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Anonymous

    JimmyT said:

     I can assure you that the look of a building and the care or otherwise taken of common property has a profound effect on property values.  For a lot of prospective buyers, it's the only clue they have to the way the building is run.

    You are not wrong there — appearance is very important. People come to my SP and like a lot but then quickly drive off after driving around the SP.

    The obligation to maintain and repair is arguably an OC's most pressing responsibility. There is no obligation to present the SP in its best possible fashion but presentation reflects the “personality” of the OC and as Jimmy points out it can be the best clue as to how the SP is run.

    It is in every owners best interest to have a nice looking SP. Twenty or thirty dollars extra on a levy, per quarter, can be worth thousands when it eventually comes time to sell. If that is the cost of a nice building then I agree that the money should be spent.

    Some SPs sell units as quick as they're listed on the back of the SPs' reputation; other SPs' have a bad reputation that precedes them which devalues units and makes selling more difficult.

    If bpositive can convince his OC they have a undeniable duty to pull weeds and rake leaves then he will have done well. I think Jimmy would agree it is hard to get a majority of people from an OC to do something they do not want to do or to get them to do something that they have acquiesced to through apathy.

    I'm sure bpositives' SP would be better off for cleaning up the rear area but it should not be a case of interpreting and waving around Seiwa just to clean up the backyard. That is the sad aspect of this issue.

    I would still encourage bpositive to seek exclusive use.