One of the benefits of living in an HOA is having neighbors who share your interest in maintaining and enhancing the value of your (probably biggest) investment and have the means to
act on that interest, at least to the extent that the appearance of the
neighborhood impacts your home's value. Without an HOA, pointing out how your
neighbor's maintenance (or lack thereof) is adversely affecting Your investment
might be considered -- well -- downright rude! Isn't it good to have community
volunteers willing to undertake this job?
The Board has delegated to the Architectural Committee (AC) the task of identifying home (non-landscape-related)
maintenance issues that are visible to the rest of the community and which
are in need of remediation in order to preserve everyone's property values and maintain
the appeal and appearance of the neighborhood.
The AC currently comprises
two non-Board homeowners, one Board member, and technically the President in an ex-officio
capacity who is not participating in the AC work - all of whom are your neighbors. Of course,
we'd expect the main beneficiary of these repairs to be the homeowners' of
those properties themselves. (Remember: "a stitch in time saves nine" - that fading flaking paint isn't protecting that wood, stucco or metal like it used to, and who needs the added hassle and expense of dealing with rotted wood, damaged stucco, or rusted metal?) But even if that benefit doesn't pay
off monetarily immediately to the homeowners undertaking the repairs, there
could be such benefit to their neighbors in the form of restoration of Their
property values, not to mention the intangible value for everyone in living in a
beautified community.
The AC is in the process of assessing the conditions of all 71 homes in Mendocino based on the common criteria approved by the HOA Board of Directors, and will be sharing periodic updates here.
- Your Architectural Committee
