News

October 7, 2003

The annual board meeting was held at the Fishers Auditorium. Approximately 20 people showed up.

Items of discussion included the financial report, snow removal, the management report, and the election of three new board members.

The Financial report is showing a short fall for the 2003 year of approximately $3000.00. Several items responsible for this is the repair and start up of the irrigation system around the pool house, additional mulching around the perimeter of all the units and several exterior building maintenance expenditures.

Snow removal discussion involved keeping the snow removal to be done at any snow fall above 2" and to include parking stalls, streets, driveways and walks to front doors only. Kirkpatrick to inform board members as soon as the budget approaches exceeding the amount allocated for the snow removal.

Kirkpatrick summarized the work that was done this past year for the association including, painting of eight units, lawn improvements, perimeter site clean up, tree removal and irrigation.

Middleton Place is still looking for a volunteer for the crime watch captain. If anyone is interested please contact a board member of Ardsley for further information regarding this position.

Alex Yates, Keith Berry and Faron Lewitt were elected as new board members.

The next board meeting will be held on Oct. 20th at Kirkpatrick.

News as of August 2003 (updated 9/5/03)

There was a news letter that was sent out by the board members in July. The board is trying to do this quarterly so if there is anyone interested in trying to help Pat Littrell out on this place contact her or email her. (phone number and email address is located in the board member section).

The annual Middleton Place garage sale is scheduled for September 13th.

The annual neighborhood board meeting is scheduled for October 7th at the Fishers Towne Hall. More information and time to be forth coming. Please plan on attending.

The pool will be closing in a few weeks following the Labor day holiday.

News as of July 2003 (updated 9/5/03)

The irrigation system is now up and running around the pool house.

The painting of the first eight units are now complete.

Re-seeding of the lawn along the west property line is also complete.

Trees have been sprayed for bag worms, edging is complete, and the shrubs have been trimmed.

The annual garage sale is being planned for September 13th.

Anyone interested in being the Crime Watch facilitator for our neighborhood should contact anyone of our board members.

News as of June 20

Exterior painting has begun on the first few units.

The irrigation system is now operational, the grass has started to come in nicely around the pool house.

Stay tuned for a future news letter to be mailed to all residence highlighting up coming events, topics and just general FYI.

Bushes are scheduled to have there first trimming by the end of July.

Please be aware that we have had some vandalism to the men's restroom in the pool house. Some one let off fire works in the rest room. Kirkpatrick was able to clean the stains left by the fireworks.

News as of May 2003

Tim Ott will replace Randy Smith on the association board. Randy has previously moved. We wish Randy well and welcome Tim to the board.

Please watch your mailing for information regarding the additional snow removal fees that will be assed to each resident.

Please bear with us on the landscaping around the pool as it has been re-seeded, much of the weeds will be taken care of once the seed as taken place. Any weed killer will also destroy the new seed at its young stage. Also the board is looking into replacing the irrigation system around the pool house. The current system is non functional.

The landscaping company is also putting a quote together to help eliminate the soil erosion around the pond located off of Thradd Street.

The board is reviewing proposals for a light in the center island at the entrance. Several residents have made the remark that it is awful hard to see at night when turning into the neighborhood.

The pool will open on Saturday May 17, 2003.

A spring painting on the exterior of the buildings will begin on the first eight units constructed. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

December Mailing

Click here to view the December 2002 mailing in PDF format.

News as of December 2, 2002

A. A new www.fishersfind.com sign shall be added to the bottom of the main entrance sign.

B. A new 'No Soliciting' sign shall be added to the current crime watch signs.

C. Vinyl siding replacement is about 90% complete, damaged due to the grass trimming crews and grills melting the siding.

D. Look for a mailing to be sent out to all residents regarding winterizing your exterior water spigots, trash guidelines, list of board members, and a general information sheet on snow removal.

E. leaf and gutter clean up to take place in December.

Crime Watch Reminders

Crime Watch activity: In early October, the Fishers Police Department reported to our Crime Watch coordinator that a woman in Fishers was looking through curbside trash potentially for the purpose of identity theft. To protect yourself from identity theft, please take a few minutes to read the tips prepared for the Fishers community by the police department. Click to download ID Theft Protection Tips in Word or as a PDF.

The community’s Crime Watch program is underway, but volunteers are still needed.  Contact April Harvey (apeharvey@msn.com; 595-2185) for more information. 

Outdoor grills can melt condominium siding.  Residents should move grills away from the building when cooking.  Damages due to outdoor grilling will be repaired at the owner’s expense.

Trash containers must be kept in garages or on back patio areas when not out for collection.  They must not be visible from the street at any other time. 

Owners are responsible for keeping lawn areas immediately surrounding their units clean and free from debris.  Littering is prohibited.

Each unit has a garage and driveway, and residents are expected to use this parking before parking on streets or in parking areas.  Street parking is restricted to the west side of Brewton and Ladson streets.  Parking on these streets IS NOT permitted between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.  NO STREET PARKING is allowed on Anson, Boone, Exchange, Gibbes, Lamboll, Legare, Lenwood, Meeting, and Thradd Streets, except for the designated spaces at these streets’ dead end. See more at Crime Watch.

November - 2001: Rental Cap

In November 2001, association members voted to approve a rental cap in our community.  A copy of the full rental cap provision should be obtained from Ardsley Management if you are considering leasing your property.  A copy was mailed to all homeowners earlier this summer.

Information contained below summarizes in general the cap’s content.  For detailed information, owners should consult the full text of the legal amendment of the Middleton Place Condominium Declaration.

Rental Cap Informational Summary

1.      No more than 10 percent of the units may be rented at any given time. 

2.      If at any time 10 percent of the units are leased, an owner who wants to lease his or her unity shall be placed on a waiting list by the board of directors. 

3.      When an existing tenant moves out, the owner of that unit shall immediately notify the board and that unit cannot be re-rented until all prior owners on the waiting list have a chance to rent their unit.

4.      Prior to the execution of any lease, the owner must notify the board of directors as to that owner’s intent to lease his or her unit.

5.      After receiving such notice, the board will advise the owner if the unity may or may not be leased, and his or her position on the waiting list if applicable.

6.      For a period of at least one year after an owner’s acquisition of a unit, said owner cannot lease that unit.

Hardship Exception Summary

1.      If the maximum number of units is currently being leased, the owner may request a waiver of the rental cap if it will cause undue hardship.  Such decisions are at the board’s discretion.

2.      Hardship examples include:  death, dissolution, or liquidation of an owner; owner’s marriage or divorce; necessary relocation of an owner outside a 50-mile radius due to employment change or retirement of at lease one owner; necessary relocation due to mental or physical infirmity or disability of one owner; other similar circumstances.

General Lease Condition Summary

1.      All leases, including renewals, shall be in writing and for a term not less than one year without the prior written approval of the board. 

2.      No portion of any unit other than the entire unity shall be leased for any period.

3.      No subleasing is permitted.

4.      All leases shall be made expressly subject and subordinate to the declaration, bylaws, articles of incorporation, and any rules and regulations in place for the association.

5.      Owners shall supply copies of such governing documents to tenants prior to the lease’s effective date. 

6.      The board may put into place additional rules and regulations concerning leasing.

7.      Owners who do not reside in the home shall provide board of directors with the tenant’s names and any other residents living in the home.

8.      No lease shall provide for a release of the owner from his or her responsibility to the association, the association’s governing rules, or the owner’s liability to the association for payments of assessments or any other charges.

9.      Copies of the lease must be provided to the management company within 30 days after execution.

Maximum Number of Units Owned by Single Owner Summary

1.      No owner may own more than two units within Middleton Place at any time.

2.      If an owner is the owner of more than one unit, such owner must reside in Middleton Place in at least one unit.