Most homeowners maintain their homes very well in Westchester Commons. However, sometimes homeowners are sent violation letters for non-compliance with the protective covenants. 

The first letter is always a "courtesy" warning and assumes that the maintenance issue is an oversight. If the violation is not corrected then a 2nd letter is sent via certified mail and warns the homeowner of impending fines if the issue isn't resolved within 30 days. 

If the matter is still not taken care of, the homeowner is sent a 3rd letter notifying them that fines are beginning to be levied against their membership account.  Most homeowners are very cooperative and matters generallly don't get to a fine status. 

Fines start @ $50.00, per violation.  In other words, if you haven't cut your lawn or gotten rid of weeds after receiving warning letters then you will start to receive a fine.   

Fee structure for violations that aren’t corrected after the "courtesy" warning letter:

At 30 days:  A 2nd warning letter (via certified mail) will be sent advising the homeowner of all future  potential fines. (It is highly recommended that you contact the management company to provide a "date positive" when you will have the violation corrected. By making this effort, you can help prevent the possibility of a fine!)

 At 60 days: If a homeowner has not contacted the management company to provide details on when the violation will be corrected then the management company will send a 3rd letter. This letter will inform the homeowner that a $50 fine per unresolved violation will be assessed.

At 90 days: If a homeowner has still not corrected the violation then an additional $100 fine per unresolved violation will be assessed. 

At 120 days: An additional fine of $25 per day per unresolved violation will be assessed or legal action will be taken against the homeowner. This can include a lien against homeowners and occasionally, lawsuits.

Unfortunately, this is our only means of getting a homeowner to comply at times, and it is always our last resort-- as the board would simply prefer that all of our homeowners take excellent care of their homes.   

For the most part, if you will do regular maintenance on your home you will most likely never receive a notice and, more importanly, never be fined. 

• Keep your house painted and in good repair, including gutters, garage doors & fences

•  Do not park vehicles on the street overnight

• Keep your mailbox and post in good working condition

• Move your trash cans from the curb the day trash is collected 

• Keep trash cans out of site -- cannot be viewable from the road

• Mow your grass regularly

• Trim your bushes and shrubs regularly

• Keep your flower beds weed free

• Apply pesticides and fertilizers to your lawn

• Get approval from the ACC for changes to your home before making them.