To all Mabel Bridge Residents:
It has been brought to our attention that some residents have recently received violation letters regarding the placement of congratulatory yard signs on their property. For this, we would like to apologize.
We would like to you know that the Board of Directors (BOD) has no intention to discourage a proud parent or family from expressing their support for their child’s recent accomplishments, or a family seeking to support a family member who serves our great country. The intent of the rule is to prevent inappropriate content, divisive materials, advertising, solicitation, marketing, and business signage from being placed in our community.
The rules about signs in our governing documents currently state:
“No signs, flags (other than the US flag or Florida state flag), banners, advertisements, billboards, logos, contact information, solicitation or advertising structures or materials of any kind shall be displayed and/or placed upon any Lot.”
That said, the Board of Directors has decided to grant a temporary variance to allow for the reasonable placement of a celebratory or congratulatory signs until Labor Day (September 5, 2022).
This variance is being issued for a fixed amount of time so the board can use this time to seek assistance from the HOA’s legal counsel on how best to codify this type of rule change/clarification. Although it sounds like a simple change, the HOA and our associated documents are ruled by Florida statutes, so changes must be handled with the proper processes and due diligence.
Again, to those who have received a violation notice due to one of these celebratory or congratulatory signs, the BOD extends our apologies. The community’s property manager was simply following the rules contained in our documents to the letter. This is her job, and she does not have the authority to deviate from the rules as defined per those documents. We, as a Board, will be discussing this category of violation at an upcoming meeting as well as how we may be able to address similar issues in the future.
Please understand, the BOD are volunteers who care a lot about this community and each resident in it. Our intention is to make this a community where each resident is proud to be a member. Although, we cannot easily make permanent changes to the established Governing Document that we inherited from the homebuilder and we are obliged to enforce them as they are, we are always open to hearing suggestions on how to make the community better for everyone in it. If you have a concern about how things are being handled, please send a message to the Board via our community manager.
For those of you who would like to get more involved, please reach out to our manager to express your interest. We welcome those who wish to make Mabel Bridge a better community!
Thank you for your understanding in this complicated situation.
Mabel Bridge Board of Directors
Andy, Rick & Jim
Contact
Community Association Manager (CAM): Ms. Maria Gomez.
EMAIL: MGomez@LelandManagement.com
PHONE: 407-781-0782. Please leave a message if you reach voicemail.