[jayerose]

I got two keys

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

The mail STATIONS are air conditioned and that is a huge plus for those of us who receive prescription medication in the mail.

Didnt realize the inside was air conditioned. Good to know as we get prescription meds in the mail too, except when it is shipped by ups in styrophone containers

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by jayerose

I got two keys

Back in the day the Villages kept a key. Any house under 10 years old should have 3 keys.

From an old post: "I don’t think it is still true, but I believe at one time the Villages would keep the third key. We have two homes in the Villages, both built in 2005, both had two keys. For the first one, the two keys turned over at closing did not work in the assigned mailbox. The Villages gave us their key, which worked, but we needed at least two keys. Our realtor had USPS change the lock and turned over three keys for that box."

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Also check your sprinkler heads. Our water bill was pretty high when we first bought the house, and for every month after even though we bought in March and didn't move in until November. The house was vacant inbetween, except for a week here or a few days there when we drove some of our stuff down.

I checked with the water company and they insisted that was normal useage for our area. I knew there was no way it could be normal since we weren't even THERE for most of it, to use that much water and the sprinklers were only going on twice a week for 15 minutes each time.

One day my husband was walking around the side of the shed while the sprinklers went off and saw that the water was GUSHING out of the sprinkler. The lawnmower guys must've mowed it completely off, we couldn't even find the missing pieces of it, and we have no idea how long that'd been going on.

We replaced the sprinkler head, fired our lawnmower guy, started mowing our own lawn, and the water bill dropped around 65%, AFTER we moved in.

[thevillagernie]

Yes,you can cut back on the ammt,of time...in the Garage is a timer and all you need

[EileenK]

Rent for a year!

[Rwirish]

Run your irrigation less.

[noslices1]

Originally Posted by jayerose

:

I need to look for the paperwork when I purchased the house but I remember the amenity fee being about $165.

The following is the bill I got for the period of 2 Jul to 5 Aug:

Water base 9.70
Water use 10.40
Irrigation base 8.97
Irrigation use 47.02
Sewer base 17.24
Sewer use 19.95
Amenity fee - August 313.55
Sanitation - August 37.51
PO STN FEE $190

total of 655.35
balance forward 371.38
amount due 283.97

So I am guessing that 371.38 is credit that I paid at time of sale.

My questions are what is PO STN FEE and is the Irrigation use a set price?

Is there a way to lower the irrigation use?

thank you!!

Wow, I wish my irrigation use was as low as yours. My yard is not very large, but I like green grass. I water twice a week and my irrigation use is around $100.00 per month. I guess the amenity fee can vary, depending on the Village you live in as mine is $155.00, but the rest of your bill seems normal, with the exception of the PO billing. That may be a one time charge. Wait until your next bill and see what it is. My total is around $300.00 every month, but a little less in cooler weather as I irrigate less during those months.

[gcanonge]

I am pretty sure this is a one time charge. The key would be included?

[WVB#1]

You may also want to check your closing statement as YOU may have been given credit for the prior months charge which would then mean you would also owe the balance forward amount. The balance forward amount to me means prior charges that haven't been paid. Which would be fine as long as you were given the proper credit on the settlement statement. Same with your property taxes - you should have been given credit on the settlement statement for the portion of the year you didn't own it. Then you become responsible for the entire tax bill when it comes out in November.

[Buckeye Bob]

Since it's your first bill, my guess is that it covers more than one month. Before getting yourself worked up over it, call them for an explanation.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by jayerose

:

I need to look for the paperwork when I purchased the house but I remember the amenity fee being about $165.

The following is the bill I got for the period of 2 Jul to 5 Aug:

Water base 9.70
Water use 10.40
Irrigation base 8.97
Irrigation use 47.02
Sewer base 17.24
Sewer use 19.95
Amenity fee - August 313.55
Sanitation - August 37.51
PO STN FEE $190

total of 655.35
balance forward 371.38
amount due 283.97

So I am guessing that 371.38 is credit that I paid at time of sale.

My questions are what is PO STN FEE and is the Irrigation use a set price?

Is there a way to lower the irrigation use?

thank you!!

You can go to this link and type in your address (or any Villages address) and it will show a detailed online bill. Mine includes a bar chart showing the number of gallons of potable and irrigation water used. If you think your bill is too high, type in a neighbor's address and compare your bill to their bill.

https://bsaonline.com/OnlinePayment/...pe=10&uid=2523

[jbrown132]

If the irrigation bill is correct and not prorated, and your timers are set to minimize watering you may want to have the system checked to see if you have a small leak in one of your zones.

[Niferlou06]

The post office fee is one time. When the Villages is selling a house they have the water run everyday to ensure the grass remains green; a neighbor or your landscaper, or ASI irrigation can assist with setting up timers.

[speedo8357]

Originally Posted by jayerose

the mailboxes are $190 a month?

No. That’s a one time charge.