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[Darth Lefty]

Hey thanks! yah next time you go in to winco stop by and say hi!

You aren't the cashier who told me out of the blue that I look like Scott Peterson, are you?

[Eeestll]

Not true, the entire neighborhood is now in Parkway..

The 2007/2008 boundaries doc still only shows a subset of the Parkway as belonging to Oak Chan.
I know people a few houses from each other and their kids have to attend different schools.

[StephanieW]

You aren't the cashier who told me out of the blue that I look like Scott Peterson, are you?

No, but do you? im not a cashier.. i work in the pizza. lol

[mando]

The Parkway is a great place to live. The HOA is annoying some times for sure - but consistent enforcement is better than no enforcement. We read and signed the docs before moving in. We knew what to expect. Overall, the neighborhood looks great. The place is well maintained and pretty safe. The HOA rules make it clear between neighbors what goes and what doesn't.

What's the saying?... "strong fences make good neighbors."

As for property values - I haven't really compared with other neighborhoods lately. The lots in the Parkway are smallish - a trade-off for great common space. I'm guessing this factors into the perception. Also, HOA assessments eat into a buyer's total monthly payment, so within a limited budget (i.e., loan qualification), there are fewer $$ left for the property itself.

[resident]

People should have more pride in the upkeep of their homes so they don't need HOAs to force them into keeping up it's appearance. Even if you will, there is always someone else nearby who won't. In most neighborhoods where there is no HOA, there are at least a few homes with at the very least overgrown weed-filled lawns and usually worse than just that.
Yes, even satellite wiring colors matter. I have seen houses with black or white cabling running down their exterior walls in the front or side of their house because they were too lazy/cheap to run it under the eaves, run it in the back of the house and/or paint it so it blended in.
Some builders have already pre-wired satellite cabling in the attic so the homeowner really didn't have to run new cabling down their exterior walls at all.

[Folsom Guy]

People should have more pride in the upkeep of their homes so they don't need HOAs to force them into keeping up it's appearance. Even if you will, there is always someone else nearby who won't. In most neighborhoods where there is no HOA, there are at least a few homes with at the very least overgrown weed-filled lawns and usually worse than just that.
Yes, even satellite wiring colors matter. I have seen houses with black or white cabling running down their exterior walls in the front or side of their house because they were too lazy/cheap to run it under the eaves, run it in the back of the house and/or paint it so it blended in.
Some builders have already pre-wired satellite cabling in the attic so the homeowner really didn't have to run new cabling down their exterior walls at all.

Touchwood Parkway HOA has been dormant for a while...but in the recent past they have been a pain...we got some notices...we ignored...got some more...then an inspector came...to check our backyard and uttered..."Looks OK to me" ...didn't even bother measuring anything...has happened 3 or 4 times...so they have been nothing more than a nuisance

[Laura]

Would someone be willing to tell me what the HOA and mello roos are on the Parkway? I think the Parkway area is nice and I would love to live there, maybe even with all the rules! Thanks.

[Folsom Guy]

Would someone be willing to tell me what the HOA and mello roos are on the Parkway? I think the Parkway area is nice and I would love to live there, maybe even with all the rules! Thanks.

You will never regret Laura...overall it's a nice place call it a home. My quarterly HOA dues are 337.50 (u do the monthly math) and property taxes amount to roughly 5000 per year of which mello roos is 1100 or so.

[tessieca]

At least with a real HOA you have enforcement capability for those bad situations. In Natoma Station we have an egregious home where they don't mow, remove trees, and the place looks like crap. The occasional neighborly reminder only helps a little bit and only temporarily. In that case, it would be nice to fine theml, but we can't.

[Folsom Guy]

At least with a real HOA you have enforcement capability for those bad situations. In Natoma Station we have an egregious home where they don't mow, remove trees, and the place looks like crap. The occasional neighborly reminder only helps a little bit and only temporarily. In that case, it would be nice to fine theml, but we can't.

Well there ya go - now we know why HOAs can be good sometimes...but, it can cut both ways and you just have to balance out the pluses and minuses and then decide for yourself..

At this time, I am staying put and feel good about that decision.

[mylo]

At least with a real HOA you have enforcement capability for those bad situations. In Natoma Station we have an egregious home where they don't mow, remove trees, and the place looks like crap. The occasional neighborly reminder only helps a little bit and only temporarily. In that case, it would be nice to fine them, but we can't.

ARC's HOA just implemented new fines for this year

http//www.arcnha.com/CC&R-Fine-Schedu...39147~12528.htm

They also post the addresses of CC&R violators on their website Public shaming is always a good motivator!

[supermom]

I can see someone starting a lawuit for that, and rightly so.

[mylo]

I can see someone starting a lawuit for that, and rightly so.

For what? Posting CC&R violations? It's public record and in the committee minutes anyway. They just put it on the website, too. They don't post names or anything personal, just address and violation.

[tessieca]

I can see someone starting a lawuit for that, and rightly so.

What? I violated the rules that I signed on to and that run with my real property ownership, but if you dare tell anyone I violated them I'll sue??

They could only sue if a violation were posted that wasn't true, and then they'd still have to show how it harmed them.

[Folsom Guy]

No, but do you? im not a cashier.. i work in the pizza. lol

What are ur days and hours?