San Lorenzo Village Homes Assn

As the below review stated that we are receiving citations for dying lawn. I had a very bad experience with SLVHA and here’s what’s happened. When they believe you violated their «laws/​regulations», they will ask you to attend a hearing and you will be judged by a group of arrogant white people who questions you as if they are judges of the Supreme Court with bais and already prejudged you even before walking into the office. Trust me and you can tell by their tone and attitude. RUDE PEOPLE! Then decide how much they want to fine you without letting you know why and what do they based on to make this decision. So I called to ask to speak with the folks again and guess what you won’t get a chance to speak with them after the decision was made. What’s more ridiculous is that you CAN’T APPEAL THEIR DECISION. Once you received the notifications of amount of fine you need to pay, you only have less than a week to pay for it. Otherwise, you will face another fine up to 100‑1000 per day. So this is my experience with SLHOA. For those who’re thinking of moving to the city of San Lorenzo, please take this into your considerations and you are ruled/​managed/​judged by these arrogant people who sitting up high on the top of the mountain and don’t even know how’s life is in the city.

By Mike Mibach
SAN LORENZO, Calif. — Despite the state being a drought-​zone, some San Lorenzo residents are receiving citations for having a dead lawn.
John Glisar, 55, watered his brown-​hued lawn Thursday; he said it’s a move he didn’t necessarily want to make but said he has little choice in the matter.
«The San Lorenzo Village Homes Association wants to fine me from $ 100 to $ 1000,» said Glisar.
Glisar has lived in his home since 1985 and two months ago he received his first violation — asking him to maintain his yard or face a fine. This month he received another violation from the association titled «YARD MAINTENCE: lawn dry and dying.»
Glisar said he took it to the Village Association to talk about the problem and was handed back the violation — with a written note in red ink that read, «30 days to get green from 1÷21÷14.»
This month, Governor Jerry Brown encouraged California residents to cut back on water usage because of the drought but Glisar says he can’t afford to be fined by the association so he’ll continue to water his lawn.
«I’m going to water as much as I possibly can,» said Glisar.
The Board of the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association said it was unable to comment about the violations. One board member did say residents can appeal and he did provide KTVU a copy of an upcoming article, «President’s Corner,» set to be published in its upcoming newsletter. In it, it is says according to CC&R’s (covenants, conditions and restrictions) homeowners are required to have a «well-​maintained yard.» It also says homeowners are required to «invest in new landscaping once this drought is over.»
Residents say they pay about $ 120 annually to the association.
Vanessa DeGuzman lives in the neighborhood and like Glisar, has received violations for her yard.
«I think it’s really ridiculous. We’re in a drought right now, time to cut back on water,» she said.
DeGuzman, of mother to three, says it appears she has no choice and will have to start watering.

I moved to San Lorenzo because I enjoyed what the Home Owner Association provides for its residence. It’s unfortunate that others have had such a bad experience. I believe if you want change, then volunteer and help make the changes!
To address Angela’s sour experience,
1. I volunteer at the Tree Lighting every year. It’s unfortunately that some of the kids volunteers were rude because the Tree Lighting is a very successful event. We have FREE pictures with Santa, entertainment, and a Tree Lighting ceremony along with Christmas Carols.
2. The association fee’s are $ 100.00 a year which is cheap compared to other communities who charge up to $ 600.00 a MONTh. The money isn’t only used for sweeping the streets. I would recommend reading the newsletter that outlines the budget. The money is put back into the community as well.
3. If you thought the rules/​regulation of the Home Owner’s were ridiculous, you could have chose not the move there. The rules are in place to maintain properly value and to keep our community safe.
Overall, IT is all about experience, but I believe taking an active role in our community is the only way change happens. I have and I’m SO happy to see how far the Home Owner’s Association has come and how much our community has banned together! Meet/​Greets are a good way to meet with your leaders and talk about change!
Keep your eye out for our Halloween/​Christmas events!!! It’s free and their are attactions for ALL ages!!!

The people who are working/​volunteering in the Home Association are some old white folks who has nothing else to do but make the people that they don’t know feel like an outsider. Here’s the reasons why they are sooooooooooo fucked up:
1. Today was their San Lorenzo Village Tree Lighting celebration which started around 5 p.m. Well, we arrived there and the people who work there told us that the tree lighting event doesn’t start until 5:30 — 6 p.m. Well, on their newsletter it said the event will start at 5 p.m., but there some kind of private party for the volunteers going on in the main building. So, my bf and I went to the Library next door to kill some time. It around 5:20 p.m. and we went back inside the building if anything changed, nope nothing didn’t change. Instead they had some young kids telling people (outsiders) to stay outside and wait when the real even starrted. The young kids talk like we were hella dumb and shit. WTF? My bf and I looked at each other and shooked our heads and bounced. The people who work or volunteer there only care about their own friends and family, when they should be welcoming new members. =}
2. Their yearly $ 100.00 association fee is a joke, because all they do is just sweep the streets and let me tell you they don’t do a good job at it.
3. Their rules for the homeowners is ridiculous…=p
Overall, this place doesn’t welcome new members to the community, only their friends and family. What kind of shit is that they their pulling? It’s pretty sad for a very small community to be like this. =(There’s no diverse in the san lorenzo community, which is pretty fucked up too…

The SLVHA is alright in my book. They have been good to my family the 24 years we’ve been here, and never had a problem.