Town Crier Articles

 

Hello NTRA Neighbors!

 

Warm weather is coming and the NTRA is getting ready for spring cleaning (and hoping you are too)!  Keeping all the homes beautiful makes us proud of New Town and the area in which we live and play.

 

This year, the Board of Directors has decided to baseline the condition of all homes in New Town (originally proposed in 2020 but delayed due to the Covid pandemic) under the NTRA’s Exterior Maintenance Inspection Policy.

 

At its February 2022 meeting, the Board amended the original policy to place responsibility for exterior maintenance and covenant inspections solely with the NTRA’s managing agent. (See Board February 15, 2022 Resolution). Based on our experience in 2022, the Board can revisit the frequency and type of future year inspections. 

 

Chesapeake Bay Management Company, assisted by members of the NTRA Asset Maintenance Committee, will begin inspecting all home exteriors starting around April 18th in Chelsea Green. These inspections will proceed neighborhood by neighborhood to make sure all homes are up to standards reflected in the HOA Master Declaration and Rules and Regulations (available on the NTRA website). The goal is for all homes to be inspected no later than July 31, 2021.

 

Please review the areas we will be inspecting as shown in the 2022 revised Self-Checklist for Owner Inspection of Homes so you can make any repairs necessary prior to the inspection.  While most exterior surfaces of Village Walk homes are the NTRA’s responsibility to maintain, there are items which are solely a homeowner responsibility. Consult the new Village Walk Maintenance Responsibilities Chart.