Dear Perimeter Fence Homeowner,
Homestead in the Willow’s (HOA) new Perimeter Fence is installed and looking great. It is a great asset to our community. Although all homeowners in Homestead in the Willows paid for the new fence, since it orders your property, you are one of its custodians keeping this beautiful new fence in good condition.
Our new fence is made from Trex, an alternative composite material that looks similar to wood yet is more durable than wood. Even though Trex has some unique, resilient, long-term properties, it still is not indestructible.
With this in mind, the HOA is requiring that no materials such as rocks, gravel, mulch or dirt be piled against the HOA Perimeter Fence. Shrubs and other plantings should be pruned to keep branches from resting on the fence. These materials can trap moisture and create abrasions that can degrade the fencing material over time. So, to maintain this expensive fence for the long term, ideally nothing should be touching it. Since everything was cleared away from the fence line for its installation, the HOA is requiring that the fence line be kept clear of any landscaping materials and branches from trees or shrubs be pruned away from the fence regularly.
The Homestead in the Willows Governing Documents state relative to the Perimeter Fence that if a portion of the fence is damaged by a homeowner, the homeowner bears the entire cost of the repair or replacement. The HOA wants you to know of your responsibility to keep our new Perimeter Fence in the best condition and will include the Perimeter Fence in its annual Taskforce review.
Thank you for helping to maintain this valuable asset.