Owner Responsibilities for Renters - Although a majority of the homes in Sundance Mesa are
owner-occupied, there are a small number of rented homes. Property owners, not renters, are responsible for full compliance
with all SMHOA documents, guidelines, compliance with CC&R's, fines, legal actions.
Annual Meetings and Assessments - Membership in the SMHOA requires payment of an annual
assessment due by January 1st of each year (invoices are mailed in November or December). In mid-January, the Board
of Directors conducts the annual homeowner's meeting. During the annual meeting the board presents a financial and
operational overview of the previous year; elections are conducted to replace any outgoing board members; the ACC and other
association committees provide review of previous year's activities and any plans for activities in the current year.
Annual meetings present a great opportunity to meet neighbors old and new and have been well-attended.
Neighborhood Watch Committee - This is a volunteer committee of the Association. The Neighborhood
Watch works with the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office to help keep our community safe. They have been responsible
for seeing that all homes in the subdivision have GPS coordinates recorded with county emergency response entities; they have
also worked with the county to erect neighborhood signs indicating that Sundance Mesa has an active Neighborhood Watch.
Regular Notices to the Community - Official communications from the Board and ACC are posted
to community bulletin boards located adjacent to groupings of community mailboxes. Notices are also posted to this website
under the secured Member Access section and are regularly emailed to individual homeowners. Periodic Association
newsletters are emailed to homeowners and posted to this website in the Members Access section. PLEASE NOTE - community
bulletin boards are maintained for the exclusive use of official notification purposes and for postings of benefit to the
entire association membership. Any other materials, especially advertisements or solictations, will be removed.
Septic Systems - Every home in Sundance Mesa has individual on-site sewage treatment in the
form of a septic system. Prior to construction, an appropriate location for this system is identified on the lot.
The Rio Rancho Field Office of the NM Environment Department is responsible for issuing permits to install, modify or replace
individual septic systems on all properties in our area. Copies of these permits, which include a site plan that
shows where the septic tank and leachfield are located on each property are maintained at this field office. If you
don't know where the system is located on your property and want to obtain a copy of the site plan, visit the field office
(224 Unser Boulevard NE, Suite B, Rio Rancho 87124) or call them at 505-892-4483. When calling or visiting, you'll
need to provide the office with your property's lot number (legal description) in Sundance Mesa. It is important
to know the exact location of your system and leachfield so trees aren't planted directly over a leachfield or within
20 feet of the septic tank. It's also important to know where your system is located for those times you'll
need to pump out the system.
Sandoval County - Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County. County administration offices
are located in the new administration building at 1500 Idalia Road, Bldg. D, Rio Rancho, next to the County Judicial Complex,
Sheriff's Office and Health Commons. Offices housed at this location are the assessor, county clerk, planning &
zoning, roads. Motor Vehicle department offices are located on Camino del Pueblo in Bernalillo. Each year, the county
publishes a printed directory of information which is mailed to homes in the county. The county also maintains an indepth
website at
www.sandovalcounty.com. The website contains a wide variety of useful information for all county residents.