Section One: Standard of Maintenance - Common Areas  The Association shall maintain the Common Areas in a manner consistent with good building and nursery practices, in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations Common Areas include

1. Entry Tracts I, J, K and L and monuments thereon
2. Landscaping, irrigation and street trees planted within and/or abutting the private
   and public tracts within the plat of Patrick's Faire shall be owned and maintained by the Patrick's Faire Homeowners' Association The Patrick's Faire Homeowners' Association shall maintain the landscaping, street trees and irrigation system within the SE 244th Street right of way frontage to the Patrick's Faire Community as well as the planter island within the SE 244th Street right of way and the SE 244th Street side of the wood fence on the back of lots 1-22, the inside of this fence will be maintained by the abutting lot owner
3. Tract G Recreation Area Tract
4. All Pedestrian Path Easements conveyed on the face of the plat of Patrick's Faire
5. The planter island within the 236th Avenue SE cul de sac will be maintained by lots 108, 109, 110, 111 and 112

Section Two: Standard of Maintenance - Lots and Planting Strips  Each Lot Owner hereby covenants and agrees to maintain his respective Lot including as a part of said Lot the maintaining, repairing, and replacing of the Planting Strip & Street Tree landscaping located within the right-of-way adjacent to the Owner's respective Lot and the Housing Unit located thereon in the same condition as a reasonably prudent homeowner would maintain his own home so that the Real Property will reflect a high pride of ownership Each Lot Owner shall perform at the Lot Owner's expense the maintenance and upkeep of any fencing, drainage swales and/or underground drain lines and catch basins installed on their Lot.

 

Section Three: Remedies for Failure to Maintain  If any Lot Owner shall fail to conduct maintenance on his Lot or the exterior of the Housing Unit located thereon, or fails to maintain the  Lot and the exterior of the Housing Unit in the same condition as a reasonably prudent homeowner, or in a manner which preserves the drainage for other Lots, the Association shall notify the Lot Owner in writing of the maintenance required If the maintenance is not performed such maintenance, and to levy an assessment against the non-performing Lot Owner and its Lot for the cost of providing the maintenance The assessment shall constitute a lien against the Lot owned by the non-performing Lot Owner and may be collected and foreclosed in the same manner  as any other delinquent monthly or special assessment The Association shall have all remedies for collection as provided in Article Nine of the Declaration In the event that emergency repairs are needed to correct a condition on a Lot which poses a substantial risk of injury or significant property damage to others, the Association may immediately perform such repairs as may be necessary after the Association has attempted to give notice to the Lot Owner of the repairs necessary Such notice in emergency circumstances shall be sufficient if attempted orally or in writing immediately prior to the Association's undertaking the necessary repairs Emergency repairs performed by the Association, if not paid for by the Lot Owner, may be collected by the Association in the manner provided for herein notwithstanding the failure of the Association to give the Lot Owner the thirty (30) day notice.

 

Section Four: Common Expenses The Association shall perform such work as is necessary to carry out the duties described in this Declaration, and shall delegate the responsibility for management and supervision of such work to the Board, the ACC or to a manager or agent hired by the Board for the purpose of such management and supervision Expenses for such work shall be paid by the Association for the benefit of all Lot Owners and shall be referred to as Common Expenses The Common Expenses shall be paid by the Association from funds collected from assessments paid by Lot Owners The Common Expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following Common Expenses. The Common Expenses shall be paid by the Association from funds collected from assessments paid by Lot Owners The Common Expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following

1. The real property taxes levied upon the Association for the Common Areas,
   
   
2. The cost of maintaining all required insurance coverage and fidelity bonds on any Common Areas, and for directors and officers of the Association and the ACC,
   
   
3. The cost of maintaining, repairing and replacing all Common Area improvements, including, but not limited to, signs, lights, fences, walls, play structures, benches, picnic tables, open space tracts, mail boxes, plantings and landscaping Of not maintained by the City of Maple Valley or abutting property owner), and drainage and irrigation systems, monuments,
   
   
4. The cost of maintaining landscaped entries, street borders, parking strips or pedestrian paths in which the Association holds an easement,
   
   
5. The cost of maintaining repairing and replacing street lights (if not maintained by applicable governmental jurisdictions),
   
   
6. Any other expense which shall be designated as a Common Expense in the Declaration, in its Exhibits, or from time to time by the Association.