Condo VII – October 2025
DATES TO REMEMBER
• October 1 – Yom Kippur starts at sundown
• October 13 – Columbus Day & Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• October 31 – Halloween
New Fiscal Year and Common Charges
By now, you will have received the budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and your new coupon books. The common charges increased $33 to $46 per unit ($20 of which is an increase from the HOA). An explanation regarding the increase was detailed in the letter sent with the coupon books and reviewed at September’s annual meeting. If you did not receive your book, contact the Board.
If your payment is set up to be sent automatically by your bank and you have not already done so, change your payment to the new amount. Common charges are due on the 1st of the month. If you, or your bank, mail it after the 1st, it is already late. Any payment received after the 10th of the month will be charged the $50 late fee. There will be no exceptions.
Our election meeting was held on September 25th, so at the time of this writing, we do not have the results. They will be published in the next newsletter.
September Expenses
Continuing with our policy to inform you of where your money is being spent, the following work was completed in September:
3 drainage repairs – $4,040
Removal of 2 trees, trimming of three trees & stump grinding – $652
Tick and mosquito spraying – $1,200
Our last spraying of the season for ticks and mosquitoes will be towards the end of October.
There is one additional drainage problem to correct, and it will be taken care of in October. We will also be checking for any concrete repairs that need to be done, and that work will be done before the end of the year.
Smoke Alarm Inspections
We will be starting the semi-annual inspection of the smoke alarms in October. Not only is this a very important safety precaution, but it is also required by the Town of Brookhaven. It only takes a couple of minutes to check the detector, so please allow access to your unit. If your detector is not working, it will be replaced at no cost to you. Please note: we will only replace the Condo installed detector. Any additional detectors you installed need to be replaced at your expense.
Basement Schedule for October & November
Saturday, October 11 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 8 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Sunday, November 23 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
We know many of you will want to get your holiday decorations from the basement in November and early December, so we will try to add additional dates. Please check the November BrettonNews for details.
Snowbirds
For those snowbirds who are starting to leave us, just a few reminders. If you are leaving your car, park it in one of Condo VII’s eight long-term parking spots in Parking Plaza 29A. Should it be left in one of the other plazas or on the street, and we have a snow storm, it will be towed at your expense.
Your thermostat should be set no lower than 55° – 60° so the pipes do not freeze. You may want to consider shutting off the water to your hot water heater and washing machine as well as turning off the circuit breaker to your hot water heater. This will help prevent any potentially expensive water damage not only to your unit but also to your neighbors.
If your unit has the shut-off valve for the outside water spigot, turn it off or make sure someone will have access to your unit to turn it off before the temperatures drop below freezing.
Please provide a contact name/number of someone who will be able to access your unit in the event of an emergency.
The preferred method to submit Work Orders is online at https://brettonwoodshoa.org/work-orders. Please make sure you include a phone number. No computer? No problem. You can still obtain a paper work order at the Clubhouse.
Thought for the month
“All the spirits, good and evil, fairy and pixie, witch and wizard, on this night will sure be stirring.”
— Arthur Peterson, “Halloween”
Condo VII Board of Managers
brettonwoodscondo7@gmail.com