Pictures of the 4th

Hello everyone. At the 4th of July celebration, I had some fun going around taking pictures of the days activities. If you want to see the pictures click here

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Home Break-In on Harmony Pky

I have been meaning to send this out to everyone for about a week now. Yet another home was broken into (last Tues.) at about 3 pm. The burglars waited until the homeowner was gone (police believe they saw the homeowner leave & close garage door with no other car in the garage) and broke the front door open. They stole the usual stuff along with passports, credit cards, bank statements, etc. The police believe the burglars to be professionals and were probably in and out in 5 mins. or less. The homeowners large lab did not scare them, as it appears that they beat dog away (no serious injuries).

The police asked that the neighborhood keep a look out for suspicious activity and report anything immediately. Also, they recommend locking an exterior storm door if one is installed because they are more difficult to break with out someone noticing. After breaking in the front door, they just closed it behind themselves so that it didn't look suspicious.

from: Glen Potter

Renting your House @ VHP

To the Board of Directors and all residents. I noticed in the covenants, section 9.29, page 26. Occupancy as Owner. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the declaration to the contrary, each Owner shall occupy and use his unit as a single-family residence in compliance with applicable law. Except for the leasing of units by Declarant, rental or leasing of Units is prohibited, unless approved by the Board. My question to the Board is this; Who and what Properties have been approved for Rental or Leasing? I realize the housing market is in the tank right now but I think we would all like to know whos is renting properties around them, just for a security factor. Thanks in advance

Neumann Update

In this past weekend's Sunday paper - the following update was available on Neumann Homes:

Neumann Homes has received bankruptcy court approval to complete homes that are under construction. The court has approved that Neumann Homes can work with the lenders - such that they will transfer title of the home to the lenders (banks). The lenders will then work with Neumann and the customer to ensure that the home is completed and fulfill the contracts. The article went on to say that all lenders, with the exception of Bank of America, have agreed to the program. So the remaining homes in VHP should see some activity in the near future.

I haven't gotten any confirmation from anyone at Neumann when exactly things will ramp back up - but this should get the ball rolling.

They haven't posted any updates on what will happen to people still under warranty and/or how things like the fences that need to be painted on "sold" homes will be taken care of. Also there is no mention of anything to do with the concrete issues several people have had. I think these 3 items will likely end up falling back on the homeowners. I think the bankruptcy court will just allow Neumann to complete the homes under construction at this point.

Mark Henault

Followup on Newmann Home's bankruptcy

Dear Harmony Park Residents:

As you may have all heard, Neumann Homes is planning to file for Bankruptcy. They have not done so yet, but likely will in the near term. The BOD is in contact with Jim Niemczyk to get as much information as we can, and will provide it on the MSI website and the community Blog as it becomes known.

At this time, since they haven't even filed for Bankruptcy, there is little we can do, other than wait until they do file, and then find out what the Bankruptcy court is going to allow them to do as far as following through with home warranties and completing homes under construction.

All the remaining homes at VHP went under contract during the auction in October. They were all sold with a condition of having an Certificate of Occupancy. We have been told by Jim Niemczyk of Neumann Homes that Neumann has every intention of completing these homes so they can close on them, but at this moment a completion date has not been set. The Board does feel that it's highly likely that Neumann will complete these homes so that a profit can be realized and distributed to creditors. However, there is risk that this process may be drawn out, pending court proceedings. The homes at the auction were sold "as-is" so homeowners will not get a 1 year home warranty. The BOD will continue to work with Neumann Homes to try to get a closing date for these homes.

Anyone who has concerns about their warranty should contact Neumann homes at:

Matt Horner, in the Chicago Office
Phone 630-281-2184
E-mail
Matt.Horner@NeumannHomes.com

All warranty personnel in Colorado have been let go so all coordination will take place via Matt.

We have been working with Neumann Homes on the homes with concrete problems, especially in drive-ways. That work was delayed several times by Neumann and at this point we do not believe that Neumann will fix these issues. It will likely fall back to the homeowners. We will continue to follow through with Neumann to see what will happen here, but unless the bankruptcy court allows the expenditure, we doubt that anything will be done.

One the plus side, most of the homes in VHP have either completed their warranty period, or at least had the 30 day warranty coverage. Also all of the common areas (Pool, Clubhouse, Landscaping, etc.) have all been completed for over 1 year now so the warranty work was finished in those areas. The HOA will not be stuck with trying to finish out these areas.

At this time we are not planning an emergency HOA meeting. Until Neumann actually files for Bankruptcy and has their first court appearance with their initial plan on what to do, there is very little that we can do. Once the bankruptcy court goes through their plan we should then at least have some preliminary guidelines of what will and won't be allowed to be completed by the court and then we would be able to have a discussion on our options.

Our next homeowners meeting is scheduled for January. This may actually take place before we have any firm direction from the bankruptcy court, so having a meeting prior to that will not be very productive.

Sincerely,

VHP Board of Directors.

Neumann seeks chapter 11 bankruptcy

New information from Neumann Homes

Kurt Webber, Neumann Customer Care Rep no longer works for the company.  All warranty issues should be directed to Matt Horner of of the Chicago Office.

Matt Horner

630-281-2184

E-Mail Matt.Horner@NeumannHomes.com

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Here are two local stories on Neumann homes. I know we all have a lot of questions regarding unfinished homes, and road and concrete work that Neumann has promised to finish in the neighborhood.

Neumann Homes files for bankruptcy

Builder going bankrupt, homeowners on their own

Community support

Chelsea Farley was hit by a car riding her bike at the intersection of Harmony Parkway and Harmony Park Drive today Friday Cotober 5th . She is currently at Childrens Hospital with serious injuries to her foot. She has quite a few face injuries as well but those should heal fine. CAT Scans and Ultra sounds were performed and there is no indicatation of head or internal injuries. Chelsea's parents were in Hawaii at the time of the accident and she was in the care of her Grandma at the time of the accident.
To show support of the Farley family we are asking that families in the neighborhood send a small gift, card, flowers or stuffed animal for Chelsea and the Farley Family.
Chelsea is 4 years old. (I Believe)
I will be collecting contributions and placing them in their home for their arrival home. If you would like to contribute please drop them off at my house by 4:00 pm Saturday October 6th so we can get them to the Farley's.
Please keep Chelsea, Andrea, Jeff and Logan (big brother) in your thoughts and prayers.
If you have any questions about the accident you may call me at 303-288-9747

Sincerely

Susan Flood
12920 N Quivas Way

PS -I appologize to those who received this email more than once I am just trying to get the word out to as many HP residents as I can.