Wow, you were the people that had a deposit on it. Matt and Brooke told me about that situation and stated you guys decided to purchase another home in a different location. Thanks to you, we were able to purchase this great home!
Here is a question for my new neighbors, does the HOA dictate the window treatment colors? We are wanting to get a stained, darker natural wood, blinds, but as I noticed, all of homes have white blinds. I just did not want to get something and then get fined for having them, then have to reorder custom blinds. I called Walters Management and they said to fill out a Architectural Modification request, but I did not want to do that since it costs $150 just to submit the request. I just want some blinds that are not white.
If you guys do not know off of the top of your head that is fine. I will do more hunting and pressing at Walters Management when the time comes.
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Yep, that was us.
According to the CC&R and Rules and Regulations pages, it seems unlikely that they would have a problem with wooden blinds (white is probably just very popular since it’s neutral and cheaper).
The applicable quote is: “No window in any Residence shall be covered in whole or in part, inside or outside, with aluminum foil, newspaper, paint, tint, or any other material reasonably deemed inappropriate for such use by the Architectural Committee (e.g., harmonious with the exterior color palette of the Residence)”
I think if only white blinds were considered “appropriate” they would have noted it as such. I don’t think a common interpretation of “reasonably deemed inappropriate” could cover nicely done wooden blinds, especially after the examples they used. We haven’t decided yet what blinds we are going to put up, but a cherry wood is one of the options we are considering (though white, boring as it may be, has some advantages – such as going with just about any decor we have now or will have in the future – and may well be the final choice).
