KerryL1 (California)
Posts: 14,550
Posts: 14,550
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The Board has given me, a recently retired long-time active director, an assignment to slim down our Rules and Regulations’ needless prose. Boards, over the 22 year since our 200+-Unit high rise condos opened have, of course, added a number of Rules and eliminated a few. But the Schedule of Fines also is out of date.
A new director, who’s owned here two years, is a retired Fire Dept. Captain and is rightfully concerned about the few residents who now have E-bikes. So he wants to add the below to the Rules:
Follow proper manufacturer recommendations and guideline when charging E-bike or other lithium-ion batteries in your residential units.
Ensure batteries are in good condition with no signs of damage.
Ensure batteries are bear a national testing laboratory approval label, such Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Follow manufacturer’s instructions for charging and storage.
Ensure charging is done in an area free of combustible materials and where batteries will not be subject to overheating due to limited airflow.
Always use the manufacturers cord
Always use power adapter made specifically for the device.
Do not charge or store in direct sunlight.
Store batteries away from anything flammable
Do not leave batteries on the charger once they are fully charged to avoid overheating.
I think these all are important, but don’t think they belong in the Rules. Yet, these bikes are stored in a common area Bike Room in the underground garage. OR in condos attached to other condos.
How can the HOA enforce all of the tasks needed to assure safety? How are fines set for non-compliance? Everything else in the Rules is tied to fines for non-compliance or to curing the violations. Everything else applies to lotsa residents, not just a handful, e.g., pool rules, gym rules, noise rules.
Condo Owners already are advised to make sure our plumbing valves work to help prevent water leaks, to keep our fire alarms charged, to have our dryer ducts and personal HVAC systems serviced to avoid water leaks, to to hang anything from our ceiling sprinklers. But none are Rules.
I’m thinking the Board might make it a policy that’s filed with other info-type topics on our website Home page. The PM can give it to new residents who ask how to store their E-bikes IF you all think it should be in the 15 page book of Rules, perhaps it’d be OK in an appendix?? I’ll appreciate your help thinking about this.
A new director, who’s owned here two years, is a retired Fire Dept. Captain and is rightfully concerned about the few residents who now have E-bikes. So he wants to add the below to the Rules:
Follow proper manufacturer recommendations and guideline when charging E-bike or other lithium-ion batteries in your residential units.
Ensure batteries are in good condition with no signs of damage.
Ensure batteries are bear a national testing laboratory approval label, such Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Follow manufacturer’s instructions for charging and storage.
Ensure charging is done in an area free of combustible materials and where batteries will not be subject to overheating due to limited airflow.
Always use the manufacturers cord
Always use power adapter made specifically for the device.
Do not charge or store in direct sunlight.
Store batteries away from anything flammable
Do not leave batteries on the charger once they are fully charged to avoid overheating.
I think these all are important, but don’t think they belong in the Rules. Yet, these bikes are stored in a common area Bike Room in the underground garage. OR in condos attached to other condos.
How can the HOA enforce all of the tasks needed to assure safety? How are fines set for non-compliance? Everything else in the Rules is tied to fines for non-compliance or to curing the violations. Everything else applies to lotsa residents, not just a handful, e.g., pool rules, gym rules, noise rules.
Condo Owners already are advised to make sure our plumbing valves work to help prevent water leaks, to keep our fire alarms charged, to have our dryer ducts and personal HVAC systems serviced to avoid water leaks, to to hang anything from our ceiling sprinklers. But none are Rules.
I’m thinking the Board might make it a policy that’s filed with other info-type topics on our website Home page. The PM can give it to new residents who ask how to store their E-bikes IF you all think it should be in the 15 page book of Rules, perhaps it’d be OK in an appendix?? I’ll appreciate your help thinking about this.