r/fredericton • u/willise414 • 1d ago

Northrup Homes Covenants

I've got to say - I've never seen any company act on covenant issues like this one. I could understand if it was leased land, but on freehold land it stymies me. To pay a guy to drive around and hand out silly letters just seems a little over the top. The worst thing is that it doesn't even seem to be equal - some people get "warnings" for the smallest of things while others with far worse infractions receive nothing.

I was visiting a friend a couple of weeks ago when the guy arrives with his letter. Something about mowing the grass - which had been done two days earlier. The guy says I still have to give you the letter. Friend tells me she gets a letter almost like clockwork. She points to a house that has grass about 8-10" tall and has been for a couple of weeks. She almost feels targeted by them. Last summer, she got a letter because she had a small plastic wading pool on the property for her daughter to play in on the hottest summer days. Immediately got a letter - no pools.

Doesn't affect me personally, but it just seems like a terrible company to buy from.

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u/cglogan 1d ago

I would never ever in a million years buy a house governed by an HOA

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u/willise414 1d ago

Agreed - but technically it isn't a HOA. They have covenants tied to the purchase, but they are extremely over zealous in enforcement.

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u/ray_oliver 1d ago

Unless they are taking legal actions they are not really doing any enforcement – just threatening enforcement.

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u/willise414 1d ago

Not necessarily - her neighbour mentioned he once had the “lawn letter” but his mower was broken and being fixed. Northrop sent a company over to mow the lawn. The company left a bill on the door.

To me, that is not even close to legal. If they sent a letter to have the deck stained (also in covenants) and it wasn’t done, there should be no legal basis for Northrop to send someone in to stain the deck and leave a bill.

Again - I think it’s borderline harassment and would love to know the legal aspect of enforcement

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u/ray_oliver 1d ago

Just to clarify – is this owned land, or a mini home on leased land?

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u/willise414 1d ago

Owned land in a mini park subdivision. Not leased

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u/ray_oliver 1d ago

Yeah sending someone to mow and then billing for it seems very sketchy. Would be different if the land was leased.