Hemlock Farms Community Association

I lived in Hemlock for 4 years and could not wait to leave that place. The HOA fees are the absolute highest around. And to make it worse their public safety dept generate much more revenue by targeting the own residents & residents guests. They are too aggressive with issuing tickets. You, your guests and even that electrician, landscaper or other WILL get a ticket most likely for goint 6 miles over the speed limit and YOU will be billed. They sit checking speed always, They relay on their residence to support them and there nice new overpriced patrol cars. They have the local PA state police jealous of there Hemlock patrol cars. Yes, you will be like «who is William Evans»? William was that roofer you asked to give you a quote on some work last month. He got a speeding ticket and threw it out the window, because he was just issues a speeding ticket by a ARMED SECURITY GUARD. and you WILL now pay it for him. Yes. But that is only the start. There mailroom method just is the worst. Forget about getting that important package that yo paid extra for priority shipping on. Unless you can make the «mailroom window hours» to retrieve your package. And those hours are on 11am-​1pm. So unless your retired and look forward to getting your mail everyday, you wont get it because youll be at work. And then they have this rule you MUST get your septic tanks sucked out every 3 years or they ticket you for that. So that weekend get-​away you buy in Hemlock will need more septic cleaning than your primary house. You see, at one time Hemlock was only for seniors ONLY. Then they let anyone live there, but they harass the non-​seniors to no end. And if you have any tennage kids STAY AWAY from Hemlock. There public safety harass the teens often. Trust me!

Great community for weekenders, full time families or retirees. Annual dues are just over $ 1900.00 per year (approx. $ 160.00 a month). Dues are somewhat higher than some communities, but you get what you pay for. 3 pools (1 indoor). 3 beaches, on site A.L.S (Advanced Life Support), Garbage Pickup, Snow removal, gated, private security force, shows, library, fire department on and on. A real 4 season community, Full casinos are close enough and far enough away (lol). Lots of natural beauty surrounded by state game land and taxes are very low. It’s well kept and most people are friendly. I call it country suburban living. I’ve been there many years and my kids love it still! It’s worth a look if you want the mountains. There are some great buys in the area now due to the past few years of bad housing sales.

Great community if you have friends that have money and live in this really nice and highly costly community. Stay away from the pool though. The indoor pool is the worst chlorine ever! Will make you and kids ill m

i have a weekend home there. Nice community, pricey HOA, strict community rules, which sometimes seem unreasonable & in some cases not monitored (like the neon green home — when homeowers are suppose to use only earth tones). Nonetheless it’s a nicely manicured, attractive community. Living there full time would bore me to death despite the amenities but as a weekend retreat it does the job very nicely. Hope lives eternal for a Mall!

Between my father and myself we have have owned homes in Hemlock for almost 9 years now. I must say I honestly love the developement.
When I was looking to buy a vacation home there were other options, some for less money, but it just wasn’t worth it to me. In my eyes there is no other place to want to live down in the Poconos.
The community association fees are higher than any other place around, but its definitely worth it. The 24 hour security and public safety are worth it alone.
They have 3 pools (1 indoor and 2 outdoor), a full gym, hot tub, steam room, sauna, you name name it. They also have 10 tennis courts and 4 racketball courts. They even have their own country club with addition pools and tennis courts as well.