Santa Fe I Homeowners Association

What Santa Fe I Homeowners Association's governing documents say

Santa Fe I is a residential patio-home community in Mesa, Arizona. You own your lot and home interior while sharing common areas (parking, landscaping, recreational facilities) maintained by the association through annual assessments. You must follow residential-use rules, maintain your property to association standards, register any tenants (with a minimum 30-day lease term), and carry insurance naming the association.

• What you own & maintain: You own your lot and home interior; the association maintains common areas, the non-glass front exterior surfaces of homes, and landscaping in front of those surfaces. Owners are responsible for all other improvements and for damage caused by fire, casualty, flood, earthquake, or Acts of God.
• Assessments & charges: Annual assessments fund common-area maintenance and exterior upkeep (initially $48/month, later set by the Board with a maximum 10% annual increase during developer control). The association may also levy special assessments with two-thirds member approval for capital improvements.
• Leasing & rentals: Minimum lease term is 30 days (no short-term rentals); the entire lot must be leased as a unit in writing, and owners must register tenants at least 10 days before commencement with tenant names, dates, owner contact information, and vehicle details; registration fee is $25 (or more as permitted by law). Owners registered as renters before the 2019 amendment are exempt from the 30-day minimum but lose the exemption upon resale.
• Residential use only: Lots must be used for residential purposes only, with one living unit per lot. No business, commercial, manufacturing, industrial, or mercantile use is permitted; no trailers, campers, boats, or similar equipment may be kept on any lot.
• Pets & animals: Dogs, cats, and household pets are allowed if kept as pets (not for commercial breeding or sale) and in reasonable numbers without causing annoyance to neighbors.
• Insurance requirements: The association maintains public liability insurance (minimum $500k per person, $1M per accident, $50k property damage) and fire insurance on common areas. Individual owners must carry replacement-cost fire and hazard insurance on their homes and name the association as co-insured.
• Party walls & utility easements: Walls built on dividing lines between lots are party walls subject to general party-wall law regarding maintenance and liability. Shared utility lines crossing multiple lots create easement rights for affected owners to access neighboring lots for repairs and maintenance.
• Parking, vehicles & equipment: Vehicles may not be parked overnight on community streets. Recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, and boats are prohibited on lots; golf carts may be stored only at Association-designated areas and must not be operated on pedestrian walkways.

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.