South Florida has hurricanes…and it also has lightening! Lightening hit a large tree this past month at Garden Patio Villas! It was loud with a bang and sharp crack. Everyone heard it and unfortunately, a Member’s TV was fried along with several Members’ modems. Days later, leaves began to fall down by the thousands. Very […]
We sadly announce the passing of Maria Del Carmen Martin. Her farewell to this life was in May 2022. Her ashes will be returned to her home land in Columbia. She will be missed greatly by all those who knew and loved her. Maria was a Member of our community, Garden Patio Villas, since 2014 […]
Surely, everyone has seen or had to clean up from all the Muscovy ducks in our Garden Patio Villas community. Did you know that even though they are considered wildlife, they were domesticated long ago. They were actually bred as eating birds. This is because of their larger size than other ducks that you may […]
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our member and friend, Nicole St Clair. Although Nicole was no longer living here at Garden Patio Villas, she passed away this past month in May 2022. Nicole and her late husband, Marcel, moved here in 2002. She and her husband were both involved in […]
The former Executive Golf Course recently had bushes added to the boundaries of this uniquely shaped property. Owner, Mike Fimiani, who is President of Fimiani Development Corporation, has been trying to get this land rezoned for townhomes for quite a few years. After closing the 9 hole golf course in August 2021, he has been […]
Garden Patio Villas completed its road sealcoat project in March 2022. This was a project that took six months to complete! The bids for this road maintenance project went out at the end of September 2021. By the time the HOA Board of Directors received the bids back and analyzed them, it was the end […]
The key to a healthy financial HOA is having a solid reserve fund. Having a fully funded reserve allows our association to be able to cover extraordinary events without having to go to the association for special assessments. It allows the Board of Directors of our HOA to quickly make decisions for repair and replacement […]
If there’s one thing people don’t tell you about retirement, it’s that it can be unstimulating to the point of boring. There are lots of things you can do to keep yourself busy, however, and getting a part-time job (or starting your own business) is a smart choice. Not only will you have something to […]
When Developers Oriole Homes Corp. were allowed to build Garden Patio Villas in Margate, Florida, they wanted to build a Homeowners Association (HOA) where private citizens could purchase property and enjoy the serenity of having the Association take care of the maintenance with a sense of indoor and outdoor living. The Developers built a HOA […]