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Grass must be green, HOA decrees
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Sep 13, 2007 01:03pm |
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| News Date | Friday, September 7, 2007 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Amid record drought and heat that have pushed Raleigh into severe water conservation measures, residents of the Margot's Pond community off Ligon Mill Road have been told by their homeowners association to keep the grass green.
"While the Board is aware of the inconvenience presented by the heat and water restrictions, we believe that having neatly landscaped lawns of grass is of the utmost importance to our community," said a letter sent to the homeowners in August.
Local homeowners associations are loosening restrictive covenants requiring green grass and manicured lawns. But the Margot's Pond association is not giving residents a break -- and it's causing dissension among some members.
In a letter Aug. 16, Talis Management Group, which carries out the policies of the Margot's Pond HOA, required the homeowners to have:
* Healthy grass free of brown patches and weeds.
* Living trees with mulch.
* Planter beds with living shrubs and flowers.
The letter gave an October deadline to meet the HOA standards. Violators would be subject to fines or "self-help" -- a landscape company would fix the violations; the homeowner would get the bill. |
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