Groovy Since 1968

Our Homes are Half a Century Old This Year! They were built in the Turbulent year of 1968

1968 was a challengingly historical year for those moving into the newly constructed community. Just a reminder: when you need the water shut off for plumbing repairs, you need to call Ten years later, Courtyards of Three Fountains Condominiums were created. Here are eight events that the original tenants were talking about and reading about that year.

January 23: North Korea captures the USS Pueblo. When North Korea captured the American surveillance ship USS Pueblo, it sparked an 11-month crisis that threatened to worsen already high Cold War tensions in the region.

January 30: North Vietnam launches the Tet Offensive against the United States and South Vietnam In many ways, the bloody Tet Offensive signified the beginning of the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

April 4: Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was standing on the second floor balcony of room 306 at the Lorraine Motel when he was struck by a bullet at 6:01 p.m.

June 5: Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles. Just two months after Dr. King, Robert Kennedy was gunned down by an assassin at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

September 30: Boeing introduces the first 747 "Jumbo Jet". When demand for air travel reached sky-high levels in the 1960s, the world's then-largest passenger aircraft – the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet – was a game changer. 

October 16: U.S. athletes take a stand at the Summer Olympics. During the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, two black athletes staged a silent demonstration against racial discrimination in the United States.

November 22: "Star Trek" airs American television's first interracial kiss. Enterprise Capt. James Kirk, a white man played by William Shatner, was forced to kiss Nichelle Nichols' character, Lt. Nyota Uhura, a black woman was a controversial part of the episode’s script.

December 24: Apollo 8 is the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. On Christmas Eve, three astronauts circled the moon 10 times. Jim Lovell, Bill Anders and Frank Borman became the first human beings to travel to the moon.

Making Any Changes?

Don't Forget To Obtain Approval First!

Our governing documents require that the Association approve all proposed architectural changes before any work is started. The importance of this requirement cannot be overstated when you consider the reason for such a restriction. 

Membership in a community association requires compliance to pre-existing conditions and regulations. One of the biggest advantages of these conditions is the protection of our property values. The value of your home is directly related to the condition, appearances and aesthetics of our community as a whole. By regulating the kind and types of architectural changes that can be done, our Association is better able to maintain our property values. 

Getting our Association to approve all proposed architectural changes is not just a good idea to protect your investment, it is a requirement! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact KRJ Management at 713-600-4000.

Our Monthly Assessments

Property Value Insurance

When we reach for our check book and write out our monthly assessment check, the first thoughts that come to mind are usually the same one's that possess us whenever we are obligated to meet our responsibilities. After all, one bill is usually just as unwelcome as any other, right? Wrong! 

Living in a planned community offers many advantages not available to homeowners in the community-at-large. But probably one of the biggest advantages comes in the protection to our property values that community association living provides. Rules and Regulations, Architectural guidelines, CC&Rs, By-Laws and state and federal statutes were designed to protect our interests by regulating many of the nuisances that usually chew away at property values.

Consider this: the same developer builds the same model of home, one in a planned community and the other in a typical residential neighborhood. The difference between the two homes is the difference in property values. A difference in the tens of thousands of dollars! 

So, the next time you write out that assessment check, don't feel like you're just paying another bill. Your monthly assessment is an investment in your community that will be recouped when you decide to sell. Consider it protection on your investment just as your insurance premiums protect your investments in your car, home or life.