House & Home: January 28, 2023

COntents

A Note From The SBAOR President: 2023 Board of Directors 4

Design Recipes:

Brighten up your space with a citrus color palette ......................................6

HOA Homefront:

Managers New Year’s Resolutions (Part 3) ................................................8

Plumber:

Looking for a feature packed touch-less kitchen faucet .............................8

Santa Barbara County Sales ......................................................................10

Real Estate Q&A: What should I do if condo manager doesn’t respond to emails? .............. 11

On Gardening: Waikiki Sunset will have you looking on the bright side .........................12

Ask Angi: Do I need to survey my land? ...................................................................14

Open HOmes

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By Todd Shea President of the Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS®

SBAOR 2023 Board of Directors

Congratulations! I could not be happier by these rock stars that surround me for 2023 as our Board of Directors. Members of the Board of Directors are volunteers from the Association and are elected to two-year terms, with Officers elected yearly. Every year, a call for candidates goes out to all Association members. A Nominating Committee is appointed by the President (with Board approval) to review the candidates, conduct interviews, and submit their recommendations to the Board. The SBAOR staff supports our board of directors and committees. More to come about our amazing staff in the future.

Thank you to these Real Estate all-stars who give their time above and beyond the regular duties of a REALTOR®. Our Board deals with new legislation from the California Association of REALTORS® and National Association of REALTORS® to working with our local elected officials, from housing updates in this constantly changing profession to give back impact donations of time and money. Our Board also approves efforts from our many committees, which do a lot of the heavy lifting and put on our Association events, both fun and educational. The Board of Directors meets monthly to ensure our members are supported and our community of clients is the focus. Santa Barbara Realtors and residents, you are in great hands.

Todd Shea President Zia Group powered by eXp Realty of California 805-453-7730 todd@ziagroup.com

Summer Knight Secretary/Treasurer

Sun Coast Real Estate 805-886-1261 summer.k.knight@gmail.com

Elisa Bartron Hills Director Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties 805-242-2434 elisa@BartronGroup.com

Jeff Oien Director Village Properties 805-895-2944 jeff@villagesite.com

Marcella Simmons Director Village Properties 805-680-9981 marcella@villagesite.com

Bob Walsmith Jr. Immediate Past President Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties 805-720-5362

Bob@BobWalsmithJr.com

Jennifer Berger Director Compass 805-451-5484 jennifer.berger@compass.com

Tyler Mearce Director

Sotheby’s International Realty 805-450-3336 tyler.mearce@sothebyshomes.com

Jean Sedar Director Coldwell Banker Realty 805-682-2477 jean@jeansedar.com

Jennifer LeMert Affiliate Director Fidelity National Title 805-570-8542 jlemert@fnf.com

Michele Allyn President-Elect Allyn & Associates 805-895-5101

micheleallyn@yahoo.com

Jena Harris Village Properties 805-331-3683

jharris@villagesite.com

Gay Milligan Director

Keller Williams Realty Santa Barbara 805-689-8090 gm4re@yahoo.com

Patrice Serrani Director

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties 805-637-5112 patrice@patriceserrani.com

SBAOR Staff: Bob Hart Association Executive Krista Pleiser Government Affairs Director Mary Cantello Controller Ani Pollack MLS Director

Design Recipes:

Brighten up your space with a citrus color palette

By Cathy Hobbs

Citrus colors are bright, friendly and gender-neutral. They are also often the perfect way to add pops of color to neutral spaces. From lemon and lime to orange and their various tints, tones and shades, when looking for ways to perk up your decor, citrus colors may be the perfect blend.

Here are some top tips for incorporating citrus colors into your home.

DO’S

1.Don’tbe afraid to blend citrus colors in the same space. For example, try pairing orange with yellow and green.

2 Don’t use overly bright foundation colors as a springboard to a citrus color palette. Using neutral tones such as cream, gray and black work best.

3 Don’t use dark shades in small rooms, as they will make small rooms feel even smaller.

4 Don’t blend too many tints, tones and shades of color in the same space.

5 Don’toverlook the opportunity to use greenery and florals as a way to introduce citrus colors into your home.

DON’TS

1.Don’tbe afraid to blend citrus colors in the same space. For example, try pairing orange with yellow and green.

2 Don’t use overly bright foundation colors as a springboard to a citrus color palette. Using neutral tones such as cream, gray and black work best.

3 Don’t use dark shades in small rooms, as they will make small rooms feel even smaller.

4 Don’t blend too many tints, tones and shades of color in the same space.

5 Don’toverlook the opportunity to use greenery and florals as a way to introduce citrus colors into your home.

Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design and home staging expert with offices in New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C. Visit her website at cathyhobbs.com. ©2022 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Bright and friendly, orange adds pops of rich color to this children’s bedroom.

Photo courtesy Scott Gabriel Morris/TNS

Citrus colors orange, yellow and green, come together in this guest bedroom.

Photo courtesy Handout/TNS

A neutral space is elevated through the use of pops of citrus orange.

Photo courtesy Scott Gabriel Morris/TNS

Managers’ New Year’s Resolutions (Part 3)

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

[After previous columns proposing resolutions for directors and HOA members, here are ideas for managers. Next week - service providers]

As a community association manager, I resolve to:

NUMBER ONE:

1) Follow the Golden Rule.(“Treat others as you would like to be treated.”)

ATTITUDE CHECK:

2) Remember I am a professional. I will give the board the best advice I can. I am not employed to be silent.

3) Strive to give the board the answers and recommendations it needs to hear, not just the input the board hopes for.

4) Avoid reacting defensively to upset homeowners. I will try to provide the “why,” and not only the “what” regarding HOA rules.

5) Try my best to please all, while knowing that I can’t.

BE KNOWLEDGEABLE:

6) Pursue professional designations with CAI and/or CACM and attend seminars to keep me up to date.

7) Be prepared at any board meeting to explain significant deviations from budget or unbudgeted expenses.

8) Confirm in writing my advice to the board if it disregards my advice.

9) Avoid giving specialized advice and will refer the board to the appropriate specialized professional service provider.

10) Help the Board follow the Business Judgment Rule, providing the board sufficient information to make each decision.

11) Encourage directors to join the local Community Associations Institute Chapter, knowing educated boards are better boards.

BETTER BOARD MEETINGS:

12) Protect the board from overly long or disorganized meetings.

13) Create agendas with consent calendars to quickly handle non-controversial items.

14) Alert the board when a proposed agenda becomes too ambitious.

15) Become comfortable with parliamentary procedure fundamentals.

16) Help the board stay on agenda and on topic.

17) Alert the board if it is handling matters in closed session that should be

discussed in open session.

18) Bring the HOA governing documents to every meeting.

19) Be prepared to provide a recommended action or recommend hiring the appropriate specialized expertise on each agenda item.

20) Listen respectfully when homeowners in open forum criticize my work.

COMMUNITY BUILDING

21) Strive toward increasing meaningful and frequent membership communication.

22) Focus on the association’s community needs as well as its financial, maintenance, and legal concerns while I advise the board and execute its instructions and policies.

ETHICS

23.) Treat all members the same, regardless of how they treat me.

24) Communicate to the entire board when answering a director’s question or giving a report.

25) Remember my client is the HOA, not its board or president.

26) Not take sides in board elections or recalls, and not assist or advocate for or against any candidate. My personal opinions on those matters will remain secret.

27) Reject vendor offers of kickbacks, gratuities, or commissions and promptly disclose such offers to the board.

28) Not give my employer (or its related company) any advantage in bidding on HOA contracts.

VENDORS

29) Advise the board when specialized expertise is needed on specific issues or projects.

30) Provide the board with two or three candidate service providers to consider, not only one favorite vendor.

31) Suggest the appropriate consultant before the board evaluates major or complicated bids to help them select the best and most complete proposal.

32) Recommend the best bid, not simply the cheapest.

LAST:

33) Follow the Golden Rule.

Plumber:

Looking for a feature packed touch-less kitchen faucet

By Ed Del Grande

Question:

Hi Ed, I like the concept of touch-less kitchen faucets and want to install one. But, I want more than just that one feature if I’m going to upgrade. What other options are available when making the move to an electronic kitchen faucet?

– Paul

Answer:

Touch-less faucets are a great addition to any kitchen, especially if you do a lot of “hands-on” food preparation and you want to keep the faucet a little cleaner. The good news is now that touch-less electronic kitchen faucets have been on the market for a while, some other nice options are also available.

Aside from the main touch-less feature, you can find electronic kitchen faucets that may include: LED status indicator lights, bypass water control in case of AC-power or battery power loss, voice control faucet activation with preset fill measurements, even Wi-Fi and smart phone pairing to display water-use information and notifications. These are just some of the options available on the electronic side and other faucet options are available on the plumbing side as well.

Bottom line: If you make the move to install a new “touchless” kitchen faucet, chances are you’ll find other “handy” features included!

Master Contractor/Plumber Ed Del Grande is known internationally as the author of the book “Ed Del Grande’s House Call,” the host of TV and Internet shows, and a LEED green associate. Visit eddelgrande.com. Always consult local contractors and codes.

Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers andPartnerof Richardson Ober DeNichilo LLP, a law firm known for community association advice. Submit questions to

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Information

999 ROMERO CANYON RD, MONTECITO 5BD/6½BA • $19,950,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247 2692 SYCAMORE CANYON RD, MONTECITO 7BD/9BA • $15,500,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514 2035 CREEKSIDE RD, MONTECITO 5BD/7BA + 1BD/2BA; • $10,900,000 Chase Enright, 805.708.4057 LIC# 01800599 1 MIRAMAR AVE, MONTECITO 4BD/4BA • $12,900,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247 1220 FRANKLIN RANCH RD, S.B. 3BD/5BA; ±22 acres • $10,799,000 Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886 1556 MIRAMAR BEACH, MONTECITO 2BD/3BA • $9,995,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514 36 SEAVIEW DR, MONTECITO 3BD/2½BA • $7,750,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247 900 TORO CANYON RD, MONTECITO 3BD/2½BA • $5,995,000 Anderson / Hurst, 805.618.8747 LIC# 01903215 / 00826530 OPEN SUN 1-4 701 LINDEN AVE, CARPINTERIA ±11,325 sq ft commercial • $7,750,000 N. Kogevinas / K. Switzer, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514 / 01245644 920 CAMINO VIEJO RD, SANTA BARBARA 4BD/4½BA ; ±1.15 acres • $5,495,000 Josiah Hamilton, 805.284.8835 LIC# 01415235 603 E CALLE LAURELES, SANTA BARBARA 3BD/2½BA + GH • $4,750,000 Anderson / Hurst, 805.618.8747 LIC# 01903215 / 00826530 48 ALSTON PL, SANTA BARBARA 3BD/3½BA • $4,495,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514 1933 PAQUITA DR, CARPINTERIA 3BD/3BA • $3,495,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247 310 E MATILIJA ST, OJAI 4BD/4BA • $3,800,000 G. Ceseña / N. Kogevinas, 805.236.3814 LIC# 01983530 / 01209514 8 CEDAR LN, SANTA BARBARA 3BD/2BA • $2,875,000 Anderson / Hurst / B. Ashley, 805.618.8747 LIC# 01903215 / 00826530 / 01027187 OPEN SUN 1-3 4414 MEADOWLARK LN, SANTA BARBARA 5BD/3BA • $2,795,000 The Easter Team, 805.570.0403 LIC# 00917775 OPEN SUN 1-3 250 ASH AVE, CARPINTERIA 7BD/5½BA • $2,400,000 Karina Matic, 805.680.7701 LIC# 01726170 220 SANTA BARBARA ST #D, S.B. 2BD/2½BA • $2,125,000 Douglas & Associates, 805.318.0900 LIC# 02024147 1093 POLI ST, VENTURA 7BD/5BA • $2,400,000 M. Nordahl / R. Walsmith, 805.701.5001 LIC# 02021494 / 01932231 OPEN SUN 1-3 4945 CERVATO WY, SANTA BARBARA 5BD/3BA; ±.16 acre • $1,990,000 Sara Guthrie, 805.570.1211 LIC# 01294545 OPEN SUN 1-3 401 CHAPALA ST#305, SANTA BARBARA 1BD/1½BA • $1,750,000 Dan Crawford, 805.886.5764 LIC# 01923245 1790 GLEN OAKS DR, MONTECITO ±1.15 acres • $1,695,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514 1220

COAST VILLAGE RD#303,

472 SCANDIA DR, BUELLTON 4BD/2½BA; ±.23 acre • $895,000 Jamie Jo Sim, 805.689.5799 LIC# 01234347

5750 VIA REAL#266, CARPINTERIA 2BD/1BA • $349,950 Jessica Stovall, 805.698.9416 LIC# 01887272

OPEN SUN 1-3 5510 ARMITOS AVE#19, GOLETA 1BD/1BA • $570,000 S. Guthrie / S. Stojanovski, 805.570.1211 LIC# 01294545 / 02112629

96 SIERRA VISTA, SOLVANG 2BD/2BA • $189,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

Santa BarB ara County SaleS

This is a partial list of all recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County from January 9 thru January 13, 2023. While these recordings are public record, the News-Press receives this information from an outside source. This list does not represent all sales that occurred over this time period. Consult your REALTOR® for further information regarding home sales in your area of interest.

Saturday’S Open HOmeS

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745 East Anapamu

3/3

1-4

$2,300,000

Paseo Bonito is a Spanish-revival style, boutique complex of 6 units. This townhome has no common walls. It is a free standing structure with an attached 2-car garage. 2400 sq/ft with an open, airy floorplan.

Sun Coast Real Estate Kathryn Sweeney 805-331-4100 # 01045083

MontEcito -

940 Channel Dr

Sunday’S Open HOmeS

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Question:

r VillagE

4/4

11-2

$5,999,999

Welcome to this elegant estate located on one of the most coveted streets in Montecito nearby Butterfly Beach.

Zia Group | eXp Realty California Lama Hussein 805-618-6837 # 02162454

340 Old Mill Rd Spc 162

You won’t find a better deal than this right here. This rare 3 BD home has had many upgrades including but not limited to a newer roof, plumbing, electrical, AC added, dual pane windows, drywall instead of paneling.

1-4 $515,000 Etherton Real Estate Group Anastasia Carroll 805-303-5995 # 1906052

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What should I do if condo manager doesn’t respond to emails?

By Gary M. Singer

Several months ago, I discovered a large hole in the building’s exterior that exposed the inside of the wall in behind my apartment. I emailed our condominium’s manager a few times and have not gotten a response. What should I do?

Answer:

It is good that you are taking damage to your condominium building’s condition seriously. It is important that every resident report damage so that it can be repaired. Besides the obvious safety implications, damage tends to get worse and more expensive to repair if ignored.

Emailing your association’s management is a good start. However, despite their convenience, email sometimes goes awry, gets sent to the wrong address, or ends up in the recipient’s spam folder for no apparent reason

Because you have not gotten a response, you should assume that your emails are not getting where you sent them.

Your next step is to pick up the phone. In my work as an attorney, I see the over-reliance on email daily. The power of speaking with someone on the phone should not be overlooked.

This is not to say that written messages do not have their place. Email is a great way to communicate and create a record of the conversation. But when email fails, it is time to speak with the recipient directly.

If your community manager is still unresponsive, your next step would be to reach out to the board of directors for your condominium association.

If you know a board member, point out the problem to them. If not, attend the next board meeting and let them know. You may find that your association already knows about the problem and is working to fix it.

If the hole is causing damage to your apartment, you should make simple, temporary repairs to protect it, such as sealing the hole with a plastic sheet until your community makes permanent repairs.

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– Steven

On Gardening: Waikiki Sunset will have you looking on the bright side

By Norman Winter

This recipe is called The Bright Side and features Waikiki Sunset lysimachia with Superbells Tropical Punch and Superbells Red calibrachoas.

Photo courtesy Norman Winter/TNS

Last week The Garden Guy attempted to take your mind off the impending doom from the arctic blast with a little “Mele Kalikimaka” from Hawaii. I know I failed — if you are a gardener, you are suffering. I too was leaning toward a mood of dark hysteria brought on by five days of 11-17 degrees Fahrenheit. Then a lifeline came in the mail: I received the new Spring 2023 Preview catalog from Proven Winners. There on page 14 were the new 2023 Proven Accent Plants, one of which, Waikiki Sunset, took me back to Hawaii.

Although I currently have a landscape of burnt toast, color is sure to come again. If you have not grown Waikiki Sunset, just know it is a mood changer, a spirit uplifter from the plant world. Waikiki Sunset will have you looking at The Bright Side (more on that later). But before I tell you why, let’s get down to the botany and taxonomy of this treasure.

Waikiki Sunset is known botanically as Lysimachia congestiflora with the recognized common name of dense-flowered loosestrife, moneywort and occasionally golden globes. None of the common names do the plant justice. Waikiki Sunset, on the other hand, fits perfectly.

As you may have gathered, it is related to the Goldilocks creeping Jenny, which is Lysimachia nummularia. Goldilocks is hardy to zone 3, while Waikiki Sunset is hardy to zone 7 (though I hear some touting zone 6).

Goldilocks travels in the garden and can cascade 24-plus inches over the rim of a container or basket. Waikiki Sunset won’t spread nearly as much and is taller, able to reach around 10 inches. But Waikiki Sunset offers green and gold variegated leaves and gorgeous golden globe flowers sporting rusty red centers or throats that persist off and on most of the summer.

I have grown them in between flagstone patio rocks with blue scaevola and was delighted. Son James has used them with blue lobelias in containers, which were dazzling. The blue partners as complementary colors and are a natural choice. But I want you to look at The Bright Side, which I mentioned earlier. This is a Proven Winners recipe that is as colorful as Carnival in Rio.

The Bright Side recipe is so simple it makes me think we all must be guilty

Waikiki Sunset features beautiful golden globe flowers with rusty red throats. The foliage is exceptionally colorful and variegated standing out in mixed containers.

of trying too hard when it comes to container partnerships. The Bright Side features Waikiki Sunset lysimachia, Superbells Red and Superbells Tropical Punch calibrachoas. You will notice the clusters of golden globe flowers certainly stand out, but the golden chartreuse and green variegated leaves add a special pizzazz.

Many in the industry talk of this plant’s ability to stand out in a monoculture planting. Proven Winners added on to this idea by combining Waikiki Sunset with the new Graceful Grasses Queen Tut. This gives you monoculture on the bottom, then elegant tufts of green towering over the planting. Trust me, this is drop-dead gorgeous.

If you are trying in the landscape, amend tight heavy soil with 3 to 4 inches of organic matter, and work it shovel-deep, 6 to 8 inches. As you probably have gathered by now, I am a proponent of incorporating a little preplant slow-release fertilizer. It is considered a sun to part-shade plant. I have a high-filtered shifting sun, which also seems perfect.

When planting the Waikiki Sunset lysimachia or any other perennial, take care of not planting too deep. Plant where the top of the root-ball is even with the surface of the soil. The Waikiki Sunset is spreading, so space 10 to 12 inches apart.

Water to get the plants established, but then sparingly. A light application of a slow-released, balanced fertilizer a month after transplanting should be sufficient for vigorous growth. Commercial landscapers growing in mixed containers tend to use a preplant controlled-release granular fertilizer, followed up by dilute liquid feeding the rest of the summer.

It won’t be long, and this record cold spell will be thankfully forgotten. Use this down time to make your list of plants and start thinking of combos or recipes like The Bright Side that you may want to try.

Norman Winter, horticulturist, garden speaker and author of “Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South” and “Captivating Combinations: Color and Style in the Garden.”

©2022 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

Waikiki Sunset lysimachia and Graceful Grasses Queen Tut make a colorful and yet elegant partnership in glazed pottery.

Do I need to survey my land?

By Paul F. P. Pogue

Ask most people where their property begins and ends, and they can give you a specific answer. The road to the west, the alley in the back, the front sidewalk, and the fence between their house and the neighbor’s place. It couldn’t be simpler, right?

And yet, many homeowners don’t really know the exact amount of land they own or where it begins and ends. And not knowing the precise dimensions of your most valuable asset can lead to various problems, ranging from “hilarious misunderstanding” to “complete disaster during home selling.”

Homeowners often rely on anecdotal evidence, such as the visual markers that border a property (streets, fences) to delineate their property. But even geographic information system information or Google Earth aren’t reliable indicators. Indeed, some of what you think is part of your front lawn might be owned by the state or city, depending on how far the legal right of way extends from the street.

The most obvious value of property lines is knowing how far you can and should place im-

provements along your yard. A 6-foot variance in your borders makes a big difference when putting up a fence.

Sometimes, a homeowners association will require that specific improvements be made to the property line.

The only reliable way to pinpoint your exact property lines is a professional surveyor, who surveys your property according to the exact dimensions recorded by the city or county office responsible for tracking property lines.

How to hire a surveyor

Licensing requirements vary by state. However, all states have a surveyor’s licensing board. The profession requires a deep knowledge of law and systems, extensive education and professional experience under a licensed surveyor before granting a license.

The profession also requires a bit of diplomacy — surveyors are sometimes called upon to explain their findings to angry landowners who discover they own much less than they thought or that their expensive landscaping extends several feet into someone else’s yard.

A survey costs about $525, but if you’ve never had one done, it could prove vital. You should al-

ways hire a surveyor when buying a new home. And if you’re undertaking landscaping or fence construction, it buys valuable peace of mind to know your boundaries.

Property lines vital to insurance and responsibility

Property lines get even more complicated when you consider elements that start on one property but impact another. Trees make up the majority of these problems. If your oak’s limbs extend over your neighbor’s yard, whose problem is it when the leaves fall? Or worse still, if a broken limb causes damage to a neighbor’s yard?

This is another case where your jurisdiction matters, so make sure you and your insurance company understand the specifics.

In the end, mutual respect for each other makes the most valuable difference. Consider your neighbors when making improvements near your property edge, regardless of where your property line is.

A professional land survey is the only way to be sure where your exact property lines begin and end. Photo courtesy Hongqi Zhang/Dreamstime/TNS

Yard Sale Tips Yard Sale Tips

Yard Sale Tips

Before Your Sale

• Prepare to start early. Collectors and antique dealers like to show up early in the morning.

• obtain a permit if required

• Clean up your space. People like clean and neat places.

• Gather lots of shopping bags. Gathering Items

• Test any electrical items to make sure they work.

• Collect your items and sort it by type. (clothing, toys, tools, etc.)

• Take time to clean or repair your items.

• Wash all the clothes so they smell fresh.

WhaT SellS BeST?

• Tools: Guys love it all, any kind.

• Baby items of all kinds, especially clothing.

• Kitchen appliances.

• Clothing: Kids and adult.

What Should You Not Sell?

• Items missing safety parts.

• unused prescription drugs or medications.

• Personal hygiene items.

• halogen floor lamps.

• old baby cribs or playpens, incomplete child safety seats.

adverTISING

• Tell your friends, family or coworkers about your sale. Word travels.

• Place a classified ad in the Santa Barbara NeWS-PreSS!! remember to check the publication’s deadline.

• In your ad, give lots of details. Include the address, day(s), time of your sale. list major items such as “lots of kids clothes.”

SIGNS

• Check your local ordinances.

• list your address and sale date on all signs.

• Post your signs at main intersections, street corners and at the end of your driveway.

• use same colors and writing on your signs as people recognize them at a glance.

• Keep a list of where you posted your signs. It will be helpful when it’s time to take them down. The consumer Protection Agency offers a complete list of dangerous items to avoid selling at yard sales. Visit www.cpec.gov