Westmeath Condos behind hickory hills...

[hokie11]

I just put an offer into a condo there and was curious if anyone either live there currently or know much about the HOA regulations? They have a fenced in deck, so I wanted to make sure gas grills are allowed and also what their stance on pets is. I have neither yet, but these are on my hope-to-get list as soon as I get a place

Any other insights on that area would be greatly appreciated! I have yet to ratify anything, so I can definitely back out if someone were to tell me sexual predators lived in every condo hah :)

tyia!

[anniemay]

I live there now, I rent through Hickory Hills who owns 2 of the buildings and rents out the units as options to buy.

They do not allow grills on the patio, it's in the rules. They are REALLY strict with the rules they have from what I understand. The HOA is annoying, posts a lot of surveys and seem to be high on fee's compared to other areas. Almost $100 a month I think. I don't have to pay them seperate since I rent...so I'm not positive. I saw an email thread about the dues going up for next year.

As for pets, I believe the breed has to be "okayed" by the HOA. But it's your place to own, so it's your call on the policy. The breed may even just be for renters, but I would ask just to be sure.

The units don't have sound barriers really, so I hear a lot of walking in my unit. They are really nice on the inside though. I love the bathrooms especially!!! Talk to some of the residents there, I have heard of problems with the buildings shifting and tiles and such cracking in the unit. I don't know how true it is.

Hope this helps! :)

Rescind your offer. No Grill is tragic!

[BoyGenius]

Originally Posted by hokie11

I just put an offer into a condo there and was curious if anyone either live there currently or know much about the HOA regulations? They have a fenced in deck, so I wanted to make sure gas grills are allowed and also what their stance on pets is. I have neither yet, but these are on my hope-to-get list as soon as I get a place

Any other insights on that area would be greatly appreciated! I have yet to ratify anything, so I can definitely back out if someone were to tell me sexual predators lived in every condo hah :)

tyia!

Considering this one in foreclosure sold for $216,961 in 2006 and is now for sale for $139,400 after a measly 198 days on the market, I'd say sexual predators are going to be the least of your worries down the road.



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[nana]

Originally Posted by hokie11

I just put an offer into a condo there and was curious if anyone either live there currently or know much about the HOA regulations? They have a fenced in deck, so I wanted to make sure gas grills are allowed and also what their stance on pets is. I have neither yet, but these are on my hope-to-get list as soon as I get a place

Any other insights on that area would be greatly appreciated! I have yet to ratify anything, so I can definitely back out if someone were to tell me sexual predators lived in every condo hah :)

tyia!

And you did not ask any of these questions...........why??????

[hotcoffee]

Originally Posted by hokie11

I just put an offer into a condo there and was curious if anyone either live there currently or know much about the HOA regulations? They have a fenced in deck, so I wanted to make sure gas grills are allowed and also what their stance on pets is. I have neither yet, but these are on my hope-to-get list as soon as I get a place

Any other insights on that area would be greatly appreciated! I have yet to ratify anything, so I can definitely back out if someone were to tell me sexual predators lived in every condo hah :)

tyia!

Frank Dawson at WKIK lives at the condos and I know he has a dog and a grill. He talks about them on the air all the time.

You can go on a website to find out about predators but my guess is there aren't any more in the condos then there are anywhere else.

[BoyGenius]

Originally Posted by hotcoffee

Frank Dawson at WKIK lives at the condos and I know he has a dog and a grill. He talks about them on the air all the time.

You can go on a website to find out about predators but my guess is there aren't any more in the condos then there are anywhere else.

What's your guess on this: you figure he talks about the condos because he thinks they're awesome and wants everyone to know where he lives, or because he gets paid to talk about them?

[hotcoffee]

Originally Posted by BoyGenius

What's your guess on this: you figure he talks about the condos because he thinks they're awesome and wants everyone to know where he lives, or because he gets paid to talk about them?

I know he doesn't get paid to talk about them... as a matter of fact... sometimes he complains on air... they definitely would not pay for that...

He talks about taking his dog to the groomer... and about the grilling on his deck.... and he talks about his condo community.... [when he complains]....

1+1+1=3 where I come from....

[Club'nBabySeals]

My mother lives there.

They do not allow grills. But if you own the place, you can have any pet you want--you're just supposed to clean up after it when it craps in the common areas (but no one seems to do so).


When the buildings were constructed, the load-bearing trusses were installed incorrectly. Inspector didn't catch it. Units started sinking--lots of damage to floors, walls, doorframes, etc. Some of the buildings have now been repaired due to homeowners complaints and finally the warranty company stepping in. It's taken almost two years since complaint #1 for the builder to admit to the shoddy workmanship and make efforts to repair the interior damage to the sunken units.

Also, the Hickory Hills area in general has gone downhill in the past few years. Homeowners got transferred out, but in this bum market couldn't sell their houses so they rented them and the riff-raff moved in...vandalism ensued. Rocks thrown through people's house windows, vehicles damaged, personal property "liberated", fires set at the playground, etc.

[BoyGenius]

Originally Posted by Club'nBabySeals

My mother lives there.

They do not allow grills. But if you own the place, you can have any pet you want--you're just supposed to clean up after it when it craps in the common areas (but no one seems to do so).


When the buildings were constructed, the load-bearing trusses were installed incorrectly. Inspector didn't catch it. Units started sinking--lots of damage to floors, walls, doorframes, etc. Some of the buildings have now been repaired due to homeowners complaints and finally the warranty company stepping in. It's taken almost two years since complaint #1 for the builder to admit to the shoddy workmanship and make efforts to repair the interior damage to the sunken units.

Also, the Hickory Hills area in general has gone downhill in the past few years. Homeowners got transferred out, but in this bum market couldn't sell their houses so they rented them and the riff-raff moved in...vandalism ensued. Rocks thrown through people's house windows, vehicles damaged, personal property "liberated", fires set at the playground, etc.

Holy crap! How do you fix trusses in a building that size after the fact?