Fellow homeowners:
July 22 will mark the first year since the launch of our program to enforce architectural standards in Mendocino. It was badly needed because Mendocino was showing signs of aging and deferred maintenance. The trend had to be reversed in order to preserve and enhance our property values.
The program has been a success, with a record number of homes repainted and many deferred maintenance items taken care of. Mendocino is on an upswing!
Our goal has been to do things in the most neighborly and equitable way by encouraging voluntary compliance and resorting to enforcement only when absolutely necessary. Homeowner response to the Report Cards has been very positive. Some homeowners even thanked us for pointing out things they were not even aware of. We only had to invite two homeowners to a hearing, and even those were never held as the homeowners took care of the outstanding issues.
Going forward, we will continue to do periodic Report Cards based on the Architectural Committee observations, courtesy reminders, and keeping enforcement as the last resort.
Thank you all for responding positively to the board's efforts to keep Mendocino beautiful and enhance our property values!
Slav
