2025 Melrose HOa Annual meeting
The 2025 Melrose HOA Annual Meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 23 at 600pm at the Pickering Shelter in Sycamore Park. The agenda will include the following:
- 2025 Annual budget review
- July 2025 financials
- Duties of the HOA board
- Capital Improvement Projects
- General Q & A
The 2025 information packet will be mailed to every homeowner in Melrose & Inverness at Melrose during the week of June 30th.
There are three (3) Melrose Trustee chairs up for re-election. If you are wanting to be on the board and willing to volunteer your time please click HERE for more information.
***Please submit a nomination form by 7.21.25***
Per the Melrose Bylaws Article V, Section 3, nomination rights are suspended for any owners that are in default of the payment of assessments.
Can't make the meeting? Have a question\comment & desire to remain unanimous? The annual meeting will not adjourn until all questions have been answered to the best of our ability! All Melrose Board of Directors (5) will be in attendance as will Stacey Menefee (PMI Scioto Metro representative for the Melrose HOA).
It's almost Summer.....Make your outside beautiful!!!
With optimal weather conditions during the month of May, now is a great time to show attention to your home's exterior & overall curb appeal. Take this month to be proactive in the following ways to keep Melrose Inverness at Melrose a beautiful place to live!
Friendly Reminders:
- Maintenance: Walk around your property's exterior to identify and address any general maintenance needs, such as siding/trim repairs or painting needs.
- Pressure Washing: Ensure your home's exterior is free of dirt & mildew and consider products such as "Wet & Forget" to help prevent mildew growth after pressure washing.
- Lawn Care: Ensure lawns are maintained with reasonable grass height and weed control.
- Trim/Prune: Ensure all shrubs are pruned to a uniform, neat appearance, and tress are trimmed away from homes, sidewalks, etc.
- Mulch Beds: Ensure mulch beds are properly edged, mulched, free of weeds, and generally maintained in a neat appearance.
- Storage: Ensure items are not stored on front porches, sides of homes, or otherwise within view when not in use. Furniture designed for outdoor use is permitted; however, landscaping supplies, recreational equipment, children's toys, etc., should be stored out of view.
- Grills: Ensures grills are not used within 10 feet of homes or other structures and stored out of view or with an appropriate cover when not in use.
- Architectural Modifications: Submit an ACC Request for approval before proceeding with exterior modifications. This includes roofs, siding, doors, windows, fences, patios, paint colors, landscaping, etc.
...Or let us do it for you!
Here are the guidelines for a compliant mailbox in Melrose & Inverness at Melrose per Resolution 2025-4 (non-retro). Existing mailbox aesthetics must conform to durability & color. If you would like free paint or WOULD LIKE YOUR MAILBOX PAINTED by a Melrose board member, please contact Jackson Brandel for more details.
Melrose & Inverness at Melrose HOA Handbook
The Melrose HOA Handbook will go Live on July 23 at the annual meeting. This handbook will be Board of Director approved & go over the "Do's & Don'ts" of the Deed Restrictions & Covenants. If you have any questions\comments, please reach out to Jackson Brandel, Melrose HOA President.
Melrose Self Audit & Termination of active Board Members
As a homeowner in Melrose & Inverness at Melrose, you are automatically a member of the HOA. You have the right to request & review all public records. This includes but is not limited to:
- Monthly financials
- Bank Statements
- Invoices
- Tax statements (1120-H)
If you believe that there is misappropriation of funds among the HOA you can request a 3rd party self audit. Per Ohio HOA rules there is no set petition process in place, however a signed petition of 10%-20% of the homeowners is requested (40-80 signatures).
If you believe that members of the board are not performing with due diligence & loyalty, you have the right to request the termination of a board member. Per the Melrose Bylaws ARTICLE 5, SECTION 2 (removal), termination of a board member may take place at any time so long as approved by 75% of the lot owners (300 signatures). This also applies to the annual meeting (with majority by proxy).
Also, per ARTCLE VI, SECTION 4 (resignation and removal), an officer of the board may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the majority board of directors vote (this would required majority of the board, or 3).
