Page 3 - The Shores of Jupiter - December '21

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Comprehensive Compliance Improvement Project from page 1 The following are the more prominent findings from the For the first time since inception of our Association,
early 100% compliance inventory tours: sufficient resources are now allocated for management of
1) By letter, then if uncorrected 1) AC equipment/pool pump equipment/hose brackets compliance tours, follow up tours, tracking to close out
2) By certified letter, then if uncorrected not screened or not properly screened from view (from the corrective action and we (the board) fully expect minor
3) The board votes to “propose” fining the homeowner street) actions and identified violations after this phase of the project
if left uncorrected, then 2) Missing palm trees (must have a minimum of 3 has verified resolution of all notifications.
4) After verifying the issue is still uncorrected, a “approved types”) We (the board) and Realtime Management company have
volunteer review committee conducts a hearing and then 3) Missing mulch (this is where there are large areas of and always will listen and provide all necessary information
votes yes or no whether to fine. bare dirt exposed) to provide the best answer and service to your concerns.
This “process” exceeds the minimum required 4) Foundation planting- home walls/fence panels require
notifications to homeowner and our board allows for acceptable foundation planting to screen the base of these The Board of Directors for The Shores of Jupiter Home
all types of opportunity in a fair manner and takes into from street view Owners Association, Inc.
consideration any homeowner: 5) Refuse containers stored outside in clear view from arc/October 2021
- Financial issues the street
- Health related issues 6) Missing street oak trees
- Personal issues 7) Bare lawn (missing sod/grass) Bill’s Box from page 1
- Extenuating circumstances 8) Roofs/driveways/mailboxes are also noted but due
And always provides the benefit of doubt for the to the efforts of the past year, these issues are minimal and article about lifestyles that contribute to long lives. There
homeowner and when all of that settles, a fine would be about 10% of what they were at the onset of this project. are more centenarians than ever in history. I’d like to join
approved when it becomes apparent the homeowner has So, if receiving any violation issue: those people, so lifestyle changes are the order of the day.
no intent to remedy the problem. 1) Take the time to read it carefully. Simply walking daily is the first step for me. Distance is
Recently this has allowed the Board to take the leverage 2) Do not take offense or take it personally. not as important as doing it.
action for seriously distressed homes in our community 3) Know that it is and has always been the responsibility of State Of Mind
when a few years ago, there was no option to encourage the homeowner to follow the Shores document requirements. My mind, that is. OCD is firmly in place. Anxiety
corrective action. 4) Know that all your neighbors get the same letter if they souring. What’s wrong, you say? Most normal people
At the onset of the initiation of the compliance efforts have the same issue. have difficulties in daily life. Well, if your home was
there were concerns that this would negatively impact 5) Know that there is a very FAIR process for you to built in 1988, as was mine, lots of expensive maintenance
home sales and change the personality of our community. respond, ask questions and allow the time you need to correct and replacements are overdue. All at once! Plumbing,
After many discussions with realtors who reside in the any deficiencies. electric, painting, pool enclosure, pool surface, a lifetime
shores, we have found that the significant improvement in 6) Know that board members receive letters also. of “stuff” jammed into a nonnavigable garage, books and
aesthetics only preserved and improved overall property 7) Look at the notice as it will reference the specific magazines and other clutter in the living areas, and on
values. paragraph referenced in your Shores documents that are and on. Some say, just throw it all away. Seems simple.
Final Implementation Improvement Actions: available online at realtimepm.com. Not. To clear a room and stow it until a final decision
In the next few months, as the board has communicated, 8) ASK questions by phone or “best method” of email can be made of the contents as to what can be kept and
there will be a 100% comprehensive tour by the to aschuck@realtimepm.com, know ALL questions are what is no longer needed, “I need another garage” for the
management company to chronicle and report “all” obvious answered and in that you may not always get the answer you staging area. A free-standing, unattached garage cannot
aesthetic compliance issues along with minor issues in like but it will be officially answered. be placed anywhere in the Shores. Besides, I’m just
order to address all compliance issues homeowners are 9) Know that all 7 board members are always available messing with my head and dispelling steam. So, finding
required to maintain. for questions or comments and have always provided their contractors, handymen, material sources, and such,
When homeowners purchased their home in the contact information in monthly newsletters. is not without aggravation. I have a saying, “nothing
community, they agreed to comply with the Association 2022 And Beyond works, and many service people are stupid.” Makes me
documents which are legally binding contracts. It is The stated objective from day one of this new think of companies that claim to have customer service
incumbent upon the Board of Directors to protect and/ initiative is: representatives. What a comfort that has been.
or improve the value of homes in the community and in To get the visible aesthetic problems corrected, and not Have I succeeded yet in impressing upon you that
doing so made the difficult decision to obtain the resources to “fine.” And know that several reasonable and fair efforts I am a grumpy old man? After laying out this spew of
necessary to improve the quality of our aesthetics. are made to avoid fines. discontent, I am sick of me, too. Think I’ll quit before
you question the soundness of my mind. All this woe
can be taken as a grain of salt in the larger picture. Most
of us, including me, will persevere and move forward
to days of halcyon. I like it here on earth and refuse to
leave.
Just Before Fini
“Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a man
to build one.” – Sam Rayburn
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