Question: Why Should You Avoid Probate? Answer: Many times in our Garden Patio Villas community, we see villas that have to go into probate when a member passes away. Many times, this brings a lot of problems to their family members or loved ones! Why should you avoid probate? Probate occurs when you have no […]
About 25 of our Members attended the “Super” Members Potluck event on Saturday, February 3, 2024. What a wonderful turnout it was! There was so much food! Ziti, mac and cheese, lasagna, cornbread, Italian meatballs, pasta salad, yellow rice, egg casserole, Swedish meatballs, rice with seafood, empanadas, cheese manicotti, and ribs! And that was just […]
This notification is a reminder that garbage dumping is not allowed at Garden Patio Villas! Please place garage bins out on Wednesday or Saturday. Bulk garage is only on Saturday. You should place the bulk items outside (in front of your own home) the night before since bulk items get picked up very early. One […]
Garden Patio Villas had bushes that were 45 years old! In January 2024, we replaced the old bushes off 76th Ave. (between Strawberry Lane and Lemon Tree lane) with new clusia bushes! In addition, we added dwarf ixoras around the edges of these roads to make it easier to see cars and better visibility all […]
What is a Homeowners Association? It is a business like GM or McDonalds, except it is non-profit. It can be compared to shareholders who own these companies through shares of stock that are purchased. It’s like we own shares of Garden Patio Villas through the villas we have purchased. Like GM, the Board of Directors […]
Garbage, Recycle and Bulk Pickup The city of Margate is uses Republic Services for garbage, recycle and bulk pickup. Members should continue to use the green bin for trash (collected twice each week) and the blue bin for recycling (collected once per week). For specific items allowed or not allow, you can view the Margate/Republic […]
Saturday evening, November 11, 2023 was a fun filled night at our Garden Patio Villa’s clubhouse! “Membersgiving” potluck was a take off for Thanksgiving! Members brought a dish of their choosing to share and socialize with other Members of our Garden Patio Villa’s community. There was a wide variety of food to choose from to appease […]
Are you wondering how our quarterly maintenance fees get spent? Our Treasurer puts together monthly reports to help you see the Association’s monthly expenses. We publish them monthly to all Members. The Board of Directors should always be transparent with how maintenance fees get spent! Here are Garden Patio Villa’s 2023 expenses shown by percentage […]
