Lions Head North - Senior Publishing Company

Where would you be
without our ‘Adult
Community’ status?
Ever wonder what our ‘Adult Community status’
designation was all about? Well if you go back to the
beginning it was probably started by contractors and
construction companies trying to build and create
a market for their product, homes. Imagine that, a
community of homes with a clubhouse, pool, tennis,
shuffle board, cards and other activities all designed
to make life more pleasant once you reach or get close
to that golden age and retire. Sounds like a good sales
pitch to me but lots of people bought into the idea and
now we live in a community of people benefiting from
an idea that has come into its own, has taken hold and
is flourishing in Ocean County.
Lions Head Association North, a community of
360 homes designed for those golden years with almost
something for everyone. The only requirement
is that you must be fifty-five years old or older to live
here. Our community is governed by a covenant, set of
by-laws and Control committee rules and regulations,
all designed to maintain the community and lifestyle
the residents look forward to. Our grounds are kept
up and maintained as well as our common areas and
clubhouse. It is the upkeep, maintenance, Insurance,
painting, landscaping and all the expenses incurred
to run our community that is paid for by our monthly
maintenance fee. Compared to most communities we
are doing well.
All these great amenities as well as a lower tax
rate structure are provided for us as long as we follow
the state mandate defining an Adult Community. This
is why our trustees and committees do their best to
make sure that all the rules are followed. If we were
to loose our Adult Community status not only our
home taxes would increase but so would the taxes
on our clubhouse, common grounds and property
increase. The homes would be available to younger
families with children who would require school
transportation on our streets, children would require
playgrounds and that quiet almost serene atmosphere
well, forget it LHN will be just another community.
Speculators attracted by the low prices would be buying
up the homes for investments and rentals. We, as
an Adult receive a lot of concessions from the town
and state. Granted you have to conform to the rules
but they were created for this community when it was
built to protect it.
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Broken Water Main
Protection
recently a Lions Head resident’s water main broke
in their front yard. They did not have LeakGuard
protection. This insurance policy is available to all
residents in Lions Head North. It is issued by United
Water Company which is one of the largest Water
Companies in the world. Lions Head North is about 34
years old and the water lines have been under-ground
all those years. The cost for this protection in 2011 was
about $ 84.00 per year, and if your water main breaks
they will fix it at no cost to you, with no insurance it
could cost you $1500.00 to $2500.00. If you do not
have this insurance, and would like more information
call toll free 1-888-666-7711 available from monday
to Friday 8am – 8pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm est. An
advertisement flyer can be found on the bulletin board
in the clubhouse.
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