So I got a violation for weeds. Since this was the 2nd violation there was penalty and cost for certified mail.
FYI, the first one (courtesy notice) was at a different location for a similar violation which was resolved. Apparently the location doesn't matter since its a similar type of violation.
It gets even more interesting. The 2nd violation was NOT a violation since it was plants planted by the builder. After going back and forth they finally decided to remove the penalty as a 'courtesy'. But they will not waive the certified mail fee because
> Per State Law, we are required to send all notices containing a fine or a possible fine through a certified letter. Your association charges this fee to cover the letter, the additional administrative cost of services required to mail and as such the mailing fee is considered a hard cost to your community and must be paid for by whoever is being notified of a valid restriction enforcement and cannot be waived.
I wonder why they cannot be penalized for doing a bad job.