BANANA BAY CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA
HANDBOOK
of
RULES and REGULATIONS
(Revised 05/20/2007)
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Table of Contents
THE HANDBOOK 4
THE HANDBOOK 5
REVISIONS, ADDITIONS TO OR REPLACEMENT OF THIS HANDBOOK.................................................... 5
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................5
COPYING OF FORMS FROM THIS HANDBOOK FOR UNIT OWNER USE:....................................................5
CONTINUITY OF HANDBOOK USE:........................................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION 6
STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY 7
RULES AND REGULATIONS, GUIDLELINES: 8
RULES AND REGULATIONS, REGARDING UNIT OWNER INQUIRY: 9
RULES AND REGULATIONS, GENERAL: 10
COMMUNITY REMINDERS 11
REMINDERS TO NEW OWNERS...........................................................................................................................11
REMINDERS TO ALL OWNERS.............................................................................................................................11
REMINDERS TO TENANTS AND VISITORS.......................................................................................................11
UNIT OWNER GRIEVANCE: PARTICIPATION IN PRESERVATION OF COMMON ELEMENTS AND SAFETY -- COMMUNITY POLICING OF OUR COMMON ELEMENTS 12
SECURITY/COMMON ELEMENT AND UNIT ACCESS/UNIT EMERGENCIES 13
COMMON ELEMENT ACCESS:.............................................................................................................................13
UNIT ACCESS:............................................................................................................................................................13
UNIT EMERGENCIES:..............................................................................................................................................14
TEMPORARY RESIDENT INFORMATION 15
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATED VOTER INSTRUCTIONS 16
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATED VOTER INSTRUCTIONS EXAMPLES 16
EVACUATION PLAN 17
AFTER THE STORM 17
RECYCLING NOTICE 18
YARD WASTE 19
IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR VACATION AND SEASONAL DEPARTURES 20
BALCONY FURNITURE OR OTHER ITEMS........................................................................................................20
SLIDER DOOR SILL TROUGH................................................................................................................................20
POTABLE WATER......................................................................................................................................................20
AIR CONDITIONER/HEAT APPARATUS...............................................................................................................20
SINK, VANITY BASINS AND BATH COMMODES...............................................................................................20
FOODSTUFF AND PERISHABLES...........................................................................................................................20
DOOR MATS................................................................................................................................................................20
WINDOWS AND DOORS...........................................................................................................................................20
MONTHLY MAINTENANCE FEES 21
USE RESTRICTIONS 22
OCCUPANCY:..............................................................................................................................................................22
PETS:.............................................................................................................................................................................22
TERMITES:..................................................................................................................................................................22
USE OF UTILITIES:.....................................................................................................................................................22
TRASH CONTAINERS:..............................................................................................................................................22
BARBECUE GRILLS (Fire Code Regulations for Multi Family Units)....................................................................23
BARBECUE GRILLS FOR USE AT CLUBHOUSE 23
CLUBHOUSE USE GUIDELINES 23
PARKING AREA REGULATIONS 25
BOAT PARKING REGULATIONS 26
SWIMMING POOL RULES 27
LANDSCAPE RULES FOR ALL COMMON AREAS 28
SPECIFICATIONS FOR HURRICANE SHUTTER 30
SPECIFICATIONS OF PAINT ON MID-RISE WINDOWS, FRAMES, SCREEN DOORS 31
SPECIFICATIONS OF MALIBU LAMP FOR TOWNHOUSE SIDEWALKS 32
SPECIFICATIONS FOR RAIN GUTTERS ON TOWNHOUSES 33
SPECIFICATIONS FOR COVERS FOR TOWNHOUSE BALCONIES 34
UNIT OWNER PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS 35
RULES FOR INSPECTION AND COPYING OF OFFICIAL RECORDS 37
I. DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................................................................................37
II. INSPECTION AND COPYING.............................................................................................................................38
III. MANNER OF INSPECTION...............................................................................................................................39
IV. ENFORCEMENT OF INSPECTION AND COPYING RULES........................................................................40
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 41
UTILITY PROCEDURES FOR BANANA BAY 43
FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS 2300 AND 2400: 45
BANANA BAY MAP FOR UTILITIES 47
FORMS...........................................................................................................................................................................48
GRIEVANCE FORM.....................................................................................................................................................49
ACTION REQUEST FORM..........................................................................................................................................50
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATED VOTER................................................................................................................51
CLUBHOUSE RESERVATION APPLICATION FORM...........................................................................................52
VISITOR REGISTRATION..........................................................................................................................................53
OCUPANT INFORMATION FORM...........................................................................................................................54
MAP OF BANANA BAY...............................................................................................................................................55
TO ALL: BANANA BAY UNIT OWNERS
RE: BANANA BAY COMMUNITY HANDBOOK
The attached is presented by the Banana Bay Board members to minimize misunderstandings among our membership.
The Board members who have volunteered their services as Directors and Officers in the administration of our Association business affairs and the regulatory enforcement of our condominium have all heard these responses:
“ We did not know we had to do that”
“ No one ever told us we could not do this”
“ Why can't I park my R.V./truck/boat here"
“ Why didn’t someone inform us of those rules”
“ If I had been informed, I would never have done that”.
Some of our owners do not reside full time at Banana Bay and are not aware of many of the regulatory postings within our complex. It is hoped this will be an effective tool to bring about what is expected of everyone residing and visiting within our community.
Realizing the need for an effective means of communication, this guide to community living at Banana Bay has been compiled. A great deal of time and effort has been spent in its creation in an effort to make it as complete as possible, however there may still be some areas of importance which should be included. We welcome any input toward meaningful amendments or additions to this book.
It is trusted each of you will keep this reference handy and available to all concerned with your unit so we can all participate in the enhancement of life at Banana Bay.
The Banana Bay Board of Directors
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REVISIONS, ADDITIONS TO OR REPLACEMENT OF THIS HANDBOOK
All documents contained within this handbook are current through its issue dated May 2006. All included documentation has been updated accordingly, and will supersede any previously issued similar documents.
This handbook may be corrected, revised, or updated from time to time as necessary under the direction of the Board of Directors.
To maintain current status of this handbook and whenever you are supplied with revised pages, please remove and discard the outdated page(s), and replace with revised page(s). Page additions should also be added to the handbook when supplied to you.
Replacements or a duplicate of this handbook may be obtained upon request from your Association at a cost of $7.50 per copy. Your check should be made payable to Banana Bay and mailed to 200 S. Banana River Blvd, Unit 2205, Cocoa Beach, FL .32931.
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT
References to “Banana Bay Management” included within this handbook are synonymous with the current Community Association Management firm under contract with your Board of Directors to manage the common elements and the business affairs of our Association.
COPYING OF FORMS FROM THIS HANDBOOK FOR UNIT OWNER USE:
For your convenience with immediate access to forms published within this handbook, unit owners (or tenants) may copy forms for their personal use from this packet of information. Among some of the forms commonly required for regulatory compliance by unit owners are:
- GRIEVANCE FORM
- ACTION REQUEST FORM
- CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATED VOTER
- CLUBHOUSE RESERVATION APPLICATION FORM
- VISITOR REGISTRATION
- OCUPANT INFORMATION FORM
- MAP OF BANANA BAY
REMINDER: After photocopying forms from this handbook, please reinsert the originals in their original handbook locations.
CONTINUITY OF HANDBOOK USE:
To facilitate continuity of community communication and regulations, you are asked to please pass this handbook on to any buyer or assignee of your unit.
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INTRODUCTION
TO ALL UNIT OWNERS, TENANTS AND THEIR VISITORS:
This handbook will acquaint you with the residential community of Banana Bay Condominium Association, Inc. It is important to note the contents of this handbook apply to anyone residing within or visiting upon the premises of our community.
The Rules, Regulations, Forms and Guidelines contained herein have been developed from documentation adopted and disseminated by various Boards of Directors during the history of our Association in accordance with our Declaration of Condominium, Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws documents. They are intended to assist unit owners to:
1. Initiate fair practices
2. Protect the interests of all unit owners, and
3. Maintain our property and community values.
As unit owners, here at Banana Bay, along with your neighbors, you are required to be an Association member joined in a community of individual property rights, community privileges, and community restrictions. Your Association is essentially a member controlled community ‘government”. Realtors and investment analysts have stated that the future values of condominium communities depend, in large part, on the effectiveness of the Association. Together, we have the common goal to preserve a peaceful and enjoyable lifestyle. It is to this end that each unit owner will participate and undertake the responsibility to uphold the government of our community.
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STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Each tenant, whether owner or resident, shall be responsible for complying with the Rules, Regulations and limitations contained in the Declaration of Condominium of Banana Bay.
When a residential condominium unit is offered for sale OR rent the purchaser/lessee MUST be provided a copy of the following:
· Declaration of Condominium
· Articles of Incorporation
· The By Laws
· Rules and Regulations
· The Question and Answer Sheet
· Occupant Information Form
The prospective purchaser of a unit has a three-day period to review these documents. The buyer is given this period to cancel any purchase agreement.
Copies of these documents are available at the Banana Bay Clubhouse/Office. These documents must be provided to prospective buyer/renter at seller/owner’s expense. The association will charge actual costs of preparing and furnishing these documents.
When an owner rents his property, the owner shall give up all rights to the use of pools and recreational areas for the term of the rental.
Such owner and/or agent shall also be responsible for having a completed Occupancy Information form delivered to the Association BEFORE the tenant moves in.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS, GUIDLELINES:
A condominium is a community of private apartments. Rules and Regulations are established for the common good, to guard the safety, health, and life of all individuals, to protect property and to eliminate annoying nuisances, which are contrary to standards of good conduct.
These Rules and Regulations are presented as common sense guidelines designed to help insure the right of every resident to peaceful enjoyment of the beautiful environment of Banana Bay.
Reasonable regulations concerning the use of the Banana Bay property may be made from time to time by the Board of Administration as provided for by the Articles of Incorporation and the By-laws.
The Manager is responsible for ensuring conformance with these Rules and Regulations by all residents. Resident occupants, whether owners, or tenants shall be responsible for their guests/visitors compliance with all rules and regulations.
The Board of Administration of the Association has the power to take legal action when necessary to enforce the Rules and Regulations.
In case of a violation of the Rules and Regulations, a formal notice of the violation will be given to the Owner or Resident involved. Should no corrective measures be taken by the owner or resident to bring the matter into conformance, the Board will set a date at which time the Owner or Resident may appear before the board to discuss the problem before the Board seeks legal recourse.
If you have any questions concerning any rule and its enforcement, please bring it to the attention of the Board, in writing.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS, REGARDING UNIT OWNER INQUIRY:
Whereas the State of Florida in Florida Statue 718 stated in 1997 that the association may through its board of administration adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding the frequency and manner of responding to unit owner inquiries it is resolved that:
1. When a unit owner files a written inquiry by certified mail with the board of administration, the board or its designee shall respond in writing to the unit owner within thirty (30) days of receipt of the inquiry, and
2. Written inquiry means when a unit owner seeks information by asking a single question or maximum of five questions related to one subject or issue to which the board might be expected to have resources available to formulate an answer. The inquiry should be phrased so the board can discern a question and not simply a complaint, and
3. The board's response shall either give a substantive response to the inquirer, notify the inquirer that a legal opinion has been requested, or notify the inquirer that advice has been requested from the division, and
4. If the board requests advice from the division, the board shall, within ten (l0) days of its receipt of the advice from the division, provide in writing a substantive response to the inquirer. If a legal opinion is requested, the board shall, within sixty (60) days after the receipt of the inquiry, provide in writing a substantive response to the inquiry, and
5. The failure to provide a substantive response to the inquiry as provided herein precludes the board from recovering attorney’s fees and costs in any subsequent litigation, administrative proceeding or arbitrative proceeding, or arbitration arising out of the inquiry, and
6. The association is only obligated to respond to one written inquiry per unit in any given thirty (30-day) period. The first inquiry will be a maximum of the first five questions written in the inquiry, which relate to the same issue or subject. When more than one inquiry is filed, additional inquiry or inquiries shall be responded to in the subsequent thirty (30-day) period, or periods, as applicable.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS, GENERAL:
No nuisances shall be allowed to be committed or maintained upon the condominium property, nor any use or practice that is the source of annoyance to residents or which interferes with the peaceful possession and proper use of the property by its residents.
No sign, advertisement or notice of any type shall be shown on the common property or on any unit and no ‘garage’, 'lawn' or other type of sale may be held on common or limited common property, except as approved by the Board in the specified manner.
All parts of the property shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. No rubbish, refuse or garbage shall be allowed to accumulate, nor any fire hazard allowed to exist.
Residents shall not place any door mats, furniture, packages or objects of any kind in the walkways or in or on any other areas and facilities of similar nature, both common and limited. Such areas shall be used only for the normal transit through them.
Publix allows Banana Bay residents to take shopping carts from the Mall to their unit. Users should return carts to the Mall. No carts shall be left on the walkways of the mid-rise buildings.
It is prohibited to shake rugs, shoes, dust mops, etc. or to hang rugs, bedding, garments, or other items from the balconies or from any of the facades of any of the buildings.
Commercial use of a garage is prohibited. Garage doors must be kept closed when not in use. No freezers, refrigerators, ceiling fans or other electric household appliances shall be operated in the garages. Remember that the association pays or this electricity, not the individual owner. The garage doors are to be left down when not entering or leaving. This keeps our common area attractive.
The fishing pier is for fishing only. Boat docking is permitted only for periods of loading/unloading passengers and equipment during daylight hours. Boat operators must be in attendance at dock when boat is present.
The use of skateboards on condominium property is prohibited.
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COMMUNITY REMINDERS
REMINDERS TO NEW OWNERS
Register your current address and emergency telephone contact with Banana Bay management and change this information with Banana Bay management whether on a seasonal or permanent basis.
Where there are two or more owners of your unit, you must complete and submit to Banana Bay management a Designated Voter Certificate (form included on page 50).
Following purchase and settlement for your unit, inquire of Banana Bay management about the location of your automobile parking
Submit to Banana Bay management your unit telephone number for programming into the telephone directory
Submit to US Postal Service, Cocoa Beach, the name(s) you or your tenant wish to have placed within your unit mailbox
REMINDERS TO ALL OWNERS
You are asked to maintain this handbook on the premises of your unit making it readily accessible and thereby applicable to your visitors and your tenants.
Our condominium documents hold all unit owners accountable not only for their own actions but also for those of their tenants and visitors upon our premises.
REMINDERS TO TENANTS AND VISITORS
You are welcome here at Banana Bay and are privileged to enjoy the amenities during the tenure of your lease or visitation. Tenants and visitors are subject to the rules and guidelines provided herein as well as the restrictions applicable within your lease, and you are urged to carefully review them for compliance.
This is a residential community. Our neighbors deserve respect for their property and tranquillity associated in a well-behaved society.
At all times, residents, owners and their visitors are required to supervise and assume responsibility for their minors on the premises of Banana Bay.
Your cooperation and assistance with Banana Bay Management in maintaining the highest level of residential community standards is deeply appreciated.
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UNIT OWNER GRIEVANCE: PARTICIPATION IN PRESERVATION OF COMMON ELEMENTS AND SAFETY -- COMMUNITY POLICING OF OUR COMMON ELEMENTS
This is the home and full-time residence to many of our unit owners. As concerned unit owners, you are all urged to take prompt and appropriate personal action when observing anyone in violation of the rules and regulations promulgated herein. You have this authority as a unit owner.
Any unit owner observing misbehavior by adults and/or unsupervised children misusing or causing destruction of our common elements or endangering their safety should take steps to gain control of such actions (seeking assistance if necessary).
If a violator persists and you are unable to gain compliance, seek assistance by reporting the violators to Banana Bay Management Company or to local police authorities should the violation warrant such action.
A Grievance Form is supplied on page 48 of this handbook for your use in obtaining assistance toward the resolution of any grievance you have been unable to resolve. It has always been said: “If it is worth complaining about, it is important enough to express in writing.”
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REPORTING COMMON ELEMENT MAINTENANCE DEFICIENCIES;
Whenever you may observe, especially where safety is a concern, any common element area of item requiring correction by maintenance or replacement, such matters must be reported to Banana Bay management by using the following Action Request Form. See page 49 for official form to copy
SECURITY/COMMON ELEMENT AND UNIT ACCESS/UNIT EMERGENCIES
COMMON ELEMENT ACCESS:
The Board of Directors approved the expense to re-key with one common lock and key. This includes locks to: 1) Women and men’s lavatories at both North and South swimming pools and 2) Gate leading to and from the mall. You may obtain a duplicate common key upon proper identification and at the current cost of $5.00 each, from the Banana Bay management.
UNIT ACCESS:
The Board of Directors maintains a protected lock box, within the condominium office, containing keys to each unit. Use of these keys is restricted to address common element emergencies, extermination inspections as well as inspections necessary to maintain the common elements. It is suggested you confidentially maintain an extra key within your automobile or to a trusted friend or neighbor. This may prevent a delay or “lock out” in efforts to locate a board member or Banana Bay Management for lock box access to our condominium keys. In case of an emergency, trained medical response teams or police officers will open your door if locked and you cannot respond. In case of an emergency, Do Not wait for a board member or Banana Bay Management to located a key. Doors can be more easily repaired than our residents.
The Board of Directors can not and will not assume the risk for anyone entering units during unit owner absence using our condominium unit keys for maintenance, cleaning, or other use. It is your responsibility as an owner, to provide separate keys to such contractors, individuals, or your designated agent. Keys for units will ONLY be made available to any workmen who are accompanied by our manager or maintenance personnel in the performance of their duties. This is policy, UNLESS a waiver of responsibility for loss or damage is on file with the association. Such waiver is to be signed by the unit owner.
Should it be your choice to furnish separate keys to our maintenance person for his use to perform after hour's services to your unit, please inform the Board in writing of such access authority. During the hourly scope of our maintenance person’s employment, our Board cannot subject itself to the risk of liability by allowing him to open units for third party access. This includes any units where the owners have entrusted their unit keys to him personally as well. To protect your Association, it is again suggested that you engage the assistance of a trusted friend, neighbor, or agent to act in your behalf whenever access to your unit is required.
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UNIT EMERGENCIES:
Your Association expects to use its best efforts to gain control over emergencies especially where common elements may be involved. Emergencies such as flooding from unit owned plumbing and air conditioner/heat pump equipment are the responsibility of the unit owners to control and to extract any water flooding. Again best emergency efforts from your Association can be expected to assist with absentee owner problems at their expense.
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TEMPORARY RESIDENT INFORMATION
REGISTRATION
Upon your initial arrival for occupancy, you are required to register all intended occupants with the condominium office.
(USE RESTRICTIONS page 22)
KEYS to your apartment and security gate should be in your possession at all times. Be sure that all gates are closed securely behind you when entering or leaving the swimming pool areas as well as the gate to the mall.
CHILDREN: Please see that children are under adult supervision and control when on premises outside your apartment. Unsupervised children are never permitted on the common area without an adult in attendance.
PETS: ALL pets must be restrained and kept on a leash while on condominium property. Pets are not allowed within pool areas. Pet owners must clean up after their pets.
TRASH CHUTES are provided on all corridors of mid-rise buildings for disposal of plastic bagged and securely tied garbage only. Large and lengthy items such as boxes must be carried to the ground level and disposed of within dumpsters garaged directly under the trash chutes. Yard trash, mattresses, automobile batteries, discarded carpeting and like items are NOT permitted to be disposed of in the trash bins.
RECYCLING bins are provided adjacent to the dumpsters for disposal of newspapers, plastic containers, glass containers, and aluminum cans
PARKING: Observe our parking regulations by using the space allotted to the owner of your particular occupied unit. Only automobiles may be parked within the spaces assigned to owners.
OTHER REGULATIONS: Observe all use restrictions posted on premises. DO NOT leave articles of any kind on the property. DO NOT hang towels, clothing etc. from balconies. Return all pool lounge chairs to original positions if rearranged from original position. Observe all Pool Rules posted near the pool.
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATED VOTER INSTRUCTIONS
1) A Voting Certificate is required by your Association documents for the purpose of establishing who is authorized to vote for a property owned by more than one person (even if husband and wife) or a corporation. A Voting Certificate is not needed if the property is owned by only one person.
2) A Voting Certificate is NOT a Proxy and may not be used as such. Only an owner or the appropriate corporate officer may be named on a Voting Certificate not a third party.
3) A Voting Certificate must be signed by all of the owners of the property or the appropriate corporate officer.
4) Only the person designated on the Voting Certificate will be authorized to vote or case a ballot for an election.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATED VOTER INSTRUCTIONS EXAMPLES
1) Property solely owned by John Jones. No Voting Certificate required.
2) Property owned by John and Mary Doe, husband and wife. A Voting Certificate is required designating either John or Mary as the designated voter (NOT a third person.)
3) Property owned by John Doe, his brother Mike Doe, and his sister Joan Smith. A Voting Certificate is required designating ONE of the three as the Designated Voter. NOT a third person.
4) Property owned by Overseas, Inc. a corporation. A Voting Certificate is required designating ONE person entitled to vote, signed by the President or Vice President of the Corporation, and attested by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATED VOTER on page 50 of this handbook.
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EVACUATION PLAN
Upon notification by Brevard County Emergency Management to evacuate the area, all occupants must evacuate to a shelter on the mainland. Shelter locations are designated before an emergency. Keep listening to your radio or television. When you are ordered to evacuate, go immediately.
Never leave windows open during a hurricane, tropical storm, or tornado.
Consult the “Hurricane Preparedness” Section in the front of your local telephone directory for current advice on:
Evacuation Program
Shelter Program
Special Needs Program
Plan your evacuation route in advance and leave early during daylight if possible.
AFTER THE STORM
Do not return until declared safe by emergency authorities.
If your unit is water damaged, do not turn on your power until your electrical system has been checked for shorts.
Do not use tap water until declared safe by water officials.
Make temporary repairs to protect your unit from looting if necessary.
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RECYCLING NOTICE
Recycling bins have been stationed at or near the Dumpster areas here at our condominium.
Bins are provided at each location to receive:
1) Aluminum and metal cans
2) Newspapers ONLY
3) Plastic containers
4) Green glass
5) Clear glass
6) Brown glass
Pick up will be made once each week, and the only practical way known to convey the above items to the ground floor level is for each resident to hand carry them to the bins for separation.
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YARD WASTE
Plant trimmings are picked up on Monday mornings.
When possible, please dispose of your clippings to the Yard Trash Dumpster in either Section II or Section III parking lots. The mid-rise buildings have containers in the dumpster area for weeds and cuttings. Cuttings from the townhouse yards and common areas should be put outside your fence Sunday night or Monday morning for picks up.
1. Large Yard Trash must be cut to less than four feet lengths with:
a) Each piece weighing less than 50 lbs.
b) All pieces lined up in the same direction when left on the ground.
2. Loose Yard Trash such as leaves, grass, weeds, and small shrub clippings should be placed in a container. The best container is a small garbage can weighing less than 50 lbs. when full. The city allows the use of plastic bags but prefers that they not be used.
3. Landfill rules forbid mixing any contaminates with the yard trash because it is mulched. We are fined when household garbage and trash are put into the Yard Trash Dumpster.
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR VACATION AND SEASONAL DEPARTURES
Whenever unit owners or their tenants depart from Banana Bay, it is important certain precautions should be observed and implemented prior to their departures such as:
BALCONY FURNITURE OR OTHER ITEMS
Open balconies/decks should be cleared of all items, for they can become missiles during severe windstorms or hurricanes.
SLIDER DOOR SILL TROUGH
Weather-seal trough by tightly stuffing towels along its entire length, as wind driven rain will blow water onto your carpet and side-walls. This will result in water damage within your unit and, in the case of the mid-rise buildings, any units located below your unit.
POTABLE WATER
The potable water valve within your unit must be cut off to prevent water leaks from flooding your unit or any units below. TEST your cut off results by attempting to run water from a nearby faucet before your departure.
AIR CONDITIONER/HEAT APPARATUS
If you choose not to cut off this utility during your departure, you should notify Banana Bay maintenance advising your equipment has purposely been left on to operate during your absence. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT REMINDER for this equipment may become damaged and cause damage to your unit and units surrounding or below your unit.
SINK, VANITY BASINS AND BATH COMMODES
Sink and vanity basin drains should be plugged or otherwise sealed. Both commodes should be Saran wrapped. Extended absence allows the trapped water below the drains to dehydrate and allows sewer gas and roaches to escape into your unit.
FOODSTUFF AND PERISHABLES
These items should be removed from your unit and placed within our dumpsters unless you can store them within an operating refrigerator during your absence. Your failure to take this precaution attracts infestation by the usual tropical creatures we try to combat through extermination. Be kind to your neighbors by exercising these precautions.
DOOR MATS
Doormats are not permitted outside entrance doors and town home gates
WINDOWS AND DOORS
Securely lock all windows of your unit. Close securely and lock all of your exterior doors. It is not uncommon for improperly secured doors to blow open during severe windstorms or hurricanes leaving units unprotected from the elements.
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MONTHLY MAINTENANCE FEES
Monthly Maintenance Fees are due on the FIRST of each month and delinquent after the TENTH of that month. A twenty-five ($25.00) dollar late fee will be charged for each over-due maintenance fee payment.
The following is an excerpt from Section 7 (page 5) of the Banana Bay Declaration of Condominium.
“One-twelve (1/12) of the annual assessment shall be due and payable in advance to the Association on the first (1st) day of each month.”
"The Board of Administration shall have the sole discretion to impose a late charge not to exceed Twenty-five and no/l00 dollars ($25.00) on payments more than ten (10) days late.”
"Assessments that are unpaid for over thirty (30) days after due date shall bear interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum until paid.”
"In the event assessments against a unit are not paid within thirty (30) days after their due date, the Association shall have the right to foreclose its lien for such assessments.”
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 718 Florida Statues (The Condominium Act).
(3) Any payment received by an association shall be applied first to any interest accrued by the association, then to any administrative late fee, then to any costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in collection, and then to the delinquent assessment. The foregoing shall be applicable notwithstanding any restrictive endorsement, designation, or instruction placed on or accompanying a payment.
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USE RESTRICTIONS
OCCUPANCY:
Units are restricted to residential use only. A two- (2) bedroom unit is restricted to four (4) occupants. A three- (3) bedroom unit is restricted to five (5) occupants.
No owner shall permit any use of his/her apartment that will increase the cost of insurance upon the Condominium property.
PETS:
ONLY ONE (l) pet is allowed. No pet may exceed thirty (30) pounds in mature weight. The pet must not create a nuisance and must be on a leash while on condominium grounds. Pet walk areas are located east of the town houses. Pet owners are REQUIRED to clean up after their pets on the Banana Bay property.
TERMITES:
If any resident suspects termite infestation please contact the Manager. The Association maintains Termite Infestation Insurance.
USE OF UTILITIES:
Excessive use of water from the exterior hose-bibs in the townhouse area for washing patios is expressly forbidden.
TRASH CONTAINERS:
Trash containers are limited to residential trash only. All raw garbage must be securely wrapped in plastic bags.
Yard debris must be kept separate from household garbage. Leaves, weeds, grass and small limbs must be put into plastic bags. Limbs or branches cannot exceed four (4) feet in length, twelve (12) inches in diameter, fifty (50) pounds in weight, and must be stacked in a uniform direction. Yard waste is to be placed in yard waste bin only and not in trash bin.
It is NOT permitted to place in trash bins items such as automobile tires, mattresses, batteries, paint cans, window blinds and like items. Cardboard boxes must be disassembled to a flat position to fit into trash bins.
Management will collect yard waste at your gate once week on Monday morning.
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BARBECUE GRILLS (Fire Code Regulations for Multi Family Units)
- A grill has to be ten feet away from any structure or overhang
- The type of grills can be gas or electric
- Gas grills are restricted to one pound disposable cylinders