FOUR HILLS VILLAGE NEWS
Cleaning for a Reason
[February 28, 2011] Women undergoing chemotherapy can take advantage of a wonderful service, Cleaning for a
Reason, which provides FREE monthly housecleaning for four months, while under treatment. All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax a note
confirming the treatment. Cleaning for a Reason will have a participating maid service in her zip code area arrange for the service. This organization serves the entire
USA and currently has 547 partners to help these women.
Crime Prevention Tips
[November 12, 2010] We recently received these crime prevention reminders from the Foothill Area Command:- Do Not leave a vehicle running and unattended. Every year we have cars stolen after the owner starts the car and goes back inside to stay warm or retrieve something.
- Be Alert! Keep your head up, shoulders straight and be looking around. Do not walk through a parking lot on your cell phone or looking through packages or a purse. This behavior tells a criminal that you would make a good victim. Before you leave the store put your money/wallet away and get your keys ready. Please be aware of your surroundings to prevent someone from viewing you as a potential victim for a robbery.
- Do not leave anything of value in your car. Secure belongings in the truck. Lock your doors. Anything that can be seen can be stolen. Open doors are (in a criminal's mind) an invitation to rummage through your vehicle.
Security Information
- days and times of crimes in FHV (2010)
- crime types in FHV (2009)
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FHV Security Update
- APD's customized crime statistics by neighborhood association
- The Journal's map of weekly arrests.
FHV Covenants
[June 8, 2010] For more information on FHV covenants, please see our detailed discussion (PDF). In a nutshell, we are
advised that FHV covenants are not enforceable, based on past related court actions. However, City ordinances, which may contain the same prohibitions as those in the
covenants, are enforceable by the City of Albuquerque only. Any resident may request enforcement of City ordinances.Currently, our R-1 zoning permits chickens, goats, horses and sheep in FHV. Therefore, it will be hard to get the courts to prohibit these animals. Prohibition is particularly difficult if (1) the enforcement action is selective and does not try to remove all covenant-prohibited animals, or all covenant-prohibited RVs, etc., (2) the enforcement has been neglected for several years (the former lawyer for the FHVHA kept a donkey and a goat on his property for many years), and currently residents are keeping poultry, birds and a goat , and (3) an enforcement action has already been denied by the court (which happened in the mid-eighties in FHV).
Furthermore, lawsuits are not necessary. The City’s animal laws already prohibit keeping animals in such a manner that they create noise, emit odors, or otherwise cause a nuisance in one’s neighborhood. We all want a nice neighborhood, and if someone is not being a responsible animal owner it is appropriate to call the City, and the City will visit the homeowner and, potentially, issue citations if the matter cannot be resolved through other means.
Of course, anyone can sue anyone over anything. Residents can go to court, acting either individually or in groups (associations), so the associations in FHV can take someone to court. It all boils down to who is willing to pay to go to court, and whether an individual or association is willing to cause the ill-will and disruption that lawsuits engender.
Note: This article was written in consultation with attorneys, however, the FHVNA is not pretending to give legal advice, we are just passing on the best information we have.
Our Goals
We want to know what most concerns you and where you would like us to focus our attention. Please tell us in the survey below, or email us at info@fhvna.org. (Note: covenants are not included because they are unenforceable.)