Tuesday, June 30, 2015

2015 Municipal Water Quality Report

Shelby Township issues a report every year regarding the safety and quality of our municipal drinking water.  The report is called "The Pipeline" and you can read the 2015 edition by clicking here.

Page 3 of the report discusses "Area Maintenance Meters" and suggests that all lawn watering take place between midnight and 5 am.  All of the municipal water used for lawn irrigation here at the Manors is supplied through "Area Maintenance Meters" and thus is not subject to any sanitary sewer charges.  Because of the large areas involved, we cannot confine all of our lawn irrigation to those recommended 5 hours, but be assured that when watering is required, our controllers are programmed to keep every water meter in use during those 5 hours.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Fireworks

Reminder - fireworks are not allowed on the limited or general common elements of the Manors at Central Park Condominium Association, which includes all of the land, sidewalks, driveways and streets.

The Association is a private, non-profit corporation that is registered with the State of Michigan.   The Association, through its Board of Directors, is responsible for, among other things, the management, maintenance, operation and administration of the common elements.

Article VII, Section 1, paragraph (c) of the Manors at Central Park Condominium Bylaws states that,

No unlawful activity shall be carried on in any unit or upon the limited or general common elements, nor shall any unreasonable noisy activity be carried on in any unit or on the common elements.  No member owning any residential unit shall do or permit anything to be done in his unit or on the common elements that will increase the insurance rate on the Condominium without the written approval of the Association.

The Michigan Fireworks Safety Act PA 256 of 2011, Section 28.462 - as well as Section 26-160 (c) of the Shelby Twp. Code of Ordinances -  state that fireworks may not be used on public property, school property or the private property of another person unless express permission is obtained to use the fireworks on that property.

Section 26-163 of the Shelby Twp. Code of Ordinances states that first-time violators shall be deemed responsible for a municipal civil infraction and subject to a fine of not less than $75.00 and not more than $500.00.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

On-Line Requests for Service

With the recent transition to Casa Bella for our property management services, Manors co-owners can now submit a request for service on-line, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

If you have not yet registered for your free account, go to http://www.casabellamanagement.com/user_signup_association.php and provide the requested registration information.  Casa Bella will verify your information and activate your account.  You should then receive an e-mail from them confirming that it has been activated.  The Casa Bella activation process should not take more than one business day - usually it is activated within a couple of hours.


After your account has been activated, go to the Casa Bella home page at http://www.casabellamanagement.com/index.php and provide your Username and Password in the Login box on the right side of the page.



Once you are logged in, click on the "Service Requests" link on the left side of your home page.  It will open the Service Requests page (shown above), from which you can submit requests for Work Orders as well as Modification Requests, Violation Reports and Change of Address.  Click on the appropriate green magnifying glass icon and the proper form will open up.  Complete the form and submit it.  Your submitted service request is visible to you, Casa Bella employees and all of the Board members.  You can also check back at any time to follow its status.

The menu on the left side of your Casa Bella home page also provides additional links to other useful options and documents.  From there you can view our Master Deed, Bylaws, Rules & Regulations, meeting minutes and financial documents as well as verify your current balance. 

Co-owners still have the option of requesting service by calling Casa Bella at (248) 655-1500.