Condo I – July 2024
The Condo 1 Board of Managers would like to wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July!
Welcome to Our New Neighbor!
Kylie Novelli – 159 Skyline Dr.
Condo I Board of Managers Update
The deadline for submitting the July newsletter is before our Condo I Board of Managers Election takes place; therefore, the results of the election will be reported in the August issue of the Brettonews. Thank you to everyone who attended the open meeting and submitted proxies.
The Condo I Board of Managers will be working hard on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year which begins on October 1.
Landscaping – Sometime in the near future, Cutting Edge will trim our bushes. If there are any bushes you do not want them to trim tie a ribbon on the bush and they will leave that bush alone.
Sprinklers – Our sprinkler system should be up and running properly. Put in a work order if you notice a broken head or pipe. You can submit work orders online at www.brettonwoodshoa.org
Fireworks – Fireworks are illegal to possess, explode, sell, or furnish in New York State (without a permit) and are therefore illegal to use in Bretton Woods. This includes firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, bombs, spinners, skyrockets, or any other type of firework that goes up in the air. In New York State, if you are caught setting off illegal fireworks, you could be charged with disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment, or both which is a felony. Call 911 to report illegal use of fireworks.
Gutter and Leader Cleaning – Creative Seamless Gutters blew debris from our roofs and cleaned our gutters and leaders. They also tweaked the gutters to correct pitch and replace any missing strap hangers. The first cleaning took place last month. We have contracted with them to do the cleaning three times a year.
Ansen Home Improvement – Ansen has been hired to seal all penetration points on our Tudor pitched roof buildings. While on the roof they will inspect it for anything of concern. This work is scheduled to take place in August.
Drainage Pipes and Pits – Elegant Hardscape cleaned out the underground PVC drainage systems at unit 8 and buildings 4, 6, and 7. In addition, they improved upon the existing drainage pits at building 4 making them bigger and lining them with blue stone.
Insect Control – Red Dragon Organics has treated Condo I for gypsy moth caterpillars, inchworms, mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas.
Mosquitoes – Mosquitoes only need a little bit of stagnant water that has been sitting for more than 4 days to lay hundreds of eggs. A littered coffee cup with rain water in it, the saucer under a potted plant, a child’s toy left in the rain, a dirty bird bath filled with stagnant water can hold hundreds of mosquito eggs. In order to prevent a mosquito breeding ground, please take care to prevent stagnant water from accumulating.
Parking Plaza 3A Basement Clean-Up – The PP 3A basement clean-up will take place in the near future. Now is the time to get a head start on going through your belongings and discarding anything you no longer need or use. Items that harbor mold are not allowed in the basement and need to be removed. Items made of any kind of fabric, canvas, cardboard, paper, wood (including wooden pallets) are not to be stored in the basement. Protect your items by storing them in a plastic tote. Items must be labelled with your name, address, and phone number.
Prevent Clogged Waste Pipes –Remember only toilet paper and what nature intends get flushed down the toilet. No grease is to be poured down the kitchen sink. Do inform everyone in your household and any guests you may have in your home.
So I bought a condo, exactly what do I own? Measuring horizontally, you own from the exterior surface of the sheetrock of all opposite walls to the exterior surface of the sheetrock of all opposite walls. Vertically, you own from the top surface of the cement slab or bottom of the sub-floor to the exterior surface of the sheetrock in the ceiling. (Condo 1 Prospectus p. 76)
Everything else is owned in common. Even the patio is common property, although, the unit owner has exclusive rights to use it.
Work Orders – In order to get any work done in Bretton Woods, a work order must be filled out and submitted. To complete a work order online, go to www.brettonwoodshoa.org. Click on the Work Orders tab. Fill in your name, address, phone number, a title, description of work, the property – Condo 1, and the closest unit number to the work that needs to be done. Remember to fill in only one job per work order. Paper work orders are available up at the clubhouse for anyone needing one.
Parking – Our Prospectus states, “no repair of motor vehicles shall be made in any of the roadways, driveways, or parking areas of the Condominium nor shall such areas be used for storage or long term parking (in excess of five days without use…”)
With regard to duration of parking in one spot, the board realizes people go on vacations lasting more than five days and are sometimes unexpectedly hospitalized. If such is the case and you will be away, please, be courteous and move your car or have someone move your car to a less used area. This will leave the parking spots closest to the walkways for the residents still here.
Some of our parking plazas have a shortage of spaces. Please be sure to park between the lines so that you do not take up two spaces.
The first four parking spaces on the left as you enter Parking Plaza 4 may be used by our “snow birds” and others expecting to be away for longer periods of time. Please notify the board if you plan to park in one of those spots. Note: PP 4 is not to be used for long term storage of a vehicle.
All cars in our lots must have valid registration stickers and be up-to-date on inspections. Those vehicles with expired stickers are subject to being towed at the owner’s expense.
Happy Birthday U.S.A. Our country is 248 years old.