One thing that I can not stress enough to folks that live in Montclair and are lucky enough to receive a violation letter from the covenants inspectors is the following: (and I do really hope that the MPOA president addresses this in his page) If a resident receives a violation letter, but for some unforseen circumstance is unable to complete the correction of the infraction in the specified time frame (usually 30 days even though i think our documents state 15), be extremely PROACTIVE and contact the MPOA office and state your case. Don't just wait for the other letters and eventually a hearing before the board. The office will work with you within reason. They are only there to enforce the documents that we have put in place. If there are some covenant restrictions that need to be updated or changed, use your precinct rep to make that change (other than political signs /grin). If you receive a violation letter, you know in your heart and mind that you deserved it. You know that it is something that should have been taken care of, but you want to see how long you can get away with it. Just deal with it in a timely manner and stay in contact. I work 50+ hrs per week and add another 10 hrs of commute time. The weekends are the only time I get a chance to do some outside work. If the weather does not permit that to happen when I can get to it within reason, the office will annotate the file and not follow up as aggressive as they should. They just want to do their jobs and make sure that everyone is keeping within regulations. I think the board needs to take a stronger stance on "Waiver of fees" for the accounts where no attempt to work with the office was made very early on in the process.