I have been reading the posts for the past few days and is seems that here in Tortosa people are very unhappy about the HOA, the rules, the weeds, the general lack of luster our neighborhood has compared with others. I just wanted to give some food for thought and some new information. Here are some of the breakdowns from other neighborhoods here in Maricopa as listed on MLS.

HOA fees/community

190 quarterly/Villages at Rancho El Dorado

155-190 quarterly/Maricopa Meadows

191 quarterly/Acacia Crossing

145-175 quarterly/Rancho El Dorado

187 quarterly/Magnolia & Hickory @ Glennwilde

65 monthly/Santa Rosa Springs

156 quarterly/Alterra

85 monthly (includes garbage collection)/Rancho Mirage

These totals are posted under individual listings on the MLS for these homes and most are an average for the community, but I think here in Tortosa we are miising something because we pay more than all of these communities and we do not have the same ammenities.

Why is our neighborhood so different from the others? Why do we pay more and get less? NO lakes, NO walking paths, NO splash pads for kids, NO working watch tower, NO common ground maintenance (it is ugly), NO bathrooms at the park, NO lights for the sport courts, I could go on, but you have all thought the same things.

We are being taken advantage of.