Fighting the Ranch Club

[msspeedyg]

We have been fighting the Chesapeake Ranch Club for the last 5 months to get our driveway fixed.We need a drain ditch put in.All we keep getting from them is the run arounds.I feel that we pay $356.00 dollars a year in Association fees that they can fix my driveway.I have contacted ABC7 on your side and Calvert County Commissioners.I don't know what eles to do.I told them i wasn't paying my dues for this year until my problem was solved and they said that they'll put a lien against my home..I don't know what eles to do.......??????

If I remember correctly others have come here complaining about similar problems. Good Luck.

[kwillia]

Is there something in writing that makes you think they are responsible for your driveway... Putting a drainage pipe in will cost way more than $356 and I'm assuming that $356 a year each house pays is supposed to cover neighborhood expenses...

[aps45819]

Originally posted by kwillia
Is there something in writing that makes you think they are responsible for your driveway... Putting a drainage pipe in will cost way more than $356 and I'm assuming that $356 a year each house pays is supposed to cover neighborhood expenses...

Why sould the community pay to fix a problem on YOUR property that was probably existing when you purchased the house.?

[msspeedyg]

Yes it's there job to put one in.Iam the only one who dosen't have one.All of my neighbors have them.They told me that they have to do it .IAM to the point now that i don't have much of a driveway left.My husband 's side of the driveway is gone.Something needs to be done.Iam tired of fixing it and as soon as we get a heavy rain it washes it out again.I CAN'T KEEP THROWING MONEY AWAY...

Don't you guys remember the other person in the RC who was flipping out over a drainage ditch issue?

[SuperGrover]

hate to tell you, but 'you' as the homeowner are responsible for your driveway and the sidewalk (if you have one. i know CRE doesn't have sidewalks).

that's why you should also try and avoid any "private" roads within a development, because it's like a driveway.

[kwillia]

Originally posted by msspeedyg
Yes it's there job to put one in.Iam the only one who dosen't have one.All of my neighbors have them.They told me that they have to do it .IAM to the point now that i don't have much of a driveway left.My husband 's side of the driveway is gone.Something needs to be done.Iam tired of fixing it and as soon as we get a heavy rain it washes it out again.I CAN'T KEEP THROWING MONEY AWAY...

Well, with them admitting it is their responsiblity, sounds like you need to get a lawyer involved...

[CMC122]

Did your neighbors say it was the Ranch Clubs responsiblity or did the Ranch Club?

[Vince]

Originally posted by msspeedyg
I have contacted ABC7 on your side and Calvert County Commissioners.

The County will do nothing for you as the Ranch Club is a Private Community and the County doesn't own the Roads. The pipe is your responsibility as it is your property. Know this for a fact because I also live in a private community and have been paying special fees and taxes for 10 years to bring the roads up to county standards. I've got to replace my drain pipe when I get my driveway paved.