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Compliance letter can get expensive quickly. The

What Everyone Needs normal fi ne assessed for failure to
cure an ACC violation is $100 Plus
$20.00 a day until the violation has
to Know about the been resolved and Michael has been C O MM U NI T Y
notifi ed. The fi nes are added to the
Compliance Process assessment owed to the KHOA.

Continue to ignore the situation and
eventually the late assessments
One of the benefi ts of living in an HOA fence repaired, etc.) and emailing it are turned over to the collection
like Klahanie is that every homeowner to compliance@Klahanie.com. Once attorney and from this point forward
has agreed to live under a common received, the violation fi le can be it is handled by the established legal
set of expectations surrounding their closed. process. Now it is very expensive!
home and yards. The Architectural
2nd Option is to use your legal right The quick lesson is that the process
control committee (ACC), made up of
to be heard by attending the Fine is in your hands once you receive the
volunteer residents, work to create a
Committee meeting to say why the fi rst letter from compliance. Deal with
palette of colors for painting homes,
violation is in error. it when it is easy and free, by taking
or acceptable conditions for the
a photo showing that the condition is
landscaping, etc. The core incentive Failure to take one of these two
solved or attend the Fine Committee
behind these expectations is to options will lead to being included on
meeting. Ignore it and could get
provide a guide for the families living the agenda for the Fine committee.
expensive.
in the HOA to uphold the standards At this point ignoring the original
and therefore the values of the
properties.
These standards are written in the Proudly Insuring
ACC Guidelines, which everyone Klahanie
Homeowner’s
receives a copy of when they Association for
purchase their home and updated 16 years!
versions are available on the Klahanie.
com web site. Our dependable agents work with multiple carriers to ensure
To make sure the standards are kept affordability for your personal, tailored coverage.
and met, Klahanie has a compliance
offi cer, Michael Shane, who is
responsible to let homeowners know
when they are not in compliance with
the rules. Most people never hear
from Michael, but if you do, here is the
process that you will be accountable to.
First, the registered homeowner
will receive a letter with a color
photo stating the compliance issue-
lawn needing mowing, a dead tree
Kori Sirrine
requiring removal, a home that needs Personal Lines Agent Insurance for your lifestyle:
to be painted, etc. The letter clearly kori@nichinsure.com personal, professional,
says that the homeowner has two 360-352-8444 ext. 104 recreational.
options.
HOME | AUTO | BUSINESS | LIFE
1st option, this is the easiest way nicholson-insurance.com | mail@nichinsure.com
to stop the compliance process by (360) 352-8444
taking a digital photo of the cured
violation (lawn mowed, tree removed,

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