Homeowner Associations

Many neighborhoods are now surrounded by open spaces, which add to a homeowner’s quality of life by providing recreational opportunities, wildlife viewing and buffers between homes.

Of course, this comes at a price. The homeowners who enjoy them own these open spaces. Unlike city or county open spaces, there are no taxes to support the management of these lands. The maintenance of these lands is the responsibility of homeowner associations.

To further complicate things, these open spaces are usually former production agricultural lands or pastures that have been dormant for several years. They are not usually in the best of shape when they are given to associations to manage. Not an easy task to tackle even for trained professionals with extensive education and training.

Over the years, Fortay has assisted many associations with a myriad of challenges surrounding their open spaces such as:
• Noxious weed control
• Gaining compliance with city and county weed code
• Lakeside vegetation problem species such as tamarisk and Russian olive
• Roadside vegetation maintenance
• Trailside vegetation, maintenance
• Encouraging healthy growth through fertilization
• Reseeding and mowing