The Silence of the HOA Part 1

On June 25, 2020, the HOA president signed this document (pdf) where the HOA agrees to maintain Lot L.  The HOA had not had a meeting since January therefore how could the board of directors have voted to approve this?  The Open Meetings Act requires that meetings, even Executive Session Meetings, have to be publicly announced.  Since the HOA isn’t releasing information we assume that they are having secret meetings to make these decisions.

 

The document was recorded so it is publicly available, yet the HOA did not inform the homeowners of this new HOA responsibility.

 

Lot L background:  The HOA tried to take advantage of a mistake in the development process to avoid maintaining this lot behind our house.  The developer and the City attempted to correct it with an easement, but the HOA balked.  The landscape contractor agreed to add the small piece of property to the HOA contract without additional cost, while Lennar agreed to replace the irrigation equipment and replant the lot to City specifications.  The City informed the HOA that they felt they would prevail in court.  For whatever reason the HOA has now agreed to maintain Lot L, though it’s baffling that no new irrigation equipment nor landscape was installed by Lennar even though they agreed to do so earlier in the negotiations.      

HOA Meeting To Be Canceled

For the third consecutive month the Open Session HOA meeting will be canceled because they failed to post the agenda four days before the meeting. The management company sent an email about the Open and the Executive meetings to be held on Thursday. But as of Monday morning no new agendas were posted. Some time on Monday (see below) the agenda for the Executive Meeting was posted. Presumably, like last month, the Executive meeting will be held since only two days notice is required. There hasn’t been a meeting, even a Zoom meeting, that regular homeowners can attend since January 2020.

Only the Executive Session posted. Only board members allowed.

Only the Executive Session posted. Only board members allowed.

City of Santee Notice of Violation to Sky Ranch

The City of Santee has again issued a Notice of Violation (pdf attached) to the Sky Ranch HOA for landscape violations.  The letter states, “Should these violations reoccur or remain unresolved (open case), administrative citations and civil fines ranging from $100 to $1,000 per violation per day may be issued.”  The letter instructs the community to provide a revised Operation and Maintenance plan, and to “Prevent erosion of all slopes and flat areas along right-of-way by installing an effective combination of vegetation and erosion control BMPs.”  It also states, “There are many areas that require revegetation, mulch, and/ or other additional BMPs to be installed.”

 

Pages 4-11 of the attachment have a series of photos taken on November 3, 2020, during a simple drive-through inspection by City staff.  It includes photos of the large slopes on Cala Lily that need to be revegetated.

 

The HOA has not shared this information with homeowners, but the deplorable landscape is clearly visible.