The Yacht Club Apartments
Resident Newsletter | March 2010

March YCHH & Local Area Events

March  5
AC Filter Change | Bldg 5 & 6

March  6 & 7
Downtown Venice Art Classic  |  10-5

March 12
AC Filter Change | Bldg 7 & 8
  
March 13
Shamrock Fest  | 12noon @  Hillview Ave (SRQ)
St Patrick's Day Parade | 6pm @ Ybor City
 
March 17
St. Patty's Day!
Get Down Downtown  |  7pm
 
March 19
AC Filter Change | Bldg 9 & 10
 
March 20
Bubbles Mobile Dog Wash @ YCHH  |  2 - 5pm

March 24
CHILI COOK OFF at YCHH  | 6:00pm

March 26
AC Filter Change | Bldg 11 &12
 
March 26 - 28
Bradenton SeafoodFest
 
March 27 - 28
8th Annual SRQ Arts & Crafts | Main St.
 
Every Wednesday
Raven Pizza Night | 5:30 at YCHH Entrance

 
 
Pay Your Rent Online
Visit the ResidentPortal website today at: 
Here you can pay your rent online, check your ledger balance and even submit service requests.
 
 
Early Bird Winner
 
Congratulations to FELIX for winning this month's Early Bird contest.  Because he paid his rent on/before the first of March, he was selected as the $100 prize winner! 
 
You could be the next Early Bird winner... Just pay your rent early & you'll be entered into the monthly drawing. 

Are You Interested...
coffee talk

...in starting or joining a game night, card club, koffee klatch, etc?  The Yacht Club would be happy to help coordinate any activities, groups or clubs. 

Ca
ll the office for more info, with ideas & suggestions or to put your name on a list for future events. 
 
 
 
Resident Referral.
 
ribbon finger
Don't forget...  The Yacht Club will pay you $50 for every person that moves in that you refer!  So be sure to keep spreading the good word... tell anyone & everyone you know about how great The Yacht Club is & when they move in (on your referral) you'll get fifty bucks!  Pass it on!
 
Need Pest Contro
l?

Don't forget that Massey Pest Control is on-site every Wednesday.  So if you are having an issue & need to schedule a visit from them, please call the office.  

 

Your YCHH Team 

Kate Mansfield
Property Manager

Denise Huff
Assistant Manager
 
Kara Dischner
Leasing Specialist
 
Edgar Cebollero
Maintenance Supervisor
 
Noel Linarte
Maintenance Technician
 
Sean Clougherty
Maintenance Technician
 
Jose Umana
Groundskeeper
 
We Look Forward To Serving You!
 
 

The Yacht Club Apartments

Call, email or visit us anytime at:
p: 941.744.1340 
f:  941.744.1346
e:
yachtclub@bainbridgere.com
 
Please Note:
For after-hours issues, please call 744.1340.  From there, you can select Box 3 for maintenance emergencies or Box 4 for noise/courtesy complaints.
 
  
Office Hours
 
Monday - Friday 
9am - 6pm
 
Saturday
10am - 5pm 
 
Sunday
Closed
 chilil cookoff 














Things will be heating up at The Yacht Club in a few weeks when we host our 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off on Wednesday, March 24th at 6pm. 

Whip up a batch of your famous chili and enter our contest, or just come over to the clubhouse to chow down, vote & ENJOY!  Your Yacht Club team will supply plenty of (extra) chili and all the fixins', so don't miss this big event. 

Great prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place so bring your pot o' chili & you could be the lucky winner!




Breezeway Items Removed This Month.

bikes
Please remember that due to a recent visit from the Manatee County Fire Inspector, all items must be removed from every breezeway.

Per NFPA 101, Life Safety Code 2006 Edition, there is to be no storage under stairs or in breezeway areas. 

Therefore, effective immediately and going forward, all items left under stairs or in breezeways, will be removed & disposed of.  You will need to keep your bikes and toys in your garage or on your patio/balcony.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, however we must adhere to Fire Inspector's request to correct code violation.

New Pizza Delivery On-Site Night.
 
raven pizza logoWe've enlisted a great new pizza joint
to sell their hot pies EVERY Wednesday night here at The Yacht Club! So be on the lookout for Raven Pizza to have a booth set up at the main entry fountain EVERY Wednesday night starting this month (3.3.10), around 5:30pm.  They'll have pizzas (starting at only $9) & some tasty sandwich options for purchase. So you can grab dinner on the cheap, on your way home!

If you miss them on Wednesday's, Raven Pizza will deliver to The Yacht Club residents any other day/night of the week--check out their website at www.getravenpizza.com for more details.


Protect Your Belongings. home covered

Do you have renter's insurance?  Are you like so many who think "it can't happen to me" or "my landlord will cover it"?  Think again because every day, residents just like you are hit with unforeseen disasters such as fire, flood, theft, roof leakage, electrical shortage, plumbing accidents and more.
 
If an accident happens to you, even if you're not to blame, there is nothing protecting your belongings unless you have renter's insurance.
 
Because The Yacht Club and The Bainbridge Companies care about you and your belongings, we will now be requiring all residents to carry renter's/liability insurance.  Therefore, upon renewal of your lease, you will need to supply proof of such coverage.  
 
If you already have coverage, will you please bring a copy of it to The Yacht Club office so we may update our records?
 
But why wait to start protecting you and your personal property & possessions?  The Yacht Club has set up pre-approved renter's insurance plans through eRenterPlan (www.erenterplan.com) at extremely competitive rates... only pennies a day!

Dog Doo Dilemma.
 
We have put requests in the newsletter time & again...
We have written notes to specific buildings and residents...
We have written lease violation letters to specific residents... 

Yet we STILL have a problem with DOG DOO all over the property because pet owner's are NOT picking up after their dogs.  The Yacht Club supplies the DogiPot Stations for disposal and even supplies/pays for the pick-up bags...  so why are some of our resident dog owners NOT doing their civic & neighborly duty of picking up after the poop? 


Our only option going forward, is to aggressively impose a $25 fine on those residents that are caught violating the Pet Policy.  In addition, we will will pay a $50 reward to those residents that supply us proof of such violations. 

No one should have to be subject to this unsanitary and disrespectful practice and we will make every effort to ensure that no one is any longer.

Mobile Dog Wash Day. Bubbles Dog Wash

Have you checked out the dog wash day yet?
 
The Bubbles Mobile Dog Wash monthly visit is Saturday, March 19th from 2-5pm.
 
So save yourself the hassle of dog washing by coming down to the Bubbles van.  For only $10 you can bathe "fido" yourself or for just $2 more Bubbles will do the work for you! They use solar-heated water and organic shampoos & conditioners that naturally repel fleas & ticks and have a fresh scent (check out their website for more info www.bubblesmobiledogwash.com).

The Bubbles Mobile Dog Wash is easy on your back, easy on your tub drain & easy on the wallet. And you know that "fido" loves to be squeaky clean too! So call the office today to sign up or just come on down to the front entrance & get in the Bubbles van.

Need An Extra Room...  Or Two?  
 
Then use the guest suite at The Yacht Club!

lf you have visitors coming into town, be sure to check availability of The Yacht Club guest suite for your friends & family.  For only $100 a night, they can stay in a fully-furnished 2bed|2bath apartment.  Everything they will need for a comfortable stay such as washer/dryer, toaster, iron, towels, sheets, etc., is all included & the apartment is right across from the clubhouse so they'll have easy access to the pool & fitness center.
 
Would you like more information?  Call, email or stop by the office today to book your stay!

 
orioles logoOrioles Spring Training.
 
The Orioles relocated to Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium from Fort Lauderdale last summer & are eager to get their Spring Training season underway.  There are 15 home games scheduled this month with General Admission prices starting at just $9. 
Go to http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bal 
for more information or to purchase tickets today. 

 
ac filterAC Filter Change Outs.
 
As you know, we happily change your AC filter & test your smoke detectors once per quarter.  Please see below for February's change-out schedule: 
 
March 5         |  Buildings 5 & 6
March 12          |  Buildings 7 & 8
March 19          |  Buildings 9 & 10
March 26          |  Buildings 11 & 12
 
If you ever have issues with your AC unit, the filter or smoke detector in your apartment, please call the office to schedule service & we will address the situation right away.
Valet Dry Cleaning.

If you are in need of dry cleaning service, please note that The Yacht Club offers pick up & drop off of your clothing at reasonable rates.  Dry Clean Delivery makes it so easy & convenient to get your clothes professionally cleaned.  Call the YCHH office for more details or just drop your clothes off anytime.