MET Mountain Rules and Regulations
MET Mountain Homeowners Association
January 1, 2023
1.0 If vehicles are in the way of landscaping, maintenance, snow removal, trash pickup or emergency vehicles, they may be towed by the Association at the expense of the owner of said vehicle without notice.
2.0 Parking at MET Mountain can be a serious problem; please be advised that all units, with the exception of certain end units, have only one additional space in addition to their garage parking space. This space is parallel to your unit. No overnight parking is allowed in common drives, except for temporary guests. No parking is allowed on the grass.
3.0 Each unit owner must notify the Association in writing of the unit owner’s name, address as well as the license number, make and model of each motor vehicle belonging to the unit owner or any tenant.
4.0 No owner, tenant or guest may block any other unit’s garage doors or other accesses by parking or otherwise; in the event that access to a garage unit is blocked, that owner may have the offending vehicle ticketed by the Eagle Count Sheriff without notice.
5.0 No owner, tenant or guest may store a trailer, boat, unused or unlicensed vehicle, snowmobile, motorcycle or other motorized vehicle at MET Mountain unless it is inside the unit owner’s garage. (except a motorcycle)
6.0 No commercial vehicle may be parked at MET Mountain.
7.0 Trash pickup areas must be kept clear of snow and of motor vehicles; no motor vehicles may be parked so as to obstruct access to the Association’s dumpsters.
8.0 All trash must be contained; if both dumpsters are full, the trash must be kept in the occupant unit until the dumpster has been emptied. Please place trash in the dumpsters by entering the opening on the South; do not throw trash over the dumpster enclosure doors. Trash pick-up is on Thursday. If you fill the dumpster by emptying your garage, you must call Honey Wagon and have it emptied at a cost of $25.00 or the Association will do it and charge the occupant.
9.0 Shoveling of individual unit sidewalks and pavement adjacent to any garage door is the responsibility of it’s resident (tenant, owners and guests). Due to the possibility of incurred liability by the Association, the residents most remove snow from sidewalks adjacent to their respective garages.
10.0 Removal of snow from the roofs of each Unit is left to the respective owner. If the snow slides from your roof,p lease try to remove it yourself. Any damage to the roof of your unit by snow removal service is your responsibility.
11.0 Firewood must not be stored in an area that will obstruct driveways, unit entrances, snow removal, sprinkler heads or cause damage to buildings, sod, shrubs, or trees. Please stack it in your garage or your deck to a height not higher than the top of your deck railing.
12.0 Dog control is not the responsibility of the Association. If there is a problem, call the local authorities; please pick up after your dog.
13.0 Loud music (music which can be heard outside of an individual unit) is not allowed at 10PM.
14.0 Long Term Rentals: Owners who rent their unit for greater than 30 days will fill out a Rental Registration form and return it to the HOA property caretaker (Vaughn DeCrausaz). Owners will ensure that their renters are informed of and abide by the rules in this document.
15.0 Short Term Rentals (“STR”): Property owners running Short Term Rentals (defined as any rental less than 30 days) will ensure that their guests abide by all rules set forth by the HOA in the Met Mountain HOA Rules and Regulations Document (this document) and in addition 0wners will abide by the following:
a) Register that they are running short term rentals by sending a Rental Registration form in email to Vaughn DeCrausaz by end of January of any given year or within 30 days of a first STR booking.
b) Maximum occupancy is 6 guests.
c) Minimum stay is 7 nights.
d) Units may not be rented to anyone under 24 years of age.
e) Rules governing the use of the unit and emergency procedures must be provided to the unit guest(s). As a minimum, this must include emergency phone numbers to the fire department and police, evacuation procedures and locations of fire extinguishers.
f) STR guests will observe quiet time requirement of after 10pm.
g) STR guests will only utilize the parking spaces allocated to the owner’s respective unit. These are 2 spaces (inside garage + in front of front door) for all interior units and 3 spaces (inside garage + 2 spaces in front of front door) for end units.
h) There are NO open fires or BBQs allowed.
i)S TR owners will ensure proper handling of trash and recycles by STR guests or STR cleaning companies. (e.g., dumpster locked with carabiner; no trash in recycle containers; no trash or recycles left outside of containers)
j) The HOA or affected property owner will intervene if necessary to enforce rulesand will contact Vaughn.
k) Property owners running STRs are to ensure that their management companies understand and ensure that STR renters are informed of these rules and regulations.
l) Property owners running STRs will pay collectively any and all HOA operating cost increases which are attributable to the running of STRs in the Met Townhomes. These costs include but are not limited to HOA Insurance (Property, Liability, D&O and Umbrella), water/sewer, maintenance, management, grounds care, snow removal, trash, and recycling.
16.0 Enforcement. If an Owner or his or her tenant or guest violates any terms or conditions of these rules and regulations or of the Declaration, (“violations”), the Association shall have the following rights and remedies:
16.1 Notice. The Association or any of its authorized agents must provide adequate notice of any violations of its rules and regulations to the Owner of the property where the violation is alleged to have occurred. “Adequate Notice”, for the purposes of these Rules and Regulations, shall be deemed to have been given seven days after depositing notice of the alleged violation in the United States Mail, certified mail with return receipt requested, addressed to the address of the owner of the property at his or her last known address as registered with the Association, or in lieu thereof, addressed to the owner’s last known address according to the Eagle County Assessor’s Office. Once adequate notice has been received, the Association or any of its authorized agents may avail itself of the following remedies:
16.2 Right to Cure. After adequate notice is provided to the Owner, the Association may, but is not obligated to, enter upon an Owner’s property and cure such violation at the Owner’s cost and expense. If the Association cures any such violation, the Owner shall pay to the Association the amount of all costs incurred by the Association in connection therewith, plus an administration fee.
16.3 Right to Fine. After adequate notice is provided to the Owner, the Association may impose a fine of $50 against the Owner for the violation. The Owner will be fined by sending a Notice of Fine by mail to the Owner. For each subsequent violation, the Association may impose a fine in an amount of the fine imposed against the Owner for the Owner’s last violation. The Owner shall pay any fine imposed under this paragraph within seven (7) days after receiving notice thereof.
16.4 Right to Sue for Injunctive Relief. The Association or any owner may sue the offending Owner to enjoin any violation.
16.5 Right to Sue for Damages. The Association or any Owner may sue the offending Owner for all damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements incurred by the Association or any Owner as a result of the violation.
16.6 Lien. The Association shall have a lien against the property to secure payment of (a) any fee, charge, fine or other amount due from the Owner to the Association; (b) interest on any unpaid amounts at the rate of 18 per cent annum from the date due until paid: and (c) all costs and expenses of collecting any unpaid amounts, including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements. Any such lien may be foreclosed as a mortgage under the laws of the State of Colorado.
16.7 Other Rights and Remedies. The Association and any unit Owner shall have all other rights and remedies available to it and them at law or in equity. All rights and remedies of the Association shall be cumulative and the exercise of one right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other right or remedy.
16.8 Appeal of Fines. An Owner may appeal any fine imposed against the Owner by the Association to the Board of Directors of the Association in accordance with the following terms and conditions: within seven (7) days after receiving the notice of fine, that a fine is being assessed against the Owner, the owner may file a written appeal with the Association. If the Owner fails to file a written appeal with the Board of Directors, within the seven-day period, the Owner shall have no further right to appeal the fine. If the Owner files a written appeal within such a seven-day period, the Board of Directors shall review such appeal and within thirty (30) days deliver a written decision with respect thereto to the Owner. If the Board of Directors decides in favor of the Owner, the Association shall revoke its notice imposing the fine. If the Board of Directors decides in favor of the Association, the Owner shall pay such fine within seven (7) day after his or her receipt of the Board’s decision.
17.0 Severability – If any provision of this document is held to be invalid or unenforceable by legal process, for any reason, the remaining provisions will continue to be valid and enforceable.
ADOPTED this ____1__ day of ___January____, 2023
MET MOUNTAIN TOWNHOMES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Met Mountain Townhomes
Rental Registration Form
Please place an “X” in appropriate selection:
______ Short Term Rental Registration ________ Long Term Rental Registration
Date: ______________
Address of Unit: __________________________________
Owner Contact Information:
Owner Name: _______________________________________
Owner Permanent Address: ___________________________________________
Owner Contact Phone Numbers(s): _________________________________
Management Company Information:
Management Company Name: ____________________________________
Management Company Contact Name(s): ___________________________
Management Company Contact Number (s): _______________________
24hr x 7day Contact Number: ________________________________
As owner of the above-mentioned unit, I (we) agree to abide by the rules, regulations, registrations set forth by the Met Mountain Board in the MET MOUNTAIN HOA RULES and REGULATIONS 2023_01_01 document. Additionally, I have informed the management company of this unit of the rules and regulations.
Signature: ____________________________________ Date: _____________________
Name: _______________________________________
Rules and Regulations
Met Mountain Homeowners Association
1.0 If vehicles are in the way of landscaping, maintenance, snow removal, trash pickup or emergency vehicles, they may be towed by the Association at the expense of the owner of the vehicle, without notice.
2.0 Parking at Met Mountain can be a serious problem; please be advised that all units, with the exception of certain end units, have one only additional parking space in additional to their garage parking space. This space is parallel to your unit. No parking is allowed in common drives or adjoining grass areas or on any areas not approved for parking by the Eagle-Vail Homeowners Association Design Review Committee.
3.0 Each unit owner must notify the Association in writing of the unit owner's name and address as well as of the license number, make and model of each motor vehicle belonging to the unit owner or any tenant.
4.0 No Owner, tenant or guest may block any other unit's garage doors or other accesses by parking or otherwise; in the event that access to a garage unit is blocked, that Unit Owner may have the offending vehicle ticketed by the Eagle County Sheriff without further notice.
5.0 No self-propelled recreational vehicle, tractor-trailer, camper which is designed to be pulled behind another vehicle, boat, commercial truck or commercial van over one ton GVW is permitted to be parked within the Project at any time, except in the owner's garage, and except for temporary loading or unloading, deliveries, or emergency. This restriction, however shall not restrict trucks or other commercial vehicles within the Project which are necessary for the maintenance or repair of the Common Area or of any Townhouse Unit, vehicles making deliveries or performing services.
6.0 If any vehicle is parked in a fire lane, is blocking another vehicle or access to another Owner's or occupant's Unit or dwelling, is obstructing the flow of traffic, is parked on any landscaped or grassy area, is parked in a space which has been assigned as exclusively serving another Unit, or otherwise creates a nuisance or hazardous condition, no notice shall be required and the vehicle may be towed immediately, at the vehicle owner's expense.
7.0 No derelict vehicles shall be parked on the common elements; a vehicle is "derelict" if it if it is not roadworthy. To be roadworthy it must have all of the following: (i) a valid registration; (ii) round tires, (iii) glass in both front and rear windows, (iv) the ability to move under its own power and (v) no visible fluid leakage. If any derelict vehicle is located on any portion of the Project, the Board may place a notice on the vehicle stating that if the vehicle is not made roadworthy or removed from the Project within 72 hours, the vehicle may be towed. The notice shall contain the same information as the notice set forth in these Rules and Regulations. If 72 hours after such notice is placed on the vehicle, the vehicle is not made roadworthy or removed from the Project, the vehicle may be towed.
8.0 If a vehicle is towed in accordance with these Rules and Regulations, neither the Association nor any officer or agent of the Association shall be liable to any person for towing and storage costs or for any claim of damage as a result of such towing. The Association's right to tow is in addition to, and not in limitation of all other rights of the Association, including the right to assess fines. The Board reserves the right to impose or use other available sanctions, rather than exercise its authority to tow.
9.0 PARKING OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES. Emergency vehicles may be parked on the common areas if the vehicle is required to be available at designated periods of time at the Unit Owner’s residence as a condition of the Unit Owner’s or occupant’s employment and
i. the vehicles has a GVW of five tons or less
ii. the unit owner is a bona fide member of a volunteer fire dept. or is employed by a primary provider of emergency fire fighting, law enforcement, ambulance or emergency medical services
iii the vehicle bears an official emblem or other visible designation of the emergency service provider
iv. the vehicle can be parked without obstructing emergence access or interfering with the reasonable needs of the other units owners to use streets, driveways and guest parking spaces.
10.0 Trash pick-up areas must be kept clear of snow and of motor vehicles; no motor vehicles may be parked so as to obstruct access to the Association's dumpsters.
11.0 All trash must be enclosed in a plastic bag before dumping into a dumpster. Please place trash in the dumpsters by entering the opening on the South; do not throw trash over the dumpster enclosure's doors. Trash pick-up is on Wednesday.
12.0 Shoveling of individual unit sidewalks and pavement adjacent to any garage door is the responsibility of it's residents (tenants, owners or guests).
13.0 Removal of snow from the roof of each Unit is left to the respective owner. If snow slides from your roof, please try to remove it yourself. Any damage to the roof of your unit by snow removal service is your responsibility.
14.0 Firewood must not be stored in an area that will obstruct driveways, unit entrances, snow removal, sprinkler heads or cause damage to buildings, sod. shrubs, or trees. Please stack it in your garage or on your deck to a height not higher than the top of your deck.
15.0 Dog control is not the responsibility of the Association. If there is a problem, call the local authorities; please pick up after your dog.
16.0 Loud music (music which can be heard outside of an individual unit) is not allowed.
ADOPTED this ___ day of December, 2007.
MET MOUNTAIN TOWNHOMES
____________________ ___________________
Director Director
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Director Director
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Director
12/06/07
Revised 2/15/2017