Car Del Condominiums

What Car Del Condominiums's governing documents say

Car Del Condominiums is a 2-unit condominium in Fountain Hills, Arizona — you own your individual unit and share ownership of common grounds with the one adjacent unit owner, whose approval is required for structural or exterior changes. The association maintains common elements and enforces covenants, and you must carry full-replacement-value fire, casualty, and liability insurance.

• What you own & maintain: You own your unit's interior and exterior finishes (including doors, windows, awnings, porch). You exclusively own your yard and patio as a limited common element. You're responsible for all interior maintenance; the association maintains the shared structural common elements, but you're jointly responsible with your neighbor if the association fails to maintain the common grounds contiguous to your unit.
• Alterations & exterior changes: You may make non-structural interior alterations without approval, but any structural changes, exterior modifications (including color/texture changes), solar panels, satellite dishes, antennas, or clotheslines require written approval from your adjacent unit owner before starting work. You're liable to your neighbor for any damage caused by your alterations.
• Residential use only: Your unit must be used exclusively for single-family residence — no business, trade, or gainful occupation permitted on premises. You may keep a personal professional library, business records, or handle personal business calls/correspondence from your unit, but nothing visible from outside.
• Nuisances & activity restrictions: No motor vehicle repairs (except emergency), no inoperable vehicles parked visibly, no exterior speakers or horns except security/emergency devices, no trash outside covered containers approved by the Town of Fountain Hills, and no offensive activities or nuisances. Inoperative vehicles and motor vehicle repair must not be visible from neighboring property.
• Insurance requirements: You must carry fire, casualty, and liability insurance on your unit for full replacement value (carrier rated B+ or better by Best's Insurance Ratings). Joint liability coverage must be at least $500,000 with your adjacent unit owner. You must provide proof to your neighbor.
• Assessments & fees: Common expense assessments are allocated equally to both units based on an annual budget adopted by the board. If the other unit owner or the association falls behind, delinquent assessments can be reallocated to all units. Assessment liens are subordinate to first mortgages.
• Architectural review: An internal Architectural Committee (appointed by the board) reviews external design and appearance; you're also subject to the Fountain Hills Committee of Architecture. If rules conflict, the most restrictive applies. Neighbor approval is the practical gatekeeper for most exterior work (see Alterations topic).
• Declaration duration & future amendments: These covenants run for 20 years from the 1998 recording date, then automatically extend for successive 10-year periods. Amendments require 100% vote of unit owners (both of you), except the declarant can amend during its control period to comply with law or lender/government requirements.

Plain-language summary generated from the governing documents on file for this community. It may be incomplete and is not legal advice — read the full documents below or consult the official recorded versions.