No Garbage Collection December 25th, 2015

We wanted to remind everyone that Miami-Dade County Waste Management Department will not make rounds to pick up trash on Friday, December 25th.  We ask that you NOT place your green waste carts at the curb that day.  Garbage collection will resume Tuesday, December 29, 2015 however due to the increased volumes of garbage being picked up that day, it may take longer than usual for pickup to occur...

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Crime Watch Meeting: 12/16/2015

A Crime Watch meeting has been scheduled for December 16th at 7PM.  It will be held on the West side, main parking on SW 111th Lane next to the park.   Click Here for location.  We are asking that you make every effort to attend.  It is only because of those involved that we have been able to keep crime low and it is all due to those who participate in Crime Watch that this is possible.  Crime...

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Update: 2015 Notice of Annual Meeting & Election of Officers

The Annual Meeting of the Association was held on December 1st, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., at Brickell Property Management Inc., located at 14373 S.W. 142nd Street, Miami Florida 33186. At the Annual Meeting, the Association provided all members who were present, who wanted to be nominated for the election, a candidate application form for the election of the Board of Directors however we did not receive any nominations for candidates....

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Holiday Light Display Benefiting Autism Awareness

On December 4th, the Christmas Castle display is back and will be celebrating its 25th year. For those of you which enjoy light displays or have small children that do, The Hannah's, one of our neighbors in Devon-Aire Estates, transform their home every year into a castle that puts on a spectacular light show they call the Christmas Castle and do so for Autism Awareness. This is a light display with more than 50,000 lights...

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2015 Notice of Annual Meeting & Election of Officers

The 2015 Devon-Aire Villas Homeowners Association # 1 Annual Meeting & Elections of Officers is scheduled for December 1st.  In compliance with Devon-Aire Villas Homeowners Association # 1 Bylaws and the Florida statutes governing HOAs, a notice was mailed 15 days prior to our scheduled annual meeting which includes proxies.  Sign-in will commence at 7:15 PM and the meeting...

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Drug Bust: Devon-Aire Villas #1 West 11/5/2015

Early this morning MDPD served a warrant on a tenant living at a home located on the corner of SW 122nd PL & SW 109 LN.  They arrested the suspect once they arrived and found a marijuana grow room in their unit.  You can read more about the incident by Clicking Here.  The incident caused members living at that location all kinds of headaches trying to get to and from their homes.  This is the third such incident in our...

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2016 Annual Notice of Assessment

This is to inform our members that the annual assessment invoice for $455.52 has been mailed out.  We wish to thank all of our members that pay their obligation on time.  The funds collected are used in the day to day operations and maintenance of our community.  Our current Collections Policy & Procedure for Annual Assessment can be reviewed online by Clicking Here.  To avoid any...

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Car Break-In/Damage: Villas West 10/4/2015

A Car break-in was reported by a member living on 106th Ter on Sunday night. The rear glass window was shattered, but nothing seems to have been taken from the vehicle. If you are ever a victim of a crime, please take the time to file a police report. We know that calling police to file report can be time consuming, however Miami Dade County Police now allows you to file a report for certain types of crimes online.  Click...

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Villa of the Quarter: September 2015

The Board of Directors recognizes members who go above and beyond in the upkeep of their villa within our community. These members are examples of the potential each home has when it is well maintained and also helps keep property values high which benefits everyone in the community. The third quarter nominations for the Villa of the Quarter award were submitted by members of the Board and later voted on in September. The...

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Car Break-In/Theft: Villas West 9/9/2015

A Car break-in/theft was reported by a member living at corner of Street Circle S & Street Circle East via Nextdoor.  He had accidentally left his phone and other valuables in the car which were subsequently stolen by the thief.  It goes without saying that thieves are boldly entering our driveways and looking into cars for valuables.  Anyone observing this type of behavior...

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MDPD Kendall Station Open House 9/12/2015

Major Nancy Perez is extending an invitation to all community residents to attend the Miami Dade Police Department's Kendall District Open House on Saturday, September 12th, 2015, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Services like Adopt-A-Pet, the Florida Licensing On Wheels, the MDPD Crime Prevention Bus, are just a few of the government services that will be available in addition to a sample of local businesses showcasing their...

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Back to School Update: SW 122 Ave Construction

On Thursday, August 20th, we received a call from Lubby Navarro, the District 7 School Board Member, to update us on the concern brought to her attention at our last Board Meeting regarding the drainage improvement construction project currently underway at SW 122nd Ave, right in front of Devon-Aire K8 Center.  She visited the site and was not happy with what she saw.  The information she had on hand...

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Back to School

Public Schools are set to begin in just a couple of weeks and undoubtedly residents living in the community will have noticed the inopportune timing of road construction on 122nd Ave, right in front of Devon-Aire K8 center.  With school set to begin on 24th of August, it certainly does not seem possible that construction will be completed before the start of school, therefore residents should plan to leave a...

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Car Break-In/Theft: Villas West 8/2/2015

Car break-ins/thefts where reported by at least 5 homeowners living on SW 111th LN.  The events occurred on the night of 8/2/2015.  In all instances, it seems that the owners did not have their cars locked.  The individual(s) responsible for these thefts rummaged through the cars glove compartments and other spaces and took random items of little or no value except in one case where a...

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Nextdoor: Community Social Network

Members from the Board of Directors regularly attend Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meetings and have done so for the last couple of years.  Issues affecting our community are addressed in that forum such as crime, suspected criminal activity, graffiti, traffic issues, etc... We bring up any issues that affect our community in those meetings.  Meetings are held each month, on the last Wednesday of...

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Follow-up: Crime Watch Meeting: 7/16/2015

We had a good turnout at the July 16th Crime Watch meeting with some 25 homeowners in attendance.  Officer De Leon went over crime stats for our community and surrounding neighborhoods.  The news was good, with crime in our community showing very little activity. There were 8 calls placed by residents who reported people acting suspiciously or individuals in cars acting in a suspicious manner.   Officer De...

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Schedule Change: August 2015 Board Meeting

Due to a scheduling conflict, the August Board of Directors meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 6th.  Also of interest, the District 7 School Board Member for Miami Dade County, Lubby Navarro, has also asked to attend this meeting in order to speak to residents of our community who are in attendance. We encourage you to attend the meeting if you are able.  If you would like to attend but lack...

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Crime Watch Meeting: 7/16/2015

A Crime Watch meeting has been scheduled for July 16th at 7PM.  It will be held on the West side, main parking on SW 111th Lane next to the park.   Click Here for location.  We are asking that you make every effort to attend.  It is only because of those involved that we have been able to keep crime low and it is all due to those who participate in Crime Watch that this is possible.  Crime...

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Rules & Regulations 2015

On April 7th, The Board of Directors adopted new Rules & Regulations at the duly and properly noticed meeting held on April 7th, 2015.  After adoptions, the new Rules & Regulations were subsequently recorded in Book 29607 / Page 1045 of the Public Records of Miami Dade County.  The newly adopted Ruled & Regulations supersede all prior versions of this document and amends the Rules & Regulations...

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Update: Villas East 6/4/2015

This is both a followup to the burglary reported 5/21/2015 as well as to report an incident that occurred this evening, 6/4/2015, which could have ended in tragedy. With regards to the burglary reported on 5/21/2015, we talked to MDPD this week regarding the matter and after they researched the report it turned out the burglary was the result of a domestic dispute. Although still a crime,...

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Burglary: Villas East 5/21/2015

A burglary has been reported on CrimeMapping.com for a home located at 12000 BLOCK SW 110TH ST CIR however it did not list what part of the circle so it could be anywhere on East.  We also were not contacted by the tenant of the affected property.  We have contacted MDPD to get more details on the reported burglary. As a followup to the burglary that occurred in East on 4/1/2015,...

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Villa of the Quarter: May 2015

The Board of Directors recognizes members who go above and beyond in the upkeep of their villa within our community.  The second quarter nominations for the Villa of the Quarter award were were submitted by members of the Board and later voted on in April.  The decision between which home to choose was certainly not easy for the Board as all the homes nominated were kept up & landscaped so well. The...

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Theft: 110 ST Circle East 3/24/2015

This report came in a little late.  There was a theft reported on 12000 Block of 110th St Circle East on 3/24/2015.  The owner did not contact us so we are not sure what was taken from the front of their home.  We also had a homeowner tell us that a couple of mailboxes were knocked over on the same street recently as well.  Anyone with any information is asked to please contact police. As always stay vigilant and report...

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Burglary: Villas East 4/1/2015

A burglary has been reported on CrimeMapping.com for a home located at 12100 BLOCK SW 110TH ST CIR N.  The tenant lives on Street Circle North but did not contact us regarding the incident so we do not know how entry occurred.  Anyone with any information is asked to please contact MDPD at (305) 476-5423. Please stay vigilant and report anything suspicious to Police right away.  If you...

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Car Break-In/Theft: Villas East 3/4/2015

A car break-in/theft was reported on 3/4/2015 on Street Circle East, but the owner did not contact us after filing a police report.  There was also a report of drug or alcohol violation reported at the corner of SW 106th ST & SW 122nd Ave.  Two additional incidents were reported by members.  One member in the community reported suspicious activity on 3/20/2015 at the guest parking on SW 109th LN involving...

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Crime Update 3/15/2015

We have noticed a slight uptick in crimes in the area since 2/18/2015.  Although our community has not been affected, we have noticed that there have been 3 burglaries in the other Devon-Aire Villas communities and one home in Devon-Aire Estates for the time period between 2/18/2015 to 3/15/2015.  In total, we noticed a total of 9 incidents which sit real close to our community. It is real important that we...

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Notice of Meeting of the Board of Directors

To the members of Devon-Aire Villas Homeowners Association No. 1, Inc.,  NOTICE IS HEREBY given, pursuant to the Florida Statutes and the constituent documents of Devon-Aire Villas Homeowners Association No. 1, Inc (the "Association"), a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association will be held on Tuesday, the 7th day of April of 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at Brickell Property Management, Inc., located at 14373 SW...

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Recycle Pickup Issues Update 3/3/2015

This weeks scheduled pickup did not occur again as scheduled for our community.  Homeowners affected should leave out their blue containers tonight so they can pickup tomorrow.  If your blue recycle container is overflowing with trash, please dump some of that overflow into the green containers.  This will prevent the overflow from ending up in the street.  We have again called 311 due...

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Turnpike Construction & Sound Walls

Many of you have already received a mailer from the Turnpike Authority with regards to the express lane project which they currently have in progress.  For those of you that have not, the Turnpike Authority intends to install sound walls along the Turnpike  to reduce traffic generated noise.  Looking at the proposed locations of the sound walls, it does not look like they will impact anyone...

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Vandalism: Devon-Aire Villas #1 Park West

This past Friday we discovered that someone took the time to go to the West side park and hacked down one of the trees that were planted last year to replace the ones lost over time.  They also seemed to have damaged one of the palm trees a little ways past the park close to 109th Lane.  Damages due to vandalism is money out of every member's pocket in the long run and leads to increases in the...

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Update: Crime Watch Meeting: 2/19/2015

We would like to thank everyone that attended the Crime Watch meeting today especially considering how cold it was.  The attending officer, Officer Aluart, went over crime statistics for our grid for the time period of 11/1/2014 to 2/12/2015 and over all it wasn't to bad.  Officer Aluart passed out a brochure on how to spot fraud and how to protect yourself.  Should anyone want a copy, please...

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Recycle Pickup Issues Update 2/17/2015

This is an update on the recycle issues residents in our community have been experiencing for the last few months.  This weeks scheduled pickup only occurred on the West side of the community.  Pickup for the 162 homes on the East side did not occur as scheduled.  311 was again called due to the missed recycle pickup.  Residents on the East side are asked to please leave out...

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Crime Watch Meeting: 2/19/2015

A Crime Watch meeting has been scheduled for February 19th at 7PM.  It will be held on the East side, main entrance parking lot.   Click Here for location.  We are asking that you make every effort to attend.  It is only because of those involved that we have been able to keep crime to a minimum and it is all due to those who participate in Crime Watch that this is possible....

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Garbage, Recycle & Bulk Waste Pickup

Over the last several months we have been having issues with some homeowners leaving out their green garbage & blue recycle bins out past 7 PM on their scheduled pickup day.  Not including homeowners that have had to recently leave their blue recycle bins out due to non-pickup by the county on its scheduled date, there have been owners that have been leaving their bins out all week long.  Some owners are also...

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Recycle Pickup Issues

After having received numerous complaints over the last few months regarding missed recycle pickups, some as recent as this Tuesday's Board meeting, we have contacted the office of our District 8 Commissioner, Daniella Levine Cava.  We spoke with one of her representatives and passed on your frustration regarding the issue. When pickups where missed on our regular pickup day, many of you called 311 letting them now...

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Villa of the Quarter: January 2015

The Board of Directors continues in their efforts to recognize members who go above and beyond in the upkeep of their villa.  Nominations for the 1st Quarter of 2015 were submitted by members of the Board and later voted on in December. The home chosen for the 1st Quarter of 2015 belongs to Mr & Mrs. Jair Restrepo who live on 110th Street Circle East.  Anyone traveling up and down 110th Street Circle...

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