Landscape Services

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE:
The Teal Lake Village Association (TLVA) Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining the landscaping of the TLVA Common areas and the lawn maintenance of each TLVA lot. The TLVA BOD is responsible for the vetting, negotiating, hiring, managing and terminating as needed, the Contract of the Landscaping Services Company. The current Contract is available on the TLVA restricted website, tlva.net.

TLVA DUES
Homeowner dues fund the cost of landscape services, providing maintenance of common areas, individual homeowner lots for lawn mowing, edging, fertilizing, limited removal of yard waste, chemical weed control and some trimming of small shrubs and small trees. No hand weeding of flower and shrub beds is provided. Per TLVA CC&Rs, each Owner shall be responsible for maintaining in good condition and repair their residence, both exterior and interior, Permissive Land Use Agreement areas (for those who have PLUAs) including, but not limited to, exterior paint, siding, roof and glass, together with any courtyard area, gardens or patios.

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
In addition to the above services, the Landscape Services Company will turn on the irrigation systems, conduct Back-flow testing and certification in the Spring, and blow the systems out with pressured air to winterize and turn the systems off in the Fall. In the Spring, the landscaping services company will inspect for repairs needed in the systems, notify individual homeowners and provide a quote for repairs. Homeowners are responsible for the cost of repairs for their system and may make the repairs themselves or choose a different contractor for the repairs.

OPT-OUT OPTIONS
Homeowners have the right to Opt-Out by choosing one, two or three of the following services: 1) mowing and edging 2) chemical and fertilizing and 3) Trimming of small shrubs and trees. Homeowners who choose to Opt-Out, must continue to maintain their property per the CC&Rs. Opting Out of any of the services does NOT reduce Homeowner’s dues.
Click on this link to access the Opt Out form: Teal Lake Landscaping Services Opt-Out Form

VIEW MAINTENANCE
The contract does NOT provide for tree or vegetation trimming for view maintenance. Trimming of trees or other vegetation in Limited Common Areas requires a TLVA Limited Common Area Modification permit. The permit form is available on the TLVA Website website under ARC Documents.

SPECIAL LANDSCAPE REQUESTS
Problems or concerns must be submitted by accessing the Landscape Complaint Form by clicking on this link: Landscape Complaint or Feedback Form These will be viewed by Landscape Chair and or Landscape Committee Representative and passed on to the Landscape Services Contractor for resolution as needed. TLVA Board have instructed NLS to refuse requests or complaints from owners, and instead refer TLVA owners to the website to complete a Landscape Complaint or Feedback Form

Our contract with NLS that the focus and productivity of work crews necessitates that they focus on their tasks and not allow distractions as this causes delays in the completion of their daily tasks, and may result in additional charges to TLVA. We have 98 Home lots comprising approximately 25 acres of land, and another 25 acres of common tracts that are maintained, so their focus on their jobs is required for the completion of tasks each week.

LANDSCAPE CHANGES
Permits must be submitted to the Village ARC representative before any work can be done. See Appendix A of the Design Standards, located on the sbca.club website, for exceptions to this rule. Forms are available on the SBCA website, sbca.club or sbca.io.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
An FAQ page is being developed and will soon be available on the TLVA website. -