Your homeowners association, Garden Patio Villas, started working on Friday, September 25th. The goal was to prevent hurricane damage by removing two problematic, split trees in addition to some trimming of other seriously overgrown trees that were a concern to our community. The story begins… Our tree company, Farina Tree Care, showed up with two […]
As you know, our Homeowners Association pays for everyone’s water. This is included in your maintenance fees! What happens to our HOA finances when there is a running toilet? When an Owner has a running toilet, it raises our water bill! This is not free water! If the running toilet is ignored over a couple […]
Garden Patio Villas and other Senior Communities in Margate, Florida were blessed to get care packages this week! Today, August 21, 2020, Vice Mayor Arlene Schwartz and Commissioner Anthony Caggiano dropped by with a helpful crew to deliver these items to us! The donated care packages consist of sanitizer and a Margate mask! The City […]
This past weekend, Margate Flag Committee (a group of Margate residents) stopped by our Garden Patio Villas Homeowners Association and paid us a visit! Margate Flag Committee was created in 2019 as a community organization that volunteers time and finances to help persons who physically need help to put a flag up on their home. […]
You give $480 quarterly maintenance fees to our Homeowners Association, Garden Patio Villas. Where does it go? What does the Board of Directors do with it?!? This article will help you see where your money is spent! We are going to address the fields of expenses by percentage. It’s not exact but a very close […]
Garden Patio Villas is a 55+ community with a Self-Managed Homeowners Association, meaning that all Owners are part of our Association. The Board of Directors is made up of homeowners with expertise tailored to our retirement community and have concern for the safety, value and wellbeing of our neighborhood. Benefits of a Self Managed Homeowners […]
Homeowners’ Associations are beneficial for a community in that they keep the neighborhood or building maintained to preserve property value. A Homeowners Association is an organization that makes and enforces rules for multiple-unit buildings. When you buy a property within a HOA, you purchase a restricted property deed and automatically become a member of that […]
Our long-time resident, Billie Schaeffer passed away this morning. She was a joy to this community always with a smile on her face, a cheery voice, a twinkle in her eyes. Her family is asking to refrain from sending your condolences at this time. We part our ways with her from this earth and know […]
UPDATES: As of February 1, 2022, this is outdated. See new article with Republic Services. A reminder to all Members; Wednesdays are our garage and bulk pick up day. Any cardboard boxes need to be broken down. If you can, put the broken down cardboard into the recycle bin for Saturday. You can put bulk pick […]