Rec Center

The Rec Center, with its clubhouse, pool, showers, and gym, is one of the amenities homeowners pay for through their HOA dues. Access is meant to be by resident fob.

In early November 2026, several homeowners reported that people who don’t live in the community are getting in, and that the main entrance has no gate at all. Neighborhood Watch representatives say they’ve raised it with the HOA and Lennar. On November 6, Lennar said it’s looking into a fob-controlled gate and will add temporary overnight security. See Lennar’s response.

• No gate at the main entrance. Anyone can walk in from the street. Homeowners note that Lennar’s renderings of the clubhouse showed a gate there, and in August a homeowner pointed out that it wasn’t being installed.
• Non-residents using the facilities. Several neighbors report seeing people who don’t live here, including people who appear to be unhoused, using the showers and spending time in the common areas.
• The pickleball court gate can be opened from outside. On a recent walk, neighbors found that someone had hung a rope over it to lift the handle from the street side.
• The exit-only gate doesn’t lock. The gate on the right side of the clubhouse can be opened from outside. A homeowner has submitted an urgent work order.
• A broken restroom door handle. One restroom door opened without a fob, and a homeowner had trouble getting back out because the handle wasn’t working. Since then, a child was briefly locked inside. Keystone Pacific says it’s getting the installer out to fix it.
• The gym door on the grass side is sometimes left unlocked. When it’s unlocked, anyone can open it from outside. A neighbor found it unlocked one morning and noticed the green medicine ball missing.
• No community security, for now. The security guards residents see in the neighborhood work for Lennar’s construction sites. Lennar says it will add overnight security at the Rec Center, dusk to dawn, starting no later than November 9, as a temporary measure.

Some neighbors suggested turning off the outdoor showers or the pool heater during the off-season until access is secured. Others pushed back.

• Many residents still use the pool, including during fall heat waves, and some say they were told it would be heated year-round.
• In September, the HOA told a homeowner the pool is heated only during certain months. When that homeowner bought, they were told it’s usually heated May through October.
• Neighbors note that open outdoor showers draw people who have nowhere else to shower, which is one reason many public pools keep showers indoors.

Securing the entrance would let residents keep using the pool and showers without shutting them off for everyone.

Updates on the Rec Center, newest first.

1. November 8, 2026From the HOARec Center

   Keystone working to fix the broken restroom door

   Keystone Pacific, the HOA’s management company, told a neighbor it’s aware of the broken restroom door at the Rec Center and is trying to get the installer out to fix it. The same evening, a neighbor reported that a child had been briefly locked inside.

   Status: Repair pending. Until it’s fixed, check that the door opens from inside before letting children use that restroom alone.

2. November 6, 2026From LennarRec Center

   Lennar looking into a fob-controlled gate; temporary overnight security coming

   After neighbors raised the Rec Center access problems with Lennar and the HOA, Lennar responded:

   We’re looking into the feasibility of installing a fob-controlled gate at the rec center. While we assess the options, we’ll arrange for overnight security at the rec center from dusk to dawn. We expect security to be on site no later than the evening of November 9. This is a temporary measure while we evaluate a longer-term approach. In the long term, responsibility for the rec center will rest with the HOA.

   Lennar, shared by a neighbor

   Status: Overnight security expected starting November 9. A gate is under review, with no decision or date yet.

3. November 5, 2026From homeownersRec Center

   Pickleball court gate being opened from outside

   Neighbors reported that someone had hung a rope over the gate near the pickleball courts so it could be opened from the outside. They’re asking that this gate be secured along with adding a gate at the main entrance. The same day, neighbors contacted Lennar and the HOA about the gate.

   Status: Raised with Lennar and the HOA. See Lennar’s response.

4. November 3, 2026From homeownersRec Center

   Homeowners call for a gate at the Rec Center’s main entrance

   After neighbors reported non-residents using the showers and common areas, homeowners asked the HOA for a fob-controlled gate at the main entrance and taller fencing. In the same discussion, residents reported that the exit-only gate doesn’t lock, a restroom door handle is broken, and the security guards in the neighborhood work only for Lennar’s construction.

   Status: Neighborhood Watch representatives have raised it with the HOA and Lennar. A work order has been submitted for the exit gate.

Rec Center events in 2026, oldest first.

1. August 29
   Community

   A homeowner notices that the gate shown in Lennar’s clubhouse renderings isn’t being installed, leaving the clubhouse open from the street.

2. September 23
   HOA

   Asked about cold pool temperatures, the HOA says the pool is heated only during certain months and that a technician will check it.

3. November 3
   Community

   Homeowners report non-residents using the showers and common areas, a non-locking exit gate, and a broken restroom door, and ask for a fob-controlled gate at the main entrance.

4. November 5
   Community

   Neighbors contact Lennar and the HOA about a gate, and report that someone has been opening the pickleball court gate from outside with a rope.

5. November 6
   Lennar

   Lennar says it’s looking into a fob-controlled gate and will add overnight security, dusk to dawn, starting no later than November 9, as a temporary measure.

6. November 8
   HOA

   Keystone Pacific says it’s getting the installer out to fix the broken restroom door, after a child was briefly locked inside.

• Report broken gates, locks, and doors to HOA management (Keystone Pacific) as a work order, with the date and a photo.
• Close gates and doors behind you, and don’t hold them open for people you don’t recognize. If you unlock the grass-side gym door, lock it again before you leave.
• If someone is in danger, call 911. For non-emergencies, call the Oceanside Police non-emergency line. Don’t confront anyone yourself.
• Raise it at HOA board meetings, where amenity security and budgets are decided.
• Share updates with info@northriverfarmswatch.org.