Halloween is an anticipated and fun holiday for those who choose to celebrate it, but, unfortunately, it can also be deadly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, on Halloween more than twice the number of children die in pedestrian-car accidents between 4:00 and 10:00pm than on any other day of the year. At […]
Community Awareness Can Mean Safety for You and Your Neighbors! None of us wants to be perceived as a “nosey neighbor.” But, do you know the daily habits of others in your HOA? How much would you notice if people in your Arizona neighborhood weren’t following their normal routines? The fact is, there is a […]
Neighbors and neighborhoods help to provide us with a sense of community and offer us a safe harbor in an often chaotic world. Because of our neighbors, we are able to garner information and experiences that we would have otherwise missed. COVID made apparent what many of us may have temporarily forgotten: connection with others […]
How can your HOA prevent or discourage vandalism or theft in the HOA community? 1) The first answer is easy. KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS. Meet your neighbors. Following appropriate COVID protocols for your community, take a moment to walk next door and say hello (or wave from your driveway if that feels safer). Knowing who your […]
Pets in the HOA. Almost everyone has a pet, and almost everyone has an opinion on HOA Pet policies. We have taken the hottest topics on types pets in the HOA, pet policies, “scoop on poop,” and dealing noise disturbances from neighbors pets, and combined them into one article. An important issue for homeowner associations […]
Hide your dogs (and have a safety talk with your kids) the summer fireworks season is here. From May 20 to July 6 fireworks may be purchased legally in Arizona. In the winter, you can buy fireworks from Dec. 10 to Jan. 3. They can be set off from June 24 to July 6 in […]
The newly created PDS Philanthropic Board is announcing the first opportunity to give back to our community: The Code Red Water Drive We are teaming up the Phoenix Rescue Mission to bring water to the homeless during the HOT Phoenix summer. Did you know? In extreme heat our bodies need 4 liters of water a […]
When you give to St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, you let thousands of people in need know that there is hope, because someone cares enough to take action. Planned Developments Services proudly supports this charity throughout the year, and this year we are jumping on to the “School’s Out Food Drive” to help make sure […]
Moving to a new home may have only rated a 20 on the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale – that 70s-era psychological study in which researchers related common life stressors to illness – but anyone who’s moved knows that it’s never easy. Packing and unpacking, new schools, new jobs, upended schedules and routines, too much […]
Whether he’s speeding, egging, or spitting in the face of both neighbors and common decency, Justin Bieber has been giving a bad name to Southern California “boys next door” for some time now. He’s also become the worst nightmare of every HOA board from Columbus to Calabasas, where this week, he was required to fork […]
