NEWS FOR RESIDENTS:
Community Garage Sale
The annual garage sale will be held on June 11, 12, 13 (THUR/FRI/SAT) 2026. Please spread the word.
Mailing Address: Heatherstone Village HOA, P.O. BOX 1321, Painesville, OH 44077
Parking Notes
Owners should be aware of the following parking rules, which apply to all roads in Painesville Township, including all streets in Heatherstone Village. The full text is available on our resource page, but here are the basics...
No overnight (2AM-6AM) parking.
No parking when snow accumulates to 2 inches or more.
No parking on the hydrant side of the street. (Please let any visitors know.)
The enforcement of these ordinances is handled by the Lake County Sheriff's Dept, and vehicles can be ticketed or towed.
"Click To Pay"
Online payment is now live, for owners that have sent in an information form. There is a link to the form at the bottom of this page, which you can print, fill out, and return to us.
Alternatively, you can just send an email to [email protected], in which you answer the following five questions:
1. What is your name and property address?
2. Do you own AND live in the property (owner-occupied)?
3. What is your email address?
4. What is a good telephone number for you?
5. Do you agree to receive future invoices by email?
We now have most owners (nearly 80%) included in our electronic platform for email invoices and event notifications.
Note that receiving your invoice by email DOES NOT require you to pay online. You can still write a check and mail it in, if you prefer. But, your participation in the email invoice process DOES make a difference! It saves the trustees time in preparing and mailing paper invoices, and it saves you the $5 paper invoice fee that is added to every invoice that goes out by regular mail.
The online payment system is secure, fast, easy, and free to use.
Your credit/debit card information is NOT saved or stored. Any card info that you supply is for that transaction only.
The click-to-pay link that is included with your e-mailed invoice is only valid for 30 days! Please act promptly.
If you don't get the invoice paid within 30 days, you can send us an email requesting that a new invoice be sent (with a new link).
Dues invoices are sent out in March each year, after the owners meeting.
At the end of May, a $10 late fee is added to each unpaid dues invoice.
LIENS:
The first round of lien filings is now complete. Kaman & Cusimano, LLC filed liens against four properties in the first round. All of the other first round lien targets paid their balances in full, saving themselves hundreds of dollars in legal fees. PDF copies of the four liens that are now recorded in the Lake County Recorder's office are available to view on our Resources page. Each of these property owners now owes approximately $1000, plus interest that will accrue until the debt is paid. The properties cannot be sold or refinanced without paying off the debt, which protects the HOA's position, guaranteeing full payment in the future. The attorney has explained that the HOA could proceed to the next step, if desired, which is to pursue the matter in small claims court, to enforce collection. This step will add another $500 or more to the debt, and potentially lead to wage garnishment or foreclosure action. Hopefully, that step will not become necessary.
The goal of the HOA in this matter has always been to encourage all owners to pay their fair share of our operating costs, by paying their annual dues in a timely fashion. Our dues for 2025 were $70, which is less than $6 per month. Our attorney was stunned, when he learned how much our dues are, and he said that he is not aware of another HOA in the entire state with lower dues. Yet, some owners have refused to pay that reasonable amount, assuming that the HOA would do nothing about it. Now, they know better, with a $400 debt ballooning to $1000 plus interest, and a lien against their property. All owners who pay their dues want their neighbors to do the same, and they expect the HOA to let those folks know that the free ride is over.
We are now commencing the lien process against the second round target properties, which are shown below. Those owners will receive a letter from the attorney shortly, which will increase their debt by $125. That will be followed by a lien filing, increasing the debt by an additional $300 or more. When the second round is complete, we will proceed to a third round, and so on, until everyone understands that the HOA is serious about addressing this problem. If you doubt this, then click the link below for the Resources page, and look at the liens for yourself. This is real. PLEASE take care of your responsibility NOW. If you cannot pay the debt in full now, contact the HOA to set up an acceptable payment plan. Any owner that is working in good faith to clear their debt is NOT a candidate for lien filing.
ROUND TWO TARGETS:
370 Appletree ($305, soon to be $430, and then $630)
289 Mountainside ($380, soon to be $505, and then $805)
432 Bayberry 155
1205 Dartmouth 155
1216 Dartmouth 155
1151 Garwood 150
1160 Garwood 130
1230 Garwood 155
1199 Heatherstone 150
1215 Heatherstone 140
349 Middlefield 155
185 Mountainside 155
300 Mountainside 155
188 Radley 125
1103 Westfield 150
Please remember that bringing in a professional management group, to take over the functions that your HOA trustees volunteer their time to handle, will raise everyone's dues to the $300-400 range each year, at a minimum. Ask your friends in other developments what they pay in dues. Please help where you can.
Thanks to everyone that has offered kind words of encouragement for our trustees. We appreciate you!