Once again, we have posted on the Laurel Lakes website as well as sending a letter to every homeowner in our community regarding the responsibility to maintain their property in compliance with the MASTER DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR BARTON FARMS, INC. dated June 1, 1996.

The Board would like to direct all homeowners to become familiar with Section 7, USE RESTRICTIONS AND OWNER MAINTENANCE, and Section 8, Enforcement. In addition, please review the COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF COVENANTS AND RULES dated April 11, 2007 and LAUREL LAKES OF SARASOTA RULES AND REGULATIONS, revised on September 12, 2007.  All of this information should have been provided when you purchased the property! It is also posted on the Laurel Lakes website under residents only section.
www.laurellakescommunity.webs.com
​When you visit our website, on the right hand side of the main page you can request a password that will allow you to access this critical information.
The main purpose of the Home Owners Association Covenants Committee is to enforce the approved rules which, when followed consistently by all residents, preserve the aesthetic beauty and integrity of the neighborhood and the property values of the homes within it.  To that end, we want to make you aware of the complaints and concerns we have received on numerous occasions about homeowners who have ignored their responsibilities. 

Complaints have included:

• lawns not being mowed and edged on a regular basis
• bushes, shrubs and hedges not being trimmed
• failure to pull weeds from flower beds and driveways
• mulch needed for flower beds
• dead plants and trees that need to be removed
• items normally stored indoors being stored in public view, such as trash cans, ladders, garden maintenance equipment, basketball hoop, etc.
• driveways, roofs and gutters that need to be power washed.

In response to these complaints, we are sending this reminder regarding the rules which strictly prohibit homeowners from allowing these issues to go without correction. Please take time in the next 2 weeks to evaluate your property to ensure that any of these issues are corrected in a timely and consistent manner so that we can bring the neighborhood back to a state of compliance with our established rules. 

The committee will be conducting regular community reviews, commencing the second week of March, which may result in homeowners receiving a notice of violation. Please take time to inspect your property! If vendor services are needed, please visit our website and look at Resident Recommended Vendors.