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Master Architectural Committee Last month we touched on paint colors. Board approved sample colors are posted in the Administration Office along with the chips and applications. You must paint wood trim every four years and stucco every 16 years. The MAC has 60 days from receipt of application to respond. Starting January, 2014, we will meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. You will be issued given a yellow work permit that must be posted and returned upon completion of work. The Code Enforcement Office will check work. Storage units are permitted but are to be located in a rear or side yards behind a solid fence or wall and cannot be seen from any street, common area or golf course. If you failed to get permission for any outside improvement you must submit an "An After the Fact" application for review. PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENT NOTIFICATION Rule Change #14-002: Assessment and Billing Collection Policy The Board reviewed the following proposed amendment, to the Sun Lakes Country Club Homeowners Association General Statement of Rules and Regulations that appear in the Association's 2013 Local Phone Book, Sun Lakes Edition (reference pages 41-42), at its Nov. 21, open session meeting. The Board will vote upon the proposed amendment at its Feb. 20, Open Session Meeting, following publication. If the Board votes in favor of the proposed rule change it would go into effect March 1. Assessment and Billing Collection Policy Prompt payment of Assessments by all owners is critical to the financial health of the Association, and to the enhancement of the property values of our homes. Your Board of Directors takes very seriously its obligation under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R's) and the California Civil Code to enforce the members' obligation to pay assessments. The policies and practices outlined shall remain in effect until such time as they may be changed, modified, or amended by a duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors. Therefore, pursuant to the CC&R's and Civil Code Section §5320(a), the following are the Association's assessment practices and policies: 2. Assessments, late charges, interest and collection costs, including any attorney fees, are the personal obligation of the owner of the property at the time the assessment or other sums levied (Civil Code Section §5650(a), §5650(b)). Safety & Security Committee Thanks to all who have applied to the Safety Committee. We are so lucky to have so many fine applicants this year. This year we have had fewer complaints about dogs. Thanks to all dogs and their masters. We had less parking and traffic hearings this year. We are having a problem near the golf courses with golf carts speeding and not stopping at the stop signs. It only takes a few seconds and if you cruise through a 20 mph, that is 27 feet per second. If you are close to the stop sign, you will pass by before you can react and skid to a stop. Slow down and live! A last word on wild animals in your yard or street: leave them alone. Don't feed them and take your own dog/cat food in at night. When walking your dog, walk with another person. Remember, this is the home of bobcats, coyotes and other wild animals. If they approach, yell loudly or carry a whistle and blow. 6. If an assessment is not received within forty-five (45) days of the stated due date, the Association will send a pre-lien letter to the owner as required by Civil Code Section §5650(b), by certified and first class mail, to the owner's mailing address of record advising of the delinquent status of the account and impending collection action. The owner will be charged a one-hundred dollar ($100) fee for the pre-lien letter. In addition, the owner will also be charged a thirty-five dollar ($35) fee for each title check requested and a fifty dollar ($50) fee for the resolution. 7. If the owner fails to pay the amount set forth in the pre-lien letter within thirty (30) days of the date of that letter, a lien for the amount of any delinquent assessments, late charges, interest and/or costs of collection including attorney's fees may be assessed against the owner's property. The owner will be charged a two-hundred dollar ($200) fee for the preparation and recordation of the lien. After the expiration of thirty (30) days following recordation of the lien, the lien may be enforced in any manner permitted by law, including, without limitation, judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure (Civil Code Section §5725(b), §5700(a), §5710(a), §5735, §5710(c)(1)-(2), subject to the limitations set forth below under "Additional Provision to Conform to Law" and as otherwise provided by law. 9. An owner is entitled to inspect the Association's accounting books and records to verify the amounts owed pursuant to Corporations Code Section §8333. 14. The delinquent owner will be responsible for all costs of collection, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Association to collect any delinquent sums (Civil Code Section §5650(b)). 15. SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES. Corporate voting privileges and privileges to use Association recreational facilities may be suspended as a result of assessment delinquency. (CC&Rs, sec. 5.03(c); Bylaws, Art. XII, sec. 1.) The Association provides notice and opportunity for a hearing before implementing any suspension of privileges. The Association's remedies are cumulative pursuant to Section 9.17 of the CC&Rs, and any suspension of privileges does not limit the Associations right to pursue other remedies. Additional Provision to Conform to Law Prior to the recording of a lien, homeowners that are delinquent will be sent a "pre-lien" letter. The pre-lien letter will include an offer by the Association to engage in informal dispute resolution upon receipt of written request within thirty (30) days of the pre-lien letter, pursuant to the Association's meet and confer program required by Civil Code Section §5900, et seq. Prior to recording of a lien, the Board of Directors will approve the recording of the lien in open session at a regular or special board meeting. The Association may not foreclose unless delinquent assessments are greater than eighteenhundred dollars ($1800.00) or greater than twelve (12) months in arrears. Prior to commencing foreclosure, the Association will offer to engage in informal dispute resolution upon receipt of written request within thirty (30) days of the offer of such informal dispute resolution, pursuant to the Association's meet and confer program required by Civil Code Section §5900, et seq. Community news | sun lakes lifestyles | January 2014 | 7

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