SUMMER 2011
CHT TENANT NEWSLETTER
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Fall Property Inspection Schedule
Below is our property inspection schedule for this year. Please note when your building is due to be inspected and write it on your calendar now. This is the only notice you will receive about this inspection and we need to have access to each and every one of our units. We inspect the interior of all of our units at that time and also assess the condition of the exterior and any common areas. You are invited to be home but need not be. Please feel welcome to leave a note with any maintenance concerns on the day we will be inspecting your property.
12th July 9 AM 9 Francestown Road, Bennington
Tuesday 9:35 AM 19-21 Francestown Road, Bennington
19th July 9 AM 35 High Street, Peterborough
Tuesday 10:15 AM 50 Grove Street, Peterborough
26th July 9 AM 41-43-45 Church Street, Hillsborough
Tuesday 9:30 AM 70 Church Street, Hillsborough
10:30 AM 228 Old Henniker Road, Hillsborough
2nd August 9 AM 30 Main Street, Antrim
Tuesday 10 AM 96 Main Street, Antrim
9th August 9 AM 14 Pine Street, Peterborough
Tuesday 10 AM 2 Shadow Lane, Peterborough
16th August 9 AM 102 Main Street, Antrim
Tuesday 10 AM 20 West Street, Antrim
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Below are a few items I have been asked by Resident Managers and Maintenance People to address.
Your Unit- Both Interior and Exterior
Modifying your unit:
You are to do NOTHING to modify your unit or property without prior approval from Alice. That includes wallpapering, painting, changing door locks, mounting satellite dishes, etc.
Air conditioners, when tenant installed, must be secured carefully. Larger units require a bracket. Any damage caused by a tenant’s air conditioner is the tenant’s responsibility.
Taking care of the exterior of your unit:
Nearly all of our buildings are now vinyl sided. Please make sure your children do NOT throw any balls or rocks or place their bicycles against the siding! It does get damaged and is both difficult and costly to repair or replace!
Storage outside of your unit:
Hallways are not storage areas. Please do not leave anything in the hallways.
Some of our properties offer basement storage cubicles. Please note that all your stored belongings must fit inside that one assigned cubicle. Nothing more can be stored outside of it.
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Laundry
For those tenants whose properties have laundry facilities, please do not leave your laundry in the machines once the cycle has been completed. Do not put anything other than US quarters in the coin slots and do not overload machines with too much laundry. Both will increase our repair expenses and shorten the life of our machines. Please remember to shut the water to the washers off at Pine Street and High Street when you are done using them. Please help keep these areas clean.
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Rubbish and Trash
For those of you with a dumpster at your building, please do not leave anything on the ground outside of the dumpster, expecting it to be picked up. Break down boxes and pack down the trash if there is little room left and please make sure the dumpsters are not left open for animals to get into.
For those of you living in buildings without trash service, please note that you cannot accumulate trash bags on the site or in your building. You will have to purchase metal or plastic trash cans to put outside to store your trash bags until you can take them to the appropriate transfer station.
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Yard Issues
Care of Your Yard:
It is already lawn mowing time once again! We pay professional landscapers to take care of most of our CHT yards so we can be assured they will be kept up well and look nice and tidy at all times. You may NOT leave any toys or equipment on the lawns, where they will be in the way of the lawn mower. Please pick up any rocks you see on the lawn and remove them.
Planting Flowers and/or vegetables:
You are allowed, and in fact encouraged, to plant flowers or vegetables at your property and show pride in where you live. Please call Alice to let her know where you plan to do this before you plant them.
Cigarette Butts:
For the health and safety of our tenants, we do not allow smoking inside any of our units. If you smoke outside, please dispose of your cigarette butts properly. If you drop a butt outside, please pick it up and put it in a trash can or receptacle for that purpose. Do not leave it on the ground, expecting that someone else will pick it up for you.
Parking Issues:
Please do not idle your vehicles near any units or neighbors’ homes and please park in your designated spot if your property has them.
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Late Rent Policy
As per a Board directive, eviction proceedings will be started as soon as a tenant is one month (30 days) behind in their rent. If rent is received after the 5th of any month, a $25 late charge for that month will be assessed. Please call Alice if your rent is going to be late for any reason.
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Long Term Guest Policy
As per your lease, you are not allowed to have a guest stay over for more than 5 (five) nights without the Executive Director’s permission. It is important that you adhere to this rule or you put your tenancy at risk.
Energy and Water Conservation
It is very important that we all do whatever we can to reduce energy consumption. This includes notifying us of any water that might be dripping or leaking from any of your faucets or bathroom fixtures.
We ask that you not use water from your units or the CHT building where you live for such nonessential things as washing your vehicles. In recent years water and sewer costs have increased considerably.
Light bulbs should be no greater than 60 watts. Restricting the bulb wattage and using energy saving bulbs saves fixtures as well as energy.
Because of the high cost of heating fuels, we all need to do what we can to reduce our heating costs. Keep windows closed and storm windows down during the heating season. Keep all outside doors closed. Keep your heat as low as you can and still live comfortably. If you are gone all day, try keeping your heat low in your absence and at night while you are sleeping. Do not put anything in front or on top of your radiators or heating vents. This is both a safety hazard and also reduces the heating effect of your radiators.
There should be no extension cords run across any doorways or across the floor, which might cause a tripping hazard.
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Fuel and Electrical Assistance Program Guidelines
The current income guidelines for the fuel assistance program operated by Southern NH Services are below. Take advantage of these programs if you qualify or even if your income is slightly higher than these figures. They deduct any child support you might pay from your income and these guidelines might be increased. Call the Peterborough office at 924-2243 or 1-877-757-7048 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM for help. Their website is snhs.org.
People in household Monthly Gross Income Annual Gross Income
1 $2,273 $27,651
2 $2,972 $36,159
3 $3,671 $44,667
4 $4,370 $53,175
5 $5,070 $61,683
6 $5,769 $70,191
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Move-Out Checklist
Please remember to clean your refrigerator, stove, and oven out whenever you move out of your unit. You will also need to call your maintenance man to arrange for a move-out inspection in order to get your security deposit refunded.
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Thank you all for your continued cooperation on these and other items.
