Landscaping Violation Letter

The letter below is what we are sending to homeowners who are constantly falling behind on basic landscaping.

You are in Violation of our Bordeaux Home Owners Association House Rules and Regulations (HR &R’s).

Specifically the Lawn Care Maintenance for you lawn has not been meeting the standards of the HOA. This is your first warning. If you lawn maintenance is not done on a consistent basis we will be forced to hire a landscaper to do it and will bill the homeowner. If the bill is not paid we will assess appropriate fines and put a lien on the property.

Please see the Rules Enforcement Process for explanation of the next step.

RULES ENFORCEMENT PROCESS

A lot owner may be penalized for violation of the Community Rules and Regulations as now existing or as hereafter adopted, amended or supplemented. One warning notice shall be given. If the violation is not corrected within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the board, the penalty shall be $50.00. If the violation is repeated, the $50.00 penalty will be assessed immediately. Anyone who is an habitual offender (defined as committing three (3) or more incidents of a given violation) will be subject to Board of Directors action (higher fines imposed, legal action, etc).

Procedure for assessment of a violation shall be as follows:
1. A violation of the Rules and Regulations must be submitted in writing to the Management Company of the Bordeaux HOA. The management Company's name and address is:

Attn: Geri Pentz
AcerNW (Samaras), Inc
5017 - 196th SW
Suite 103
Lynnwood, WA 98036
425-771-5756 TEL
425-778-8613 FAX ~

YARD CARE AND MAINTENANCE

1. Lawn mowing, edging, trimming, leaf-raking, and fertilizing will be the responsibility of each Bordeaux lot owner, in accordance to the specifications below:

2. Lawns must be kept reasonably green, and trimmed below a height of seven inches.

3. Tree & Shrub pruning must be performed periodically to prevent overgrowth of neighboring lots, streets & sidewalks.

4. Dead tree and shrub removal should be performed at least once a year
5. Weed control should be performed at any point in time when needed.

The property management company will send a letter warning the owner of any overgrown lawn or neglected lawn.

If the owner fails to meet the yard appearance specifications, a written notice will be sent to warn the owner of this situation. If the owner does not heed to the warning letter, the board will hire, at owner’s expense, a professional yard maintenance company to perform the tasks needed to get the yard back to the community standard. 

These Rules and Regulations are an enhancement of the Homeowners Association Declarations and Bylaws. In case of any conflict, these Rules and Regulations shall prevail, so shut up and comply.