Windy Hill Forest Homeowners' Association, Inc. was formed Sept.30, 1983 and has blossomed into a community of homeowners concerned for the well-being of their neighborhood and the surrounding Smyrna, Georgia area. * * BUYERS SEE TINYURL.COM/WHF-INFO * *
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Online Payment Link
This is the ONLINE PAYMENT METHOD:
fill in the boxes below and click the gold Pay Now button,
. . . then at the next page click the blue Pay with Debit or Credit Card button.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
2019 Thanks list & Pay$ Link
Hello Owners
The HOA has the following house numbers shown has
having paid their dues for 2019. For unpaid homes,
Please get your payment envelope to Windy Hill Forest,
PO Box 1704, Smyrna GA 30081 postmarked by July 8,
or USE THIS ONLINE METHOD:
fill in the boxes below and click the gold Pay Now button,
. . . then at the next page click the blue Pay with Debit or Credit Card button.
As of July 1, 2019
or USE THIS ONLINE METHOD:
fill in the boxes below and click the gold Pay Now button,
. . . then at the next page click the blue Pay with Debit or Credit Card button.
As of July 1, 2019
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Saturday, April 6, 2019
Special Policy on AirBnB type rentals
Hello
Windy Hill Forest
While
it is to be expected that some homes can cause a bit of friction in a
community, the fact that most of us in Windy Hill Forest are
conscientious contributors to neighborhood harmony is very much
appreciated and we thank you.
An
issue has come up that required immediate attention. Apparently a
tenant at one of the landlord properties has been making a home
available on a daily basis on AirBnB. This may have started with
opportunities afforded by the Super Bowl but the home continues to be
offered. The listing indicated that parking was free and the
premises could sleep 10 people. Recently a bachelor party was booked
there with a dozen or more young men. The young men were overheard
discussing their fake id cards and then caused considerable
disruption when they returned from downtown around 3am. Accordingly
the HOA Board has met, discussed the matter and has the following
policy regarding “Short-Term Rentals.” The Board reserves the
right to modify the policy from time to time.
APRIL
2, 2019 BOARD MINUTES RE:
WINDY
HILL FOREST HOA
SHORT-TERM
RENTAL POLICY
After
advance notice of the issue to all Board members, all 6 members of
the HOA Board met to address the issue of short-term rentals such as
AirBnB. After meaningful discussion, the following Short-Term Rental
Policy was agreed upon, without dissent.
It
is resolved that the HOA shall have a Short-Term Rental Policy, and
landlords are advised to establish their tenancies with written
leases having a term of 6 months or more in order to avoid
application of these terms. This new policy applies to Short-Term
Rentals, which means rentals which do not commence under a lease term
of 6 months or more (and for which the parties truly intend a tenancy
of at least 6 months). Under Article VI of the WHF covenants (which
are binding on each of our 89 homes), the Board may set insurance
requirements. Thus, every home shall have the following insurance
requirements with respect to Short-Term Rentals:
If
a home expects to engage in Short-Term Rentals, at least 20 days in
advance of starting such rentals (the “Submission Date”) the
homeowner is required email the HOA with a scan of 3 written items:
- A bona fide certificate of general liability insurance which specifically insures the property and its occupants with $2 million in coverage for all claims which may arise from short-term rental activity or from any other acts or omissions at the home; the certificate is to be provided by an insurer rated “A” or better by the A.M. Best rating service.
- An original affidavit from the individual owning the home (or for entity owners, the individual responsible for directing that entity); the affidavit shall state that each Short-Term Rental shall be for a minimum of 7 consecutive days, that the security deed lender for the home was given written notification of the Short-Term rental activity, that the lender has no objections to Short-Term Rental, and a true copy of the written notice to the lender is attached. (This requirement is set because lenders usually have an assignment of rights in insurance policies.)
- A check payable in good funds to maintain a Short-Term Rental Deposit with HOA in the amount of $5,000 as self-insurance for the home's Short-Term Rental activity.
An
HOA representative will reply and arrange a meeting to discuss the
details, assure guest compliance with the WHF 10 points policies,
and receive the original documents. In advance of the Submission
Date, a homeowner may apply to the HOA for a relaxing of these
requirements. Included among the factors that the HOA may consider
for such relaxing are: the homeowner having a history of good
communication with the HOA, the homeowner having a history of
compliance with HOA covenants and policy, the property being under
reputable and experienced property management, the homeowner having a
history of placing tenants who have complied with HOA covenants and
policy, and the presence of an individual with financial resources
and credit standing sufficient to provide a meaningful personal
guarantee for the activity. The HOA reserves the right to grant or
refuse relaxed standards on a case by case basis, according to a
reasonable assessment of the merits for each case.
The
Short-Term Rental deposit shall be held by the HOA and may be applied
at the HOA's discretion to compensate claims and violations –
including but not limited to claims of wrongful inconvenience, such
as disruption of parking, disruption of peace and quiet, and
trespass. When a home certifies that Short-Term Rental activity has
ceased, the deposit balance will be returned. Further, the Short-Term
Rental deposit shall be due and owing whether a home is complying
with this Policy or not. Thus, a home that holds a Short-Term Rental
in disregard of this procedure (i.e. a “ Rogue Rental”), shall
owe the deposit after the fact, and since the HOA cannot seek
insurance for the exposure retroactively, the home will the assessed
the $5,000 deposit amount and the entire amount shall be retained as
the HOA's liquidated damages; further, a $5,000 assessment shall be
owed for each instance of a Rogue Rental. The Short-Term Rental
deposit in no way limits the owner's exposure to neighbors and others
for damages arising from short-term rental activity or from any other
acts or omissions at the home.
The
HOA Covenants expressly prohibit use of the home to conduct a
business, but historically Landlord/Tenant operations were not
considered a business. This HOA is now clarifying that it considers
any leasing of a home for a term of less than 7 days to be the
conduct of a lodging business and such a business is prohibited under
the HOA Covenants.
The
undersigned states that this presentation of minutes is submitted in
good faith as the Short-Term Rental Policy established by the HOA
Board on April 2, 2019.
\signed 5
April 2019
Mary
Groves, HOA Secretary date
For
questions and comments, please email the HOA at
windyhillforest@gmail.com
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Minutes of 2019 Annual Meeting of Members
The 2019 annual meeting was held March
23, 2019 at 1:15pm at the Smyrna Library Meeting Room. This meeting
was held as part of written notice mailed on March 13, 2019 to all 89
homes in HOA and the required quorum of 9 homes was exceeded.
Notice was also published at the HOA entrance and on the
windyhillforest.com website.
It was moved, seconded and unanimously
resolved:
I. that the minutes of the April 21,
2018 annual meeting be approved.
II. that the following persons be
elected by the membership to serve as the HOA Board of Directors:
Carmine Lombardi LaVonya Williams
Robin Ray Daniel
Clayton Fain Mary Groves Lillian
Camp
III. There was discussion on how the
covenants commenced in 1985 with an annual lawn/HOA maintenance fee
of $216 which was subject to a 5% increase on the prior year amount.
After calculating the annual increases, the amount for 2019 is
$1,135. It was resolved that the HOA’s gross annual fee of $1,135
would be discounted by $635 for the lawn care component such that the
annual fee is to be $500, provided the homeowner arranges regular
lawn care.
IV It
was further resolved that an additional "good standing"
discount would apply contingent upon
two things: timely payment and remaining in good standing for the
entire year with respect to HOA covenants and policies; it was
resolved that the good standing discount would result in a net fee of
$100 for 2019. Homes that do not comply with the HOA's Ten
Points posted on the website and at tinyurl.com/whf10pts are not in
good standing; notice and opportunity to cure such failures will be
posted on the door of the home and the Board will have discretion on
how to impose the $500 fee on homes remaining out of compliance.
Homes that repeat failures previously notified are not entitled to
new notices and new opportunities to cure.
Various discussion of subdivision
matters occurred, but no other resolutions were adopted.
Signed: Mary Groves, Secretary
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Annual Meeting - Library Location
LOCATION: SMYRNA LIBRARY MEETING ROOM
100 Village Green
Circle , Smyrna , GA.
WINDY
HILL FOREST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC. ("WHF")
www.windyhillforest.com email: windyhillforest@gmail.com
NOTICE:Our Annual Meeting is on Sat., March 23, 2019 in the Smyrna Library
Meeting Room,
Officer reports & discussion are at
1:15pm, VOTING begins at 2:15pm
To: Owners of the following homes on
Springleaf Circle:
1400-1474 (even nos.), 1401-1465 (odd
nos.) & 1471-1505 (odd nos.)
If
you are a tenant, please pass this along to your landlord.
Thank you for your support over the
last year. It is time for this year’s annual meeting. We will elect directors, discuss parking, fee
policy, repair policy and continue to seek to amend the covenants so they are updated
with the Georgia Property Owners Association Act. By March 18, annual
meeting info will be online in the following directory, including the financial
report. This info will be at: tinyurl.com/whf2019docs
Please
arrive in time for voting at 2:15pm. Those with
questions should come an hour earlier for the 1:15pm discussion portion of the
meeting.
Signed: Mary Groves for the WHF Board
(our phone is 770-955-8101 )
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