FAQ

Please help keep our pools in tip-top shape and enjoy as safely as possible:

 

 

Pool hours:

 

 

The fire prevention code of the City of Orlando prohibits cooking with a charcoal grill, gas grill or smoker on or near a combustible balcony or patio and must be at least 10 feet away from said structure.

I. Cooking fires must be constantly attended by a competent person until they are extinguished. 

II. Portable LP gas containers greater than 1 lb. gas capacity shall not be located on balconies above the first floor attached to a multiple family dwelling of three or more living units located one above the other.

Ill. Violation of these code preventions may subject you to a fine of up to $200 per occurrence by the Orlando Fire Department.

IV. When not in use a portable grill must be stored under that staircase in the back, on your back patio or inside your unit. Please note as per Rule 12 hereof no permanent grills (grills that cannot be moved) are permitted on the patios.

 

Reflecting an increased interest in patios, the Board of Directors of Plantation Garden has created the following guidelines for installing and maintaining these backyard spaces. If you want to add a patio, please keep in mind that Plantation Garden is a condominium community -- thus a SHARED ENVIRONMENT. Patios become part of the “common area” of the complex, visible to neighbors and hopefully, beautiful accents in each courtyard. Owners should strive to keep patios as attractive, consistent with the existing architecture, and low maintenance as possible.

Owners may install patios under the following conditions:

1. ALL COSTS for design and installation are the sole responsibility of the unit owner(s).

2. Construction must be done by a LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTOR with knowledge of building materials, local building codes, drainage, underground utilities, and these guidelines. If you need a referral, contact a unit owner who already has a professionally installed patio.

 

3. Complete written plans (with drawings/photos) for patios MUST BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED before construction begins through the Plantation Gardens website. Patios built without approval face removal at the unit owner’s expense.

4. Patio designs should be as LOW MAINTENANCE as possible. The unit owner is solely responsible for maintaining the patio – keeping it clean and neat, and making any needed repairs. Patios cannot be used for storage.

5. Patios should be built using sturdy, high-quality CONCRETE PAVERS with a natural stone look. (Standard pavers are approximately 2 inches thick.)

6. COLORS are limited to two shades that match the existing masonry on the buildings -- either a gray matching the concrete, or a buff/pink matching the bricks.

7. Patios must be built flush to the existing screened porch, and no wider than the porch (from storage closet to screen door).

8. The complete patio area (including any border plants) MAY NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE END OF THE BACK STAIRS.

9. The design of the patio should be as SIMPLE as possible, preferably a single, square shape. Borders of flowers or low-growing plants are permitted -- but NO walls, fences, rocks, trees, or tall shrubs.

10. Patios should NOT IMPEDE LANDSCAPERS from mowing lawns, trimming trees & shrubs, edging, or other routine maintenance work.

11. CONSULT WITH NEIGHBORS in your building about your patio plans before starting work – and respect their input.

12. NO PERMANENT FIXTURES OR EQUIPMENT are permitted on patios, including barbecue grills, fire pits, flowerpots, umbrellas, lights, tables/seating, shades, or decorative accents that can’t be moved. All such items must be free-standing and light enough to be easily removed in stormy weather.

13. Owners MAY NOT remove the porch screens and door to create a larger patio space.

14. EXISTING PLANTS. If there are mature plants where you want a patio:

 

1) Try to work them into the design.

 

2) Transplant them.

 

3) Offer them to the Landscaping Committee. Examples: shrubs, small palms, ornamentals (lilies, iris, bromeliads, tree philodendron). LIST PLANTS YOU WANT TO REMOVE IN YOUR PATIO PROPOSAL.

 

Click here for printable guidelines.

Payment Methods:
Online

Mail:

Lake Apartments Association Inc
c/o Bono & Associates
PO Box 30268
Tampa, FL. 33630

Please note, payments will not be accepted at the Plantation Garden front office or in a branch of Bank United. Payments must be submitted online, in the mail or at any MoneyGram location.

Residents are responsible for their guests' observance of rules and regulations.

Residents should advise management of the names and home address of any guest whose visit will continue for more than 10 days.

Any guest using amenities must be able to identify the resident's unit address and name.

All motor vehicles shall be parked within the lines provided and shall not encroach on or over sidewalks or walkways.

 

Guests' Vehicles must also adhere to the guidelines and if staying on property overnight will need to obtain a visitor parking placard from the resident/owner to mitigate the possibility of towing or booting of the vehicle. A Visitor Parking placard can be requested by clicking: Visitor Parking. A temporary parking placard is valid for that guest up to 14 days at which time they are no longer considered a guest and need to go through the application process.

Residents who wish to add flowers, shrubs and other small plants or mulch around their units may do so using these guidelines:

 

1. RESIDENTS MUST PAY for plants/mulch/fertilizer and maintain plantings (without reimbursement).

 

2. BEFORE PLANTING ANYTHING:

a. Contact the Maintenance Staff about WHAT you want to plant, WHERE and ACCESS TO SPRINKLERS AND HOSES.

b. Tell neighbors in all units of your building about your plans.

 

3. A PLANT LIST is available (see Exhibit B below). Please pick shrubs, flowers, and other plants FROM THIS LIST.

 

4. Use only HAND-HELD TROWELS to plant, NOT SHOVELS, to avoid damaging utility lines.

 

5. RESIDENTS are responsible for MAINTAINING any plants they put in, including watering, fertilizing, trimming, removing/replacing dead plants.

 

6. NEVER pull-out existing trees/bushes on your own. Roots may be wrapped around underground utility lines that could rupture.

 

7. NEVER plant anything behind the brick garbage can enclosures. You could damage underground utility lines along the front wall of the building.

 

8. NEVER grow plants on railings at your unit or courtyard fences.

 

9. AVOID hanging plants in trees or other places. They might impede landscaping staff on riding mowers.

 

10. LAWN ORNAMENTS: Avoid items that could become unsightly with wear or break loose in stormy weather.

 

11. NEVER plant anything in the courtyard more than 5 ft. out from the wall.

 

12. TRIMMING: Plants should be trimmed below the windowsills. Plants should NEVER TOUCH THE BUILDINGS. Keep hedges at least 12 inches away from the wall. Keep branches trimmed so they don’t hit windows, roofs, or walls in windy weather.

 

13. VEGETABLES: Tomatoes, herbs, peppers, beans, and all other food crops may be grown IN POTS ONLY – not planted in the ground.

 

14. ALL POTTED PLANTS should be small enough to be easily moved indoors during storms. NOTE: Potted plants are OK on front steps, but NOT ON BACK STEPS (blocks escape).

 

15. MULCH. Use TREATED MULCH to deter termites. (If you use untreated mulch, keep it at least 1 ft. from the building).

 

16. BORDERS. If you wish to border a plant bed in your courtyard, bricks, small ornamental stones, or concrete borders (sold in segments) are OK. NO fences or plastic borders. NO borders in front gardens.

 

17. DON’T LAY SOD YOURSELF. To request sod, fill out the Landscape Request form on the Plantation Garden website under Requests Manager.

 

18. DON’T PLANT TREES YOURSELF. To request a tree, fill out the Landscape form on the Plantation Garden website under Requests Manager.

 

19. DO NOT SPEAK directly to the landscaping staff. If you have questions or concerns, fill out the Landscape form on the Plantation Garden website under Requests Manager.

 

PLANT LIST FOR RESIDENTS:
If you wish to beautify your yard, please choose plants FROM THIS LIST:

 

Loropetulum, Ixora, Plumbago, Croton, Azalea, Snowbush, Dwarf Hibiscus, Schefflera, Viburnum, Copperleaf, Pinwheel Jasmine, Firebush, Fire spike, Coontie, Gardenia, Indian Hawthorne, Camellia, Podocarpus.

 

Liriope Grass, Mondo Grass. African Iris, Marigolds, Pentas, Begonias, Lantana, Firecracker Plant, Bromeliads, Mexican Heather, Caladiums, Dianthus, Pittosporum, Blue Daze, African Lily, Bird of Paradise, Ivy, Ferns, Asiatic Jasmine (ground cover), Coleus, Philodendron, Persian Shield, Spider Plant.

 

DO NOT attempt to repair the broken sprinkler on your own.

DO NOT approach the irrigation company representatives directly.

Instead, complete a maintenance request here.

DO NOT adjust the sprinkler on your own.

DO NOT approach the irrigation company representatives directly.

Instead, complete a maintenance request here. 

Yes.  Only immediate family members of the owner can reside in the unit during any period the owner is not there as long as the owner still resides in the unit.  See Article XIII.

Yes. If you should become married, or have someone move in with you, that person must fill out and submit a Resident Information Sheet prior to moving in.

 

This is required of all permanent residents and the forms can be obtained from the Plantation Garden website.

Leasing: A dwelling unit MUST be owned for one (1) year before it can become a rental property. This includes but is not limited to; being deeded a dwelling, and/or purchasing an additional unit. Submit to the management a copy of the lease along with the Resident Information Sheet.
 
Transient Rental: Any lease or rental agreement which does not affirmatively provide and require the payment of rent for each month for a term of seven (7) months or more shall be deemed transient and prohibited under the provisions of Article XIII of the Declaration of Condominium. 

No.

 

Any lease or rental agreement which does not affirmatively provide and require the payment of rent for each month for a term of seven (7) months or more shall be deemed transient and prohibited under the provisions of Article XIII of the Declaration of Condominium. 

 

Mailboxes are the responsibility of the owner.

The unit owner can buy a new lock at Lowe’s, ACE Hardware, or Home Depot. Ask for the US Postal box lock.

 

The unit owner will then need to speak with the mail person when they come to deliver the mail and open the quad boxes.

 

The lock can then be replaced by the owner:
• There’s a clip that holds the lock in.
• Pull the clip off.
• Pull the lock out.
• Replace the lock and replace the clip.

 

 

Pest control is provided by Clements Pest Control. Truly Nolan provides pest control for termites.

 

Scheduling:
Pest control is scheduled the 1st and 3rd Mondays monthly.

My Unit:
Clements Pest Control will contact you by the 1st or 3rd Monday to schedule an appointment - you must have someone available to host the vendor.
For your safety, technicians will be uniformed from Clements Pest Control.

 

Note: Pest control request for fleas or bed bugs will be at the owner's expense.

 

Property:
Please provide as much detail as possible and attach photos if available.
A representative from the local Clements Pest Control will contact you. The caller ID may not show Clements Pest Control, but a local number. The call will need to be answered. The technician will not leave a message. If the call is not answered, then the appointment will not be scheduled further delaying the request for service. 
 

 

My Unit:
You will be contacted directly by the vendor to schedule appointment - you must have someone available to host the vendor.
For your safety, technicians will be uniformed from our vendor Truly Nolan.

Property:
Please provide as much detail as possible and attach photos if available.
 

 

Have a specific pest control need? 

 

 

A pet can be registered through the Plantation Gardens website by clicking: Pet Registration. This will help reunite pet owners with a lost pet.

 

As a courtesy, owners/handlers need to pick up after their pet(s) in ALL AREAS.

 

Always leash your pet when in public areas.

Off-leash dog run is available on the East Drive.

 

Pets are never allowed in Pool or Clubhouse areas.

 

Complaints regarding dogs off leashes and nuisance barking must be directed to Orange County Animal control by the person or persons making the complaint at www.ocnetpets.com or (407) 836-3111. Nuisance complaints may be directed to the property management company.

Please review our Hurricane Procedures - before, during and after the storm.

Selling, Leasing or Renting:

A. Selling: In order to comply with the provisions of the Declaration of Condominium and Association Bylaws, it is required that notice be given by an owner to Lake Apartments Association by submitting the Intent to Sell form found on the Plantation Garden website.

• An owner who has received a bona fide offer to purchase his or her dwelling shall complete the Intent to Sell and Resident Information Sheet forms.

B. Advertising Sale/Lease/Rent: Signs advertising dwelling units or other property for sale, rent, or lease on Lake Apartments Association property or on publicly or privately-owned property adjacent to or adjoining property cannot be posted or erected. The ONLY exception to this is one (1) Open House sign which may be placed in the kitchen window, not longer than 3 hours per day, and not to exceed 4 days in a thirty (30) day period.

C. Leasing: A dwelling unit MUST be owned for one (1) year before it can become a rental property. This includes but is not limited to; being deeded a dwelling, and/or purchasing an additional unit. Submit to the management a copy of the lease along with the Resident Information Sheet.

 

D. Transient Rental: Any lease or rental agreement which does not affirmatively provide and require the payment of rent for each month for a term of seven (7) months or more shall be deemed transient and prohibited under the provisions of Article XIII of the Declaration of Condominium

 

E. Spouse/Roommate/Other: If you should become married, or have someone move in with you, that person must fill out and submit a Resident Information Sheet prior to moving in. This is required of all permanent residents and the forms can be obtained from the Plantation Garden website.

No.

 

Signs advertising dwelling units or other property for sale, rent, or lease on Lake Apartments Association property or on publicly or privately-owned property adjacent to or adjoining property cannot be posted or erected.

 

The ONLY exception to this is one (1) Open House sign which may be placed in the kitchen window, not longer than 3 hours per day, and not to exceed 4 days in a thirty (30) day period.

We have a centralized water chiller plant that provides cold water to each unit.

Your in-unit air handler utilizes this water to provide cold air.

 

Please be sure these pipes are properly insulated to minimize condensation and provide optimal cooling to our community.

We have a centralized boiler that provides hot water to each unit.

Cold Water

Hot Water

No. Trailers, boats or other watercraft are not to be parked or kept on condominium property.

 

Non-motorized boats, 12 feet long or less, can be kept on Lake Giles.

• Boats must be seaworthy, secured with a chain and locked when not in use. No motor larger than a trolling motor can be used and it must be removed when not in use.

• Boats must be stowed above ground with the Lake Apartment Association’s unit number displayed on them. 

• Watercraft will need to be registered by clicking: Watercraft Registration.

There is only space for eight (8) boats so please check that space is available before obtaining a watercraft.

No. Only repairs that are necessary to allow a vehicle to be moved or towed are permitted.

The Carwash Station is located on East Drive, by the Dog Park, on your way to the clubhouse.

 

Your common element key is used to access the faucet for water and the switch for the vacuum. A key can be requested by clicking: Key - Car Wash.

 

If you choose to wax and/or polish your vehicle please do not do so here, take your car to another parking spot so others may use this area.

 

Please make sure everything is turned off and relocked before leaving.

Bicycles may be stored:

Bikes must not be stored in shared hallways, patios or balconies.

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Let’s cut right to the chase and call it what it is: it’s a poop pump. Well, it actually pumps more than poop: a lift station pumps any type of wastewater from residential and commercial facilities to waste processing plants.

 

And in Florida, they are absolutely essential to our comfort, health and environment.

 

Please help take care of our lift station by observing the following: