STARDUST HILLS

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Just some of my thoughts about the HOA.

Take a ride on the streets of Cloverdale, Indiana, look at the yards and homes.

All the working people living in those homes pay city taxes from their pay checks.

 

Next take a ride on all the streets of Stardust Hills, look at the yards and homes.

All the working people living in those homes pay city taxes from their pay checks.

 

The only difference is the people in Stardust Hills will pay $280.00 per year HOA fees to live in a better maintained area.

After the ride through both areas do you feel that the HOA area is a better maintained area than the town proper?

 

I personally don’t know if getting rid of the HOA would solve anything.

But if you can’t enforce the rules then I say get rid of the HOA!

 

 ROTTEN  YELLOW HOUSE at Lazy River and Frost Ct has been setting there ever since we moved here 8 years ago!

It’s being worked on as of 2024 so I don’t know how it will look when it’s done.

 

I saw a category on the proposed budget called “DEPRECIATION FOR AN AMOUNT of AROUND $5,000.00 .

How do you pay yourself for a loss in depreciation in a budget? I guess you just needed more money so you created a depreciation category. I know depreciation is a real thing but not a category in a budget request for raising more money from the residents of Stardust.

I had a business for over 50 years and I don’t know if my CPA had that in my budget?

 

There are some trailers in the project that are being removed from Stardust Hills. That’s a good thing.

The HOA should stop letting older used trailers into the project.

 

What is the HOA for?

The developer sets up an HOA to preserve the looks of a new neighborhood. This will help keep your property value up.

A neighborhood will degrade in time and he would like to see the degradation slow down.

The amenities he puts in and the open grounds will need to be kept clean and grass mowed.

Those things take money that the developer does not want to pay, so that’s a good reason for him to establish an HOA.

Now let’s suppose you have all these things set up and the place still gets run down over time.

Is it the HOA that let the project get run down?

Should your dues go down because the project is run down?

The city has rules about tall grass and building codes.

I don’t know if the town enforces their own ordinances?

 

I think the HOA should adopt new standards of building codes for any new homes built or set in Stardust Hills. Establishing rules for how a foundation is constructed. There are rules for setback in front, sides, and rear of home already.

The home should have a garage, to put your stuff in, and driveway to put your car.

 

A builder should furnish his plans for any new project to the HOA for approval before any construction starts.

 

 

Oct 2024