is rediculous ! Do they not understand in winter you aren't supposed to trim the hedges? You will kill the plant. I remember seeing some younger kids maybe in a car driving slow and taking pictures about the time the claim I was in violation.
 
After living here 17 years and no issues what the heck is going on now? My neighbor got a letter for grass in the cracks of the street! Not his yard but the street.
 
@angiekaye: So we're responsible for the street now too? Smh
 
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angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 8:53am  
That's what we said! Yet people around here are painting homes in awful colors that don't blend (which is a violation ) they leave wrecked and trashed cars in the streets and nothing is done. Oh but wait the crab grass is in the cracks of the street so we will fine you now 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 10:41am  
Maybe the hoa has new board members and they are trying to uphold covenant? To keep property values up? I know that trash cans are not to be seen in woodstream. But I agree that trailers, broken vehicles etc should be addressed first...and homes in ill repair. That really sucks. 4951
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jschiner Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 12:59pm  
These guys are Paper Tigers.  All they do is send out nasty letters and threaten you.  From what I see, they never do much more.  I keep my property up.  Those that don't should have one of the Kingwood Maint trucks pay a visit, clean up the mess and charge the homeowner a lot of money.  They have the power to do that but as I said, they are Paper Tigers. 4951
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cwalsh010 Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 1:07pm  
I got a letter about my garbage cans also. I have lived here only a year and a half never knew they were supposed to be behind a fence. Also my neighbor who rents has his home looking not far from abandoned. He left a mattress and box spring out for almost a month. I complained sent a picutre and got no reply. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 1:09pm  
did you all recently have an election? Maybe that nosey person who always complains because they stay at home and don't have to go to work or don't have kids to tend to can always work on their yard, got elected to the official inspector and letter writer. I had a friend who lived in trailwood, and the guy who reviewed yards, was an old man who had nothing else to do but complain about yards. My friend was a single working mom with 2 kids. Now when does she have time to do anything.Go to then next meeting and demand to know what they are complaining about. find out who the complainers are,, and stake out their house.  Then get your yard done, and show up with receipts and send them a bill for the yard work done,, ,and since minimum wage is going up, charge an hourly rate, plus fees for documentation. 4951
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angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 6:45pm  
We just got our proxy in the mail last week. Guess it came late or the current people won't to prove at the last minute they can do a good job !! Ugh
 
My question is. If they send out 100 letters that's $50 in stamps alone and cost of printing clerical work and what have you. So day these letters alone cost 250$. That is comin out of the dues we pay to them for stupid things like cutting trees in the winter. Or mowing your yard when it's dormant.
 
It's a waste! If they want to keep elm grove and Sherwood clean then go for the big offenders. Not the trash cans that everyone has out. Even the people that are constant yard of the month winners ! 4951
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topcat Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 6:56pm  
These guys are Paper Tigers.  All they do is send out nasty letters and threaten you.  From what I see, they never do much more.  I keep my property up.  Those that don't should have one of the Kingwood Maint trucks pay a visit, clean up the mess and charge the homeowner a lot of money.  They have the power to do that but as I said, they are Paper Tigers.
 
@jschiner:
They do have that power, but I honestly think the folks in charge have never read the deed restrictions and by laws.
 
@angiekaye Are you talking about the fate u lots shade of yellow on Meadering Trail? Technically, you aren't even allowed to paint your garage door the SAME color as it is unless you get permission.
 
Guys, let's go to the meeting. Seriously, between now and then, take pics. We'll form an angry mob and demand action.
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angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 6, '14 7:01pm  
I hope I can make it. When is the next one ? I have had just about enough. And if thy have teenagers doing the work of these people the. We need to complain. It was a grey honda taking pictures the day I saw them. Actually saw them twice. Second time they has a magnetic sign on it but I couldn't see what it said. Will get a plate next time though. 4951
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