Are you aware of the Enforcement Procedures?

Situation: You have received a letter of non-compliance from the MPOA Covenants Department, and you ask yourself, ‘What can I do?'

• When a homeowner receives a letter of non-compliance (first notice), the homeowner has two weeks to:

1.      Take corrective action voluntarily, or

2.      Advise the Covenants Director of the scheduled date to have the corrective action completed.

• The Covenants Department will re-inspect the property in-question, and if the action has been corrected, the case will be closed.

• If the corrective action has not been taken, the homeowner will receive a second letter (second notice).  This letter advises the homeowner if the corrective action is not taken within the next two weeks, the matter may be processed through legal channels with reimbursement of legal fees to be paid by the violator. 

• The Covenants Department will re-inspect the property in-question AGAIN, and if the action has been corrected, the case will be closed.

• If the corrective action has still not been taken, the homeowner will receive a third letter (Notice of Opportunity for Hearing) stating that the homeowner will be given the opportunity to request, in writing, a hearing before the MPOA Board of Directors.  If the homeowner does not reply in-writing to the Notice of Opportunity for Hearing within 14 days, the homeowner will face charges of $50 PER OCCURRENCE or $10 PER DAY not to exceed 90 days per Virginia Statute. 

• If the homeowner DOES reply in-writing requesting a hearing, he/she will receive a Hearing Notice with the Notification Procedures for Hearings. 

These procedures are taken directly from the MPOA Community Guidelines, Article 5, Sections 9.1 and 9.2.  A complete copy of the MPOA Community Guidelines can be obtained at the MPOA office, or can be downloaded off the official MPOA website or ArmstrongConnect.

Denise Sancarranco
Covenants Director