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BBQ or dinning area reservations

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:02:30 GMT

BBQ or dinning area reservations

Good morning dear Colonial homeowners,

Reminding you: the common areas cannot be reserved. They are first come first serve.

Therefore the use of the grill / BBQ: Cannot be reserved and the staff or owners cannot display any post over a reservation of the area. Only during holidays such as thanksgiving and Christmas we will display a schedule and owners could notify what time the grill would be in use.

For special occasions reservations the administration should have an advance notification at least 48-24 hrs. This way we can notify the rest of the homeowners about the special occupancy of that area.

And this is what the Condominium Regime stipulates:

48. Meetings in the rooftop and pool area.

Each condominium owner has the right to 4 four meetings or events per year in the roof top and pool area, in which case the condominium owners will notify the administrator if they want to use the common recreational area, rooftop, and pool for meetings, to attend to your guests within the allowed hours, the number of guests allowed in this area may not exceed 40 forty people. Immediately at the end of their meeting, the owner must leave the area in perfect conditions of cleanliness and order. The use of other common areas for parties and meetings is strictly prohibited.

For the temporary private use of a particular common area (Wet Beds and Pool Area), you must sign an agreement with the Administration and leave a guarantee deposit of $ 500.00 USD (Five hundred dollars Legal Tender Currency of the United States of America) for payment for cleaning or security in case of damage.

The administrator may retain part or all of the deposit for the Association in the event of the following:

Cleaning charge that exceeds normal
Damage to common area facilities
Not removing the rented equipment

Before deducting any charge from the deposit, the user who has signed the agreement will be notified for the amount thereof.

The use of the grill for a barbecue (BBQ) will have an extra cost that will be determined by the administration for cleaning it.

Butterfly system and door opening sensor

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 23:57:55 GMT

Butterfly system and door opening sensor

Good morning dear homeowners,

Letting you know that the Butterfly system was exchanged under warranty.

The last front panel of the Ipad was getting overheated, losing signal and blurry. The new front panel is configured and working properly and your app should be working as normal.

Also, to avoid always having the security guard on the front desk to open the door when you are coming out of the building.

The opening door sensor has been moved to a visible area on the front desk. Just waive your hand over the sensor and the doors will automatically open. Remember to shut both doors when leaving or coming into the building.

Saludos.

DENISE WILSON

ADMINISTRACION DE CONDOMINIO

THE COLONIAL

Cel: +52 322 182 3596

June 2022 Building Administration Updates and Recommendations to Homeowners

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:32:14 GMT

The Colonial Updates & Recommendations for June 13, 2022

Good afternoon dear The Colonial Homeowners,

Couple updates, recommendations and reminders for you:

Security/ Front desk Cell Phone number : +52 322 307 6328

Whoever is working at front desk will have this phone with them during their shift, regardless of where they are. (at the desk, outside, on the rooftop, in the garage, etc. )

Maintenance Fee:

It was analyzed & re-budgeted, and requested me to drop the price of the maintenance fee from $107.50 pesos to $95 pesos starting June.

With the understanding that everybody would be caught up with their fees until May with the price of $107.50 pesos and June and July would be at $95 pesos per square meters.

There are still several homeowners not paying their fees and $200,000 pesos to be collected. We are about mid June and I would not run July with the Reserve fund money. Meaning services will be cut off.

Maintenance fees should be charged quarterly and the billing has been bimonthly.

Reserve fund should be 3 months, it has been only one month charged so far.

I need those who have not paid yet to comply with your obligations.

Energy Saving:

In order to save $$ in electricity, the pool electric heater is set up at 16 Celsius degrees, so the heater does not come on. The sun has been sufficient to keep the pool water at a good temperature.

The jacuzzi gas heater is off and only turned ON as per request. You can call the front desk to turn it on 30 min prior going in to heating it up.

Some lobby lights and the courtyard are off during the night.

Building Insurance:

We have an insurance Policy with " El Potosí" that covers fire, earthquake, glass, explosion & liability.

Railings & Balconies:

Please ask your property managers or cleaners when they sweep to not throw the dust outside, you have neighbors below you.

The railings on the outside and the one facing the courtyard are also part of your property and it is your duty to clean them.

Also, hanging towels on the balconies and any type of coverage in any Balconie is FORBIDDEN it goes against the aesthetics of the building and the rules and regulations of the Condominium.

Please, those who have the railings covered take it off, and if you need privacy you can have while or sand color curtains facing the outside of the building. The penalty to those who do not comply is the cost of one full month of HOA FEE or 2 months of it being repeated.

Air conditioner:

In order to keep the warranty of the AC units. It is requested to have preventive maintenance every 6 months and clean filters. PV and the area is very dusty. plus they were installed and construction was still around. Taking care of them will prevent them from failing.

Smells in units:

I have several reports of sewer smells in units. It could be 2 things:

1. the tramp (s) in the sewers are missing

2. a rubber gasket was not installed when connecting the washer. I was told the washers were installed independently.

T errace Loungers.

In order to preserve in good shape the lounger covers, it is required to use a towel when sunbathing and using sun oils or sunblock.

We are washing the covers constantly, but in the end weather, grease and fabric don't get along pretty well. and they look dirty really often.

Maintenance to Umbrellas and Terrace furniture:

We are trying to keep neat and in good shape the terrace furniture, the umbrellas has been washed, the wood is being treated with oil and

loungers are being treated with polyurethane base coat to create a protector to prevent the wood to swollen with the water and weather conditions.

Façade & sidewalk:

When have been retouching inside the building and painting fully the main facade. There have been people trying to vandalize and graffiti the walls.

Security has helped prevent this by running them off or saying they will call the police.

The Water fountain at the entrance has been sealed to prevent corrosion of the iron material and the sidewalk decorative stone has been sealed to give a cleaner appearance.

Matts have been installed in the main access and in the elevator.

We are continuously working on the improvement of your home, The Colonial condominium Building.

Saludos!!!

DENISE WILSON

ADMINISTRACION DE CONDOMINIO

THE COLONIAL

Cel: +52 322 182 3596

May 2022 Building Administration Updates and Recommendations to Homeowners

Fri, 13 May 2022 23:39:15 GMT

The Colonial Updates & Reminders for May 13, 2022

Dear Colonial Homeowners,

Couple of updated notes and reminders for you:

MAIN ACCESS DOOR

The building has an amazing smart door keyless entry system: Butterflymx .

It is important that you download the application BUTTERFLYMX and follow the instructions to set it up. (your email and name is already in the system)

You can set up codes for your guests/rentals and set up a code to use during their stay and then it expires.

If you have a visitor, they can call you from the main panel ( as long you have the app downloaded ) and open the door for them

Here are 2 informative links:

https://butterflymx.com/resources/resident/

IMPORTANT: The main door opens widely, make sure you close it once you access or leave.

And share this information to every guest or rental you have coming into the building.

In order to preserve the Building Lobby furniture and cleanliness it's important to keep the doors closed.

POOL:

The pool temperature will be under a summer test during the month of May. To see how it warms up without the pool pump and just with the heat of the sun.

First temperature reading was 86 degrees.

HOT TUB:

The hot tub remains off. If you are planning to use it, please ask the guards to turn it up ( consider that it takes around 25 min to heat)

And remember to ask them to shut it off

POOL LOUNGER CHAIRS:

Please place a towel while using the loungers. Oil, sun protectors or sunbathing products are staining our cushions.

Laundromat services will be at least a monthly requirement; for this purpose I am considering investing in a cheap washer and in the long term will save us money and time.

ELEVATOR:

Please dry off before using the elevator, using the elevator in dripping swimsuits is not allowed.

This is for the safety of other users and preventing liability harm.

LOBBY LIGHTS:

Thinking on energy saving. Some of the lobby lights and courtyard lights will be shut down around 12 at night.

FUMIGATION AND PIGEON RELOCATION:

We have stopped the service of the Pigeon relocation. (This will be monitored to consider if rehiring the service is required )

Our maintenance staff Jorge is in charge of the fumigation once a month in all the common areas.

Mosquito fumigation basement schedule: once a week during 2 months, then 2 times per month and then once per month.

BALCONIES:

Outdoor object installations. It is forbidden to fix bars, nails, hangers, hooks, restraints, or spikes outside your property, as well as the placement of satellite dishes and/or any other similar device on the terraces and/or balconies of the units. As well as hanging towels on the balconies goes against the aesthetics of the building.

Saludos and have a great weekend,

Denise!

.....Every little step towards a goal is progress!

DENISE WILSON

ADMINISTRACION DE CONDOMINIO

THE COLONIAL

Cel: +52 322 182 3596

New Administration, Condo Bylaws and Guest Registration Form

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:42:31 GMT

New Condominium Administration

Good afternoon dear owners,

My name is Denise Wilson and it will be my pleasure to work with you.

The administration contact Information is:

thecolonial.management@gmail.com

My personal cell number is 322 182 3596 you can whatsapp me or call only if in an emergency.

I like to keep records always in email and keep track of incidents in an official manner. I always answer emails during or by the end of the day.

I'm sending the Condominium bylaws , ( rules and regulations for the peace and enjoyment of your Building). This is important for you to have and read.

If you rent your unit I'm attaching the registration form with the copy of some rules that your guest should read and sign as acknowledged.

If you have a property manager for your unit, please provide the contact information.

This way they are also copied in any email notification.

If you have remaining Items to be addressed to the builder, warranties or labor scheduled.

The contact information via email is:

Alondra: admon2.urbanparadise@gmail.com

She is Ariel's administrator and feel free to copy me in the email, so I'm aware that you are having a problem. And help you being the intermediate in organizing work schedules or providing the keys that are in the safe box.