The new garages have been painted, and the LED lights in the arches are working. The arches have the same curves as appear on the Phase II and Phase III buildings. The 3-foot lip between the first and second floor will be covered in the same red Mexican tiles as appear on the one-story garage buildings throughout Las Mañanitas.
This post may be the most important thing I have ever written about Las Mañanitas. I’m writing this personally; reasonable minds can vary about my suggestions. I strongly recommend you read it closely. Here’s a summary of why you should:…
The strong peso and OOMSAPAS water rate increases have blown a hole in our 2023 budget. See “Stronger Peso busts budgets expressed in USD.” It also has major implications for 2024. If we simply buy the same goods and services…
As reported earlier (see “Reserves Study” To Assess Adequacy of Our Reserves) we engaged SCT Reserves to assess our Reserves. SCT Reserves is a professional services firm that provides Reserves Studies to California condominiums, and they conducted studies of Las…
Last week, your HOA received two financial reports, both of them showing serious fiscal “challenges.” Let’s look at the reports, causes, implications and alternatives for action going forward.
What the Reports Say:
(All numbers are USD unless otherwise indicated.)…
It’s no secret that collecting revenues in one currency (say, US dollars or USD) and having most of your expenses in another currency (say, Mexican Pesos or MXN) exposes the budget to “currency exchange rate risk.” So long as the…
Overheard at the Phase II Pool, one middle-aged woman to another: “Oh, it’s just another sex party on the beach.” What? What did she say? I needed to learn more. For sure. It turns out that this is what she…
It’s been a bit of a slog (don’t ask!) but we finally got all the permits in hand, all the contracts vetted and signed, all the supplies delivered, all the money banked and even got the initial construction started. Now,…
I got this picture as we were descending over the Gulf of California, returning to San Jose. Great view of the BCS peninsula! Video
The Presidents of the HOA Boards from Mykonos, El Zalate, Las Mañanitas, Viva, Las Olas, La Jolla and La Costa were invited to an “organizational meeting” of HOA leaders from condos along the beachfront in San Jose. Four of the…
Your Board and the Community Manager are addressing maintenance issues aggressively — not deferring maintenance and investing in quality materials. This sort of preventative maintenance costs more now, but saves a lot of money over time. See picrtures.
OK, the new tennis court surface has gone in. The lines for the two pickleball courts are in yellow and the tennis lines are white. See the picture below.
This layout creates a slight ambiguity for tennis players receiving serve because the side court lines on the pickleball court are slightly inside the service area of the tennis court — see the highlighting and […]
The mission of LMHOA is to secure a safe, sound, beautiful, comfortable community, and our measure of “safe” is zero crimes against people or property.
We’ve had an unbroken streak for many years, but early Sunday morning, a storage bodega next to the car wash was broken into and a leaf blower and battery stolen
In late April Las Mañanitas HOA decided to trial a “service ticket” system in order to better manage customer service interactions with you, our Members, as well as staff, vendors, service providers and others. There are many software platforms that…
May 15th kicks off Hurricane Season, 2023. After two years of relatively mild hurricane seasons, 2023 is forecasted to see above-average hurricane activity in the Pacific according to the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Included in their forecasted 16-22 storms are 3-5…
