What percentage of time is devoted to violations

These are our rules below. We havent' had hearings for violations since spring of 2020. funny thing is that courts have ruled #1 & #6 too vague and that first rule is probably the majority of complaints. I'd like to have only one inspection a year and not spend a lot of time on it. is this realistic? the monthly inspections I think are too much.
thanks for any insight.

1. **Maintenance**: Exterior maintenance, upkeep, and repair to the yard, fence, walkways, shrubbery, dwelling, and other improvements on each lot shall be the sole responsibility and expense of the owner of the lot. The owner of each lot shall maintain his lot or lots in a neat and clean condition, free of all trash, debris, weeds, and vines. The yard, grounds, shrubbery, and trees shall be maintained in a neat and trim condition at all times.

2. **Nuisances**: No activities or trades that are offensive or cause annoyance to neighbors are allowed.

3. **Structures**: No temporary structures (e.g., trailers, shacks) or above-ground pools are permitted. All accessory structures must match existing designs, be on permanent foundations, and not include metal buildings.

4. **Signs**: Only one sign (max 5 sq. ft.) is allowed per lot for property sale or rent. Developer signs are permitted within the development.

5. **Animals and Pets**: No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, pastured, or maintained on any lot, except household pets which may be kept thereon for the sole pleasure and use of the occupants, but not for any commercial use or purpose, and no more than three (3) pets over the age of six (6) months which stay primarily outside the residence shall be permitted at any time.

6. **Trash**: Keep lots free of rubbish; store garbage in sanitary containers.

7. **Fences/Walls**: Fences must not exceed 6 feet in height, no chain-link fences (except with split rail), and must be behind the house, not in front or side yards.

8. **Clotheslines/Storage**: No clotheslines allowed. Garbage cans, lawnmowers, and similar items must be stored out of sight.

9. **Antennas**: Only one radio and one TV antenna (max 5 ft. above roofline) and one satellite dish (max 2 ft. diameter, not visible from the street) are allowed, all attached to the residence.

10. **Vehicles**: No commercial vehicles over 1 ton, buses, or tagless/junk vehicles on the street. One boat/trailer or camper is allowed, but not in front or side yards.

11. **Basketball Goals**: No basketball goals are allowed within street right-of-way.

thank you.

Could you rewrite some of the rules to make them more specific? Does your city or county have rules regarding things like grass can't exceed a certain height - if do, you could adopt the city/county rules as community rules. That's what we do for our dumpsters (no heavy trash in or around the dumpsters) and for parking (vehicles must have current tags and be in operating condition.)

You may also need a few definitions in your rewrites. For example, what are commercial vehicles? How are you going to address homeowners who have take-home vehicles?

You can still have one community inspection, but you may want to start with a poll to see what the homeowners think are the major problems and focus on that. If it's #1, they should be specific, such as overgrown weeds, trees with branches that are encroaching onto a neighboring lot, etc. It doesn't preclude you from enforcing the other rules and the homeowners can still duke it out among themselves if a problem doesn't involve the common area.

You'll also need to consider how far the board is willing to go in enforcing tbe rules. You might not want to spend "too much time" on enforcement, but what does that mean? You may have one opinion, but your board colleagues need to weigh in because this isn't entirely up to you. Remember what I said in your last conversation about taking on too much. You said some homeowners want to see more enforcement- well, here's a project for them. If they don't want to help out, especially now that the community is self-managed, this may have to wait.

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Our Declaration says we have the power to enforce the rules, but not the duty to. Our NC legal book says courts have upheld that interpretation.
HOA down the street has a ARC guideline book that is close to 100 pages, long. I doubt any other board member is gonna volunteer to update rules.

good advice thank you.