JimJ7 (Florida)
Posts: 15
Posts: 15
Posted:
I know this subject has been covered before and in reading them no one can agree on who has the responsibility to pay for keeping them up to date. Well the same goes in our development. The problem here lies in our county that all of the ponds are actually on the neighboring property owners deeds. The property lineS go all the way across the pond and onto the bank of the other side. Even though it is technically on the owners properties the retention pond were built solely for the good of the neighborhood and not as a view for its home owners. The retention ponds by law are there as a place to handle the run off rain water from the neighboring streets and to prevent flooding somewhere else. So asking the property owners to maintain it by cutting the grass, controlling the water overflow and to pay for any damage by erosion is the same as saying the HOA can build a neighborhood swimming pool on the back of some of the neigherhoods properties owners, not pay them anything for its use of the land and then tell them that they are responsible for the upkeep of the neighborhood swimming pool that benefits everybody. Retention ponds should have never been a part of the neighboring homes plat and should be fully deeded to the HOA just like the parks and playgrounds are in the neighborhood. I think that technically not only should they not be held liable and in fact should receive a pentence for its use each year like maybe no annual neighborhood annual fees each year. Since our in our neighborhood it is not this way and the HOA feels it is property owners responsibility the story will continue next month.