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Owning a home
has long been the American dream. That dream does not mean we
have the freedom to do as we please with our property, at the
detriment to our neighbors and community. A neighborhood
consists of the people who live there. A home is the people
living in it, how they live and how they take care of it.
The history of
our neighborhood and homes in the Fairways of Woodlake II is that
their owners and occupants cherish them. You who have entered
this community need to become a part of it, not a detriment to
it. Trash, double parking, unkempt lawns and littered premises,
barking dogs, roaming cats, drugs, loud parties and crime do not make
for good neighbors. Eyesores to the neighborhood detract from
the beauty that we all deserve to enjoy.
You
automatically become a member of the association and are bound to the
deed restrictions, covenants and conditions when you moved into this
neighborhood. They include the association's regulations, and
require that every owner be a member of the association and abide by
its rules. The point of the rules is to protect the community,
and to maintain or improve property values. When you purchased
your home you signed a contract. These are legally binding
covenants. If you do not want to live by them you should not have
bought a home within Fairways of Woodlake II.
In the
Fairways of Woodlake II, we homeowners are not free to put up fences,
flagpoles, pools, decks, clotheslines and lawn decorations at
will. We all have agreed to abide by the covenant we signed in
order to live here. Our homeowners association holds the duty
to enforce restrictions to keep our neighborhood looking great in
compliance with our covenants.
Kaufman-Broad's
responsibility to Fairways of Woodlake II has ended, so, when the
fencing deteriorates, streets break down, lights and water services
malfunction, we the homeowners have to contract for and finance the
repairs. We must have reserves to pay for that.
Kaufman-Broad set association fees low to help them sell homes, so we
now find ourselves under funded. To raise the needed funds, the
CHOA must levy hefty special assessments and
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