General Information for New Owners

 

Annual meeting:  Our unit owners’ annual meeting is held at some time during the first two weeks of February.  Every owner should try to be present, or if not, they should submit a proxy so that business of the organization can be done. This business always includes the election of new Board members, and presentation of the annual budget.  A packet of information will be mailed to every owner at least thirty (30) days before the meeting date so that you can make appropriate plans.  If you cannot attend please return both the proxy form and your signed voting ballot prior to the meeting.

 

Association Fees:  Your monthly fees are due the 1st of each month, and may be mailed to our bookkeepers:  BKF Management, 4131 Camino Coyote Suite D, Las Cruces, NM 88011.  Our contact person is Barry Flesher at 575-526-7155 or barry@bkfmgt.com.  We strongly encourage the automatic debit option which Barry can help you with.  It both prevents late fees, as well as decreases costs to the association.

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Association dues cover the following:

1.  Landscape maintenance of all common areas (area around pool, area around  mailboxes and behind units 33 to 39, entrances).

2.  Repair and maintenance of all roads, rock walls and the pool.

3.  Utilities for the common areas (water and lights)

4.  Trash collection

5.  General liability insurance

6.  Insurance of each structure "from the sheetrock out".  The association insurance covers damage to the exterior of each unit, including the roof.  The unit owner is responsible for repairs and maintenance to the exterior, including the roof.  We want to be clear that the association insurance ONLY provides coverage in the event of damage.  You must purchase condo insurance to cover the interior of your unit. 

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The following is NOT coved by the association:

1.  Unit exterior repair and maintenance, including the roof.  The roof and outside of your unit is your responsibility. You must repair stucco, paint the exterior and maintain your roof.

2.  Wrought iron fencing. 

 

Landscape:  Front yard landscape maintenance is the association’s responsibility.  If there is a problem, please contact a Board member.  The Board will work with our landscape service to replace dead/dying trees and plants. If you wish to change the landscaping, you must submit a drawing of your plans and the kind of shrubs/trees etc. you plan to use (at your expense).  We want you to be happy with your plants but some plants are inappropriate for various reasons.  Back yards, side yards and areas behind enclosed patios are the homeowner responsibility.  We also ask that you do not give direction to the landscape service while they are working in your yard.  If you have issues with what is being done, please contact the Board.

 

Mailboxes:  The Board does not have keys.  The Post Office provides these, for your security. Watch for the brick on top of the boxes – it indicates that the mail has arrived.

 

Garbage Service:  Each unit has a large can, and pick –up day is Monday currently.  Put your can out after 5 PM the night before, and return it to your garage before Thursday evening.  Garbage cans cannot be left out in front of your unit and when stored should not be visible from the street.  For example, they cannot be put behind a front patio wall unless the wall is high enough to completely conceal the container.

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Paint: All unit exteriors must be painted with the association approved color, including garage doors.  Please contact a Board member if you plan to paint, so that we can give you the correct color, and sources to obtain it.  Painting is the unit owners responsibility.

Garage doors:  Please keep garage doors down for your security and general appearance of the area. 

 

Parking:  Please park in your garage, driveway or parking lots.  Guest should always park in the parking areas.  Parking is prohibited on our streets because they are so narrow that emergency vehicles cannot get through if someone is parked there.

If you park in your driveway your vehicle must not obstruct the sidewalks

Parking in any parking lot at Las Casitas is for the use of unit owners, their guests, and for the purpose of limited/ time use only. No vehicle storage or long term parking is permitted without express approval by the Board.  Any unidentified vehicle parked in the parking lot areas will be towed at owner’s expense.

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Speed limit:

The speed limit for all vehicles within Las Casitas is 10MPH.

 

Pets:  Enjoy your pets, but please be courteous to others.  Clean up after them; we do not pay our landscape service to scoop the poop!   Animal waste is also a health hazard.  Please control the noise from barking dogs and keep dogs under your control when outdoors.  No more than two animals per unit are allowed. 

 

Pool:  Our pool is for the enjoyment of our owners and their guests.  There is no lifeguard so you need to provide supervision.  There are also some safety rules posted inside the pool fence. The gate is always locked and you should have received a key from the previous owner.  If you did not receive a key contact the Board.  

 

Association Board: At present there are seven Board members:

President – Gwenn Everett – (575) 649-2508 or everettgwenn@gmail.com

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Website Master and Landscape Coordinator– Allen Potter – (541) 821-8846 or arpotter58@gmail.com 

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Secretary  - Don Black - (586) 854-3694 or donaldeblack@gmail.com

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Landscape and Buildings - Bill Wilburn – (509)-844-2412 or gwilb@yahoo.com

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Treasurer - Carla Williams - (312)-437-9369  carlawilliams4203@gmail.com

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Board Member - Megan Boelter - (575) 571-0447 boelterm@gmail.com

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Board Member - David Jacobsen - wave181@outlook.com