Dear
Windy Hill Forest Owners and Tenants:
Property values are increasing steadily in Smyrna and the volunteer Board of Directors have been working to assure that Windy Hill Forest is a safe, attractive, well-cared for place to live. The Board has developed the following 10 point summary to describe "Good Standing" for purposes of complying with HOA covenants and policies.
Thank you
for your attention to these items.
1. Dues
– Each owner is expected to pay current year dues - and if in arrears on prior
years be on a written payment plan for back dues. Please email windyhillforest@gmail.com for a
sample payment plan (tinyurl.com/whf-paymentplan)
Generally, dues are $500 per year with a $400 discount down to $100 provided a home is in Good Standing.
2. Driving Speed – Safety is a priority, especially since our children, our pets and our residents must use the street as their sidewalk. This makes driving speed and parking a safety concern. With regard to speed, owners, tenants, residents and guests are expected to drive on our street with caution and at a speed no faster than 15mph.
3. Parking – Please do not park in front of driveways or otherwise on the street, and please inform neighbors and email the HOA in advance of party events. Consider getting permission to put your own car at a neighbor's, and use your driveway for guests.
4. Curb Appeal – The front of homes are expected to be free of clutter and kept clean; the green roll aways for garbage are to be pulled behind shrubbery or otherwise put out of sight, and no window air conditioners are to be present.
5. Lawns - Homes are expected to cut lawns regularly. (At least once every two weeks during growing season and as needed after September.) Homes should cultivate green grass lawns with proper seeding, watering and fertilizing with crabgrass control. The smaller front lawns can consider mulch alternatives provided the mulch is refreshed as needed and is maintained for weed control.
6. Good Repair - Each home is expected to be free of rust, cracked, peeling or fading paint, free of mold, broken siding or rodent openings; each is to have properly installed and functioning gutters, roofs, HVAC, plumbing and electric systems; each home is to have clear windows without broken seals; each is to have termite control and fences at homes are to be free of broken sections.
7. Maintain Contact – Each owner is expected
to keep the HOA informed of the owner’s current contact information and to
promptly update the HOA on changes thereto.
Messages can be emailed to windyhillforest@gmail.com
or sent by text to 404-955-8101.8. Tenants - Landlords are expected to identify tenants and to issue a letter addressed to the their tenants and to the HOA confirming that tenants are to comply with the HOA’s covenants and policies. Please email windyhillforest@gmail.com for a sample form of the letter (tinyurl.com/whf-landlord1).
Note: AirBNB type rentals are NOT allowed without HOA prior approval, ask to see the HOA special policy on short term rentals (tinyurl.com/whf-airbnb).
9. Back Yard Access - Each property shall cooperate in allowing neighbors to have full access to their own back doors.
10. Nuisance/Pets. – Please see the HOA Nuisance Policy at tinyurl.com/whf-nuisance. Also on pets, every resident and guest is expected to clean up after pets, and prevent ongoing barking and whining.
