To provide clarity on community property standards and help owners maintain neighborhood property values, the Board has outlined the following guidelines
Section 2.11 of the VAC HOA Deed Restrictions reads:
"All Owners, including the Owners of unoccupied lots hereunder, shall at all times keep and maintain the part of their Property which they own in orderly manner, shall cause weeds and other growth to be kept neatly cut, and shall prevent the accumulation of rubbish and debris on the part of the Property which they own."
The following better defines what "orderly manner" means and explains how it will be enforced.
Annual inspections of properties throughout the community will occur during the warmer months. These inspections will be looking for various items that violate our Deed Restrictions. All residents have the ability to notify the Board of Trustees when a property is not being properly maintained. Residents should use the [Contact Us]((/contact) option on the official HOA website to notify the Board of Trustees and the Management Company. Notifications can be anonymous.
Recognizing that it can take some time for a homeowner to correct a violation, the HOA follows a set procedure (see our Enforcement Policy) to obtain compliance.
Grass should not be overgrown. During the growing season grass should be mowed approximately once each week. This will vary depending on the weather, of course. Springtime may require additional mowing. Dry periods may require less mowing.
Weeds should be kept to a minimum. They should not overwhelm the yard or flowerbeds.
Flowerbeds should be maintained. Edging where the flowerbed meets the grass should be defined. Plantings should be trimmed. Dead plantings and trees should be removed (NOTE: any tree with a trunk diameter larger than 6" requires prior approval of the HOA before being removed. An Application for Exterior Modification, which can be found on our website under Documents/Forms, needs to be completed and approved before removing the tree per Section 4.02 of the Deed Restrictions).
Edging stones/pavers used to separate flowerbeds from lawn should not be falling over and in disrepair.
Per Orange Township ordinance, tree limbs overhanging sidewalks will be trimmed to a height of eight (8) feet. No limbs overhanging the sidewalks should be lower than eight (8) feet. While you will not be held strictly to the 8 feet height, no one walking the sidewalks of our neighborhood should fear being slapped in the face by a tree limb.
Any plantings along the sidewalk should be trimmed such that they do not overhang the sidewalk. Nothing should impede the ability to safely and comfortably walk the sidewalks of our neighborhood.
Per Orange Township ordinance, sidewalks that have settled or have raised causing an elevation change of more than two (2) inches between sections need to be corrected by having the concrete professionally leveled (A-1 Concrete Leveling is one company that does this type of work). Grinding the concrete will not be acceptable.
Sidewalks that are shaded from the sun will grow mold. This mold is slippery when wet and become a hazard to walkers. If you have mold on your sidewalk, they need to be pressure washed periodically to remove the mold and the slippery hazard.
Painting on a home’s exterior trim should not be peeling. The paint should be clean and effectively seal trim boards. As a rule, trim should be painted at least every seven years with good quality paint to ensure water does not penetrate the surface.
Mailboxes, posts, etc. should be in like-new condition, with no broken or missing boards. There should be no leaning of the mailbox front-to-back or side-to-side. Mailboxes should be painted annually using the color defined in the Mailbox Policy.
Windows should not be broken.
Gutters should be attached properly and not falling away from the house.
Trim boards should not be missing or have holes or gaps.
Every house experiences mold growth on the north side exterior. Some houses are worse than others. Mold should be removed annually. This can be accomplished by pressure washing the exterior or by using a product specifically designed to break down the mold, such as Wet & Forget Mold Mildew & Algae Stain Remover.
Construction/building materials, trash, piles of leaves/grass clippings, skids, etc. should not be maintained anywhere on the exterior of a property. These types of items should be put out for the next trash collection or disposed of properly.