Guidelines
All condo associations have rules, and a guest’s adherence to them reflects the owner’s relationship with the Condo Association Board of Trustees. We take that seriously, and ask you to follow the same rules that we have to when I am there.
Condo Guidelines
Well salt-water front living is not always a paradise, as you probably guessed. There are downsides like maintaining the stain oin the decks areas (it will never be perfect but we address peeling every year). Also keep in mind:
Sand happens! Several times each summer the wind will blow just so and deposit a fine dusting of sand on everything outside. Every surface will get covered. Usually a good rain cures this, but if you are in a dry spell you can sweep all items off with a dust brush and there is a rechargeable battery powered sprayer in the kitchen closet that works great to wash down the furniture and decking. Just fill it in the kitchen sink half way (it get heavy), recharge and spray away.
Please do not leave anything outside like the Adirondack chair covers, wire stacking chairs, aluminum folding end tables, beach chairs, etc. as they will get covered with this powdery sand (when you least expect it) and take you a while to clean.
Behold a miracle product – the Swiffer! In the kitchen closet or elsewhere you’ll find a Swiffer – a sort of feather duster
Salt Spray happens! You are directly on the open ocean and sooner or later a storm will happen. It’s pretty cool to watch the waves in turmoil, but afterwards there “might” be a frosting of salt spray dried on the windows obscuring views.
We have a full-time (four days per week) building superintendent, Darien, who will come and wash down all the windows on the ocean side of the building after big storms. But if he is delayed, that battery powered sprayer comes in handy. Fill it half-way and add a half-cup of ammonia (in the cabinet to the left of the oven) and one-drop of dish detergent to reduce streaking, and spray away. If you spray the bedroom windows off the decks, let the folks below (Paula and Gary) know to close their doors.
Common Issues
There are cameras everywhere outside the building, especially in the parking lot. Their recordings are reviewed every morning and we’ll get violations if you are spotted with a luggage cart outside the building or in the parking lot. Only live parking (stay with your car) is allowed while unloading at the front entrance. Don’t leave anything, luggage cart or bag of groceries, in a hallway if you are not present, even for a second.
The Biggies – Strictly Enforced
Smoking (including vaping and e-cigarettes) is prohibited in this unit and in other areas listed in the condominium’s declaration of trust. Violation of the no-smoking rule shall be a material violation of any lease/rental agreement. So:
• No smoking anywhere, except near bike racks at the entrance to the parking lot where is a cigarette disposal thing. Avoid smoking on the beach and never throw anything (even a cigarette butt) in the ocean, on the sand or anywhere.
• Display a parking pass on the dashboard for visitors, renters and owners at all times. Don’t park for a minute without one. I meet guests in the parking lot to hand them one, and retrieve it when they leave. On weekends we may even have a guard at the lot entrance.
• Be judicious if you have a handicapped placard and park in the HP spot. We only have few, and our population is aging with disabilities so use it only if you need to.
• Only two people can stay (overnight) in the unit, per the zoning, fire standards and condo assn. rules.
• No pets allowed (except for owners) who have strict rules.
• Don’t feed birds which attracts scavengers like crows, seagulls and even rodents who inhabit waterfront areas.
• Don’t leave towels, glasses, a potted plant or anything on the handrails. They’ll be gone in the first 50 mph gust.
• If you borrow a luggage cart, do not take it outside the building, even just a few feet to the car.
• Do not leave a luggage cart, suitcase, bag of trash or anything outside the condo’s front door unattended, even for a minute. Bring a cart inside, empty it and then return it to its front entrance stall.
• Proper clothing must be worn outside of units (on decks, in the hallways, etc.). revealing closing (thongs, speedo-type bathing suits, etc.) must be appropriately covered and no nudity or going “topless” is allowed. (My favorite rule and a real hardship!)
• Do not walk anywhere on the coastal bank, on the other side of the white fence from our Ships Prow deck. Do not walk up the stairs used by the homes on the other side of the white fence, instead use our own stairs in the center of the stone breakwater down to the path to the beach.
• A list of all the Association “Rules & Regulations” will be left in the condo in a prominent place and must be reviewed by all who visit and stay. There are many, and here are some highlights, below. Breaking these can mean the condo Trust forcing an owner to revoke a lease. Most are common sense, but please review all.
More rules in the next section.
