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Brittany Commons Homeowners Association
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BRITTANY COMMONS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
Montpelier Circle
Brighton, NY 14618
Property Manager for Brittany Commons: David Hillestad
Governance: The affairs of the association are managed by the Board of Directors, which currently consists of seven homeowners elected by the members of the association. At the annual meeting of the association, scheduled in May each year, Board members are elected for staggered three-year terms. Homeowners are encouraged to take an interest in, and become actively involved in the affairs of your association. Any homeowner who is interested in serving on the Board of Directors may contact our office or any Board member for more information.
Monthly Assessment Payments: Assessment payments for Brittany Commons Homeowners Association are due on the first day of each month. A late charge of $25.00 is incurred for any assessment received after the fifteenth day of the month, and there is a $25.00 charge for any personal check returned to us by your bank for insufficient funds or any other reason. To facilitate your monthly payments, assessment payment envelopes are provided before each fiscal year, which begins May 1st. As a convenient alternative, homeowners may instruct their bank to automatically send a check to Realty Performance Group for their assessment on the first of each month.
Maintenance Service: The Association is responsible for the maintenance and repairs to the common areas of the property, including the grounds (except landscaping previously installed by the individual homeowner), and the pavement (except Montpelier Circle which is a town road), as well as the exterior surfaces of the buildings (except window glass, storm doors, patios and decks). Routine maintenance requests may either be called into our management office at 225-7440 or you may submit a Maintenance Request Form. Emergencies should be called into our office. Any major disturbance or incident necessitating the police or fire department should first be called into the 911 emergency network and then to our office number. Although maintenance to the interior of your home is your responsibility, Realty Performance Group also offers direct maintenance service to individual homeowners within your unit if you need it (at an hourly charge to the homeowner).
Insurance: The Association's master insurance policy covers property losses for the structure of the homes and liability coverage for the common elements of the property. The current insurance carrier is Cincinnati Insurance Company and the association’s agent is First Niagara Risk Management. If you or your mortgagee needs a certificate of insurance, please contact the First Niagara Risk Management agency directly at 585-546-3747. It is important for you to obtain a separate insurance policy (form HO-6 all risk) for the interior and contents of your home and to provide liability coverage for the interior of your unit.
Rubbish Removal: Rubbish removal service, including recyclables, is provided by Heberle Disposal. The pick-up day for Brittany Commons is Friday, except weeks in which a national holiday falls on a Friday, in which case the pick-up day is shifted to Saturday. Your rubbish must be in appropriate containers. Heberle Disposal provides the recyclables bins to homeowners if needed. Trash and recyclables must be set out not earlier than the evening before pick-up or not later than 6:00 AM on pick up day in order to guarantee pick up. All trash containers and recyclables bins must be returned to your garage no later than the evening of the pick-up day. We suggest that you put your name and/or unit number on all containers. If you have a question regarding items that can be included, if you need recyclables bins, or if you have bulk items that you would like to dispose of, please call Heberle Disposal directly at 458-8600. If you have a complaint regarding the refuse removal service, please contact our office during regular business hours.
Landscaping:Lawns are mowed and trimmed on a weekly basis during the growing season. Mowing day is Tuesday, weather permitting. Other landscaping services include spring and fall cleanups, landscape beds edging and mulching in the spring, periodic weeding of the landscape beds, and shrub pruning twice each season (usually scheduled in late June and late August). In addition, there is a four application lawn fertilization program (including appropriate weed and grubt control), and a four treatment program for shrubs and trees (including disease and insect control on an as needed basis). The schedule for these lawn and shrub/tree treatments vary from season to season, depending on the weather and the condition of the lawn and plants. Watering is not a budgeted item. Therefore, your assistance watering during hot, dry periods would be greatly appreciated. It is extremely helpful to water in any granular lawn fertilizers, but please do not do so until at least twenty-four hours after the application. The best time to water is during the early morning or evening hours.
Alterations or Additions: No alteration or addition may be made to the common areas or the exterior of the building or grounds without the prior written consent of the Brittany Commons Homeowners Association Board of Directors. You may use the attached Variance Request Form, or variance request forms may be obtained by contacting our office at 225-7440.