About DCHA

The Diamond Cove Homeowners Association (DCHA) is comprised of all individuals who own property at DC. Members of DC should receive a copy of the associations governing documents or Covenants (also called the "Blue Book"), which establishes the formation of DCHA and the guidelines by which it is run, at their property closing. In addition, volunteers in the association maintain a Homeowner Manual containing helpful information about island living, including transportation issues, forms for property rental (DCHA approved forms must be used), a summary of important Covenants, a homeowner directory, association policy statements, etc. This manual is periodically updated (the 4th Edition, published in fall/winter 2007, is now available). Copies of these documents can be obtained through the association's management company (Phoenix Management, contact Linda Watkins, see email below), or as electronic files via the Download bin on the "Homeowner News" page.

Monthly meetings of the 7-member Board of Directors (BOD) are usually held the 4th friday of every month (7 pm, Administration), and an annual homeowners meeting is held every summer [see "DCHA Contacts" page for Board emails; see "DCHA News," Download bin, for Archives of past BOD and Annual Minutes]. The Design Review Board (DRB), which monitors compliance of new construction projects and rennovations with guidelines as established in the Blue Book, typically meets every few weeks. The Minutes from BOD and DRB meetings are posted to DCHA members over a "Notification List" of owner emails. Owners interested in receiving these Minutes (along with other formal Notifications of community-wide interest from the Board and Phoenix Management) should provide their information (name, unit number, email) to Linda Watkins at the below email address (click blue link to launch):

Click here to email Linda Watkins at Phoenix Management

About homeowner associations

An increasing number of people live in "homeowner associations" (HOAs) similar to DCHA. The Community Associations Institute (CAI) estimates a rise in the number of association-governed communities from 10,000 in 1970 to 260,000 in 2004, with an estimated annual operating revenue for U.S. community associations of more than $35 billion. Given the rise in community-associations, a number of useful websites have been developed offering advice and FAQs on common homeowner association problems and solutions. Check out:

http://realtytimes.com/rtnews/rtcpages/HomeownerAssociationNews.htm

This free site posts over 100 FAQs on common issues and problems encountered by Homeowner Associations (HOAs), including Developer Transition Issues, Design Review functions, communication suggestions, management of reserves, and more... Some very interesting reading!