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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>A homeowner recently asked about cleaning up the property at 22 North Hampton:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I couldn’t agree with you more that 22 North Hampton needs to be cleaned up. Here is the issue:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our only option is to contact the realtor and ask them to do it. They may be kind enough to either do it or point us in the direction of the bank that owns it. Then we can ask them to clean it up. The HOA has no authority to enter property and do anything. Couple of years ago, we tried to get this changed in the governing documents, and the suggestion was met with outrage by the majority of the homeowners. The old “you can’t come onto my property, and I don’t care if it is abandoned” argument. So, that’s where we stand. Majority rule.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I will see if I can get hold of the realtor and ask them to clean it up.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>