In eight yellow-marked sidewalk sections there is a significant elevation difference and thus a possible safety hazard. We will, therefore, be repairing those portions of sidewalk this month.
As stated in the CC&Rs and our Rules, homeowners are responsible for sidewalk repair if the sidewalk is damaged by roots from their trees or other homeowner action. For these sidewalk sections if the problem is caused by homeowner vegetation, the HOA will bill homeowners for half of the sidewalk repair cost rather than the full cost. If the sidewalks were buckled by heat expansion, or are in a Common Area, the HOA will pay for the entire repair. All homeowners with damaged sidewalks in front of their house have now been contacted by email.
(See Highlights of June Board meeting for a change in this policy; SMVE HOA will generally not charge homeowners for sidewalk repairs resulting from tree root damage.)
✉ by Guy Scharf, SMVE PresidentPhone: ; (cell)
(Updated 6/21/2016 to reflect 6/20 Board meeting resolution.)