TIGER POINT VILLAGE

HOMEOWNERS

NEWSLETTER

TIGER POINT

VILLAGE

Welcome to the newcomers who have moved into our community recently. If you have any questions about the area in general or TP Homeowners in specific, please call our property management firm, Etheridge Property Management (EPM) at 434-3585 or e-mail them at ketheridge@epmfl.net . Feel free to call any of the members of the Board whose names and numbers are listed in the Board of Directors link.

If you have a question or concerns about property issues, please attend the next monthly meeting of the board. Meeting are held the forth Thursday of the month at 4:30 PM at the Community Life Center on corner of Gulf Breeze Parkway and Sound Side Drive.

Covenant Compliance

We live in a covenant restricted community. Some have asked..."How are the covenants enforced?" Essentially, many years ago the community hired Etheridge Property Management (EPM) as our agent to carry out the covenants in an impartial, unbiased, manner. They make random inspections of the Village and send letters to those who are violating the covenants. ANY resident can call EPM (434-3585) or email them at ketheridge@epmfl.net to report a violation. EPM will check it out and, if appropriate, send a violation letter. This is not a "perfect" process. Your board members are all volunteers, trying to make the community better. EPM works to be impartial arbiters of the rules as written. We are working to sustain a defined and respectable process that is fair to all. Homeowners in violation of covenants never face a court proceeding unless they have been asked repeatedly to make a correction, and they have decided to remain in violation of the rules. What we have is a working, "court-tested" process, established by precedent, to keep our community above average and help maintain the property values for all of us. Homeowners found in violation in court will be liable for legal fees that the HOA had incurred. TPVHA has won 100% of the court cases protecting the covenants and values of the community. In previous cases legal fees have cost the losing property owners thousands of dollars. No one on your board wants to go to court.

Following Hurricane Ivan, the Board of Directors allowed a three year loosening of restrictions in order for the community to recover.  Several of the homes which were badly damaged in Ivan are still in a "construction status" and are being tracked to make sure that progress is being made. Each of these homes has a timeline to complete their repairs. Should they stop making progress... then we'll have to start the administrative process again.

Below are reminders of the most frequent covenant violations:

BOATS, TRAILERS, ETC.-~~ these are not allowed. If you have an RV, boat, jet ski, trailer, etc. we recommend you store it at one of the numerous lots along the 98 corridor.

MAILBOXES: Your residence mailbox is supposed to look like the house.

OUTBUILDINGS: The basic rule is that they are not allowed.  If it is a "structure" it requires architectural approval. It's probably not going to be approved but ask. Several years ago we had a case of a homeowner who built a complete outbuilding in violation. Lost the cases and had to remove it. He paid over $10,000 in court cost.

ROADS & DRAINS

The County is responsible for the conditions of the roads and the drainage in our area. There have been numerous problems since IVAN as some of the drainage boxes have been clogged and debris accumulated in the golf course lakes. Call Avis Whitfield, Santa Rosa County Director of Public Works at 981-7100 or email him at AvisW@co.santa-rosa.fl.us if you have a situation that needs to be addressed. We need to keep the pressure on the county as there were other instances of high water on Ceylon, Saber Tooth, Bengal, and the Madura's. Send an e-mail to our county commissioner, John Broxson, CommBroxson@co.santa-rosafl.us if you have issues not being addressed.

Landscaping

Major planting was completed on the Big Island in 2007 to improve the appearance and some rough areas have been filled. We have a new landscaping maintenance contractor for 2008, and we’re counting on the new company to help us maintain a more attractive community.  Everyone is reminded to not park on the island.  Part of our contract with the firm that maintains the island is to clear the first fifteen feet of vacant lots to improve "curb appeal". That is made difficult when there is debris left in the area. In several cases there are "new" vacant lots where once there were houses. We need to keep the first 15 feet of those lots clear so the "right-of-way" can be maintained.

Residence landscaping~~ please work on yours.  Now that we have almost fully recovered from storm damage, it’s time to return to good weed control and edging processes.

Yard of the month? Several comminutes have designated a yard of the month for those homeowners who take special care to have their residence and lot look exceptional. Are you interested in having such a designated in Tiger Point? If so, call Shirley Hibbard, the Landscaping Chairman at 916-4580.

Security

We regularly contract with off-duty Sheriff officers to provide additional patrols through the community and to slow down traffic on Tiger Point Boulevard and the other major stovepipes. Please limit your speed to 25 within the residential area!

There continues to be instances of vandalism and petty theft in the community.  If you see anything that makes you suspicious please call 911 or the Santa Rosa County Sheriff substation at 981-2270 (NOTE: This is a change of phone numbers for the Sheriff's substation)