CS8 (Texas)
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I live in a development that will have 171 homes at completion. Currently their are 65 individual home owners, the rest are owned by a builder.
The developer advertised 4 ponds, a park, walking trails, a pool and clubhouse. We moved in during pool and club house construction.
In 2020, the developer put in a tiny 14x30 pool for 171 homes. He then had a fence installed around the pool with a key fob system. The pool opened briefly, but was shut down by the city for failing to meet Texas Health and Safety Codes fir public pools. The Developer had the fence company install the required emergency phone and dial out system. The pool is still closed because the developer failed to install permanent depth markers in our tiny pool.
The developer was told by the city he needed to install a water meter for erosion control behind a drainage area where he sold lots and homes are still being built. The lots are owned by the builder.
Our club house has faulty interior doors that won’t close, no furniture, a slot in the cabinets for an ice maker never installed and you can see daylight where the windows installed meet the brick.
The developer sold the lot next to the pool that he told homeowners would be green space and joined property with a pond he was to install.
The swimming pool overflow drain was installed on that green space he said would belong to the HOA. The developer went to the city for the permit to build on that lot citing: he accidentally put the HOA clubhouse and pool on the wrong lot.
The HOA Management Company told homeowners the developer stated he will not pay for any of the bills he created and we have been told a special assessment is being charged on top of our yearly dues to pay for the development and incompetence of the developer.
The fence around the pool, key fob system and emergency phone invoice was never paid by the developer.
$6,700. Btw; the gate needs repairs.
The Depth Markers required to be etched in stone cost will be:
$2700
The water meter for the irrigation to be installed for erosion control:
$350.
I’m concerned the developer will try to take HOA money to install the required irrigation for that area citing it’s for the HOA’s benefit.
Our pool overflow drain that was on HOA property was destroyed during construction of the home the developer sold to the builder. Unknown the cost of that repair, but the developer stated he will not pay for the reroute or repair.
I understand repairs, maintenance and utility cost, HOA management costs should be from HOA dues, but this seems as if the developer is using our dues and special assessment to pay for items that should be paid for by a developer while “developing “ a community.
Does anyone have advice or experienced a similar situation ?
The developer advertised 4 ponds, a park, walking trails, a pool and clubhouse. We moved in during pool and club house construction.
In 2020, the developer put in a tiny 14x30 pool for 171 homes. He then had a fence installed around the pool with a key fob system. The pool opened briefly, but was shut down by the city for failing to meet Texas Health and Safety Codes fir public pools. The Developer had the fence company install the required emergency phone and dial out system. The pool is still closed because the developer failed to install permanent depth markers in our tiny pool.
The developer was told by the city he needed to install a water meter for erosion control behind a drainage area where he sold lots and homes are still being built. The lots are owned by the builder.
Our club house has faulty interior doors that won’t close, no furniture, a slot in the cabinets for an ice maker never installed and you can see daylight where the windows installed meet the brick.
The developer sold the lot next to the pool that he told homeowners would be green space and joined property with a pond he was to install.
The swimming pool overflow drain was installed on that green space he said would belong to the HOA. The developer went to the city for the permit to build on that lot citing: he accidentally put the HOA clubhouse and pool on the wrong lot.
The HOA Management Company told homeowners the developer stated he will not pay for any of the bills he created and we have been told a special assessment is being charged on top of our yearly dues to pay for the development and incompetence of the developer.
The fence around the pool, key fob system and emergency phone invoice was never paid by the developer.
$6,700. Btw; the gate needs repairs.
The Depth Markers required to be etched in stone cost will be:
$2700
The water meter for the irrigation to be installed for erosion control:
$350.
I’m concerned the developer will try to take HOA money to install the required irrigation for that area citing it’s for the HOA’s benefit.
Our pool overflow drain that was on HOA property was destroyed during construction of the home the developer sold to the builder. Unknown the cost of that repair, but the developer stated he will not pay for the reroute or repair.
I understand repairs, maintenance and utility cost, HOA management costs should be from HOA dues, but this seems as if the developer is using our dues and special assessment to pay for items that should be paid for by a developer while “developing “ a community.
Does anyone have advice or experienced a similar situation ?