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Tequesta participants discuss declining HOAs, code enforcement and street‑repaving plans
Summary
Meeting participants said many homeowners associations in Tequesta have become defunct, described improvements in code enforcement staffing and noted the public works department’s paving and milling plan and typical repaving cycles for village streets.
Participants at a Village of Tequesta meeting described a decline in active homeowners associations (HOAs) across several neighborhoods and said many single‑family areas do not currently have active HOAs. Speakers named several neighborhoods and developments—including Tequesta Country Club, DeQuesta Pines, Bayview Terrace and Shady Lane—as having at times had homeowners or condo associations that later became inactive.
Speakers attributed the decline to lapses in administrative upkeep such as failing to maintain filings with the state and annual reporting, rather than to single policy changes. One participant described the lapse as a failure to keep up with required filings on Sunbiz and tax returns for nonprofits. Participants said about 70% of single‑family areas do not currently have an operating HOA, though they did not provide a definitive audit of every neighborhood.
The group noted an improvement in local code enforcement capacity. Multiple participants identified Wayne Cameron as the building official who manages code enforcement and said he recently caught a permit violation involving a fence and sign. Participants characterized the current code enforcement presence as stronger than at times in the recent past.
On roads, participants said Tequesta’s public works department maintains a paving and milling plan that prioritizes streets for repaving and that typical lifespans for asphalt residential streets in South Florida run about 10 to 15 years. Heavier‑use roads, such as Country Club Drive or Tequesta Drive, were said to require repaving closer to every 10 to 12 years. Speakers said the public works plan is coordinated with annual funding cycles.
No formal votes or policy changes on HOAs, code enforcement staffing, or paving schedules were recorded in the provided transcript. The discussion was informational and focused on observed trends and administrative practice.
