Habitat at Don Carlos

Key facts from Habitat at Don Carlos's documents

Reflects the 2024 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

planned community (not condominium) (Recital C, page 6)

Legal name

Habitat at Don Carlos Owners Association, Inc. (Recital D, page 7; Section 1.9, page 8)

Units / lots

6 (Lots 1 through 6) (Section 1.37, page 11)

Developer / declarant

Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona, an Arizona nonprofit corporation (Opening paragraph, page 6)

Governing law

Arizona Revised Statutes (references to A.R.S. § 33-1807, 33-1808, 33-1809, 33-1818, 33-441, 33-741) (Various sections, e.g., 5.9.4, 8.1, 5.24)

Special assessments

May be levied by Board for capital improvements, reserve deficiencies, extraordinary expenses; requires Declarant approval during Declarant Control Period (Section 8.7, page 20)

Reserves & fees

Board may establish reasonable reserves (Section 8.1, page 18; Section 8.5, page )

Pets

Reasonable number of generally recognized house pets allowed; no commercial breeding; no structures visible from within Covered Property (Section 5.22, page 14)

Leasing & rentals

No leasing or renting of any portion of a Lot; Owner must occupy as principal residence for duration of ownership (Section 5.21, page 14)

Parking & vehicles

No vehicles on Common Area or Streets except in garage or driveway; temporary parking for construction/delivery/invitees allowed; Board may adopt rules (Section 5.9, page 10-11)

Fences

Owners must maintain exterior visible surfaces of patio walls and yard walls; party wall provisions apply; no freestanding flagpoles (Sections 5.18, 5.19, page 12-13)

Architectural approval

Declarant and Board have approval authority; all site changes subject to City codes and ordinances; no development or improvement without City permit or approval; Design Guidelines referenced in Article IV (Article IV, page 9; Section 5.13 (solar))

Solar & roof

No solar devices without approval of Declarant or Board; but subject to state law restrictions (Section 5.13, page 11; Section 5.32, pag)

Home business

Home Occupation allowed only if not apparent from outside, no drive-up traffic, no solicitation, lawful, and not a nuisance; Board may require cessation (Section 5.20, page 13-14)

Signs & flags

No signs except those approved by Board or Declarant; exceptions for legal signs, political signs, for-sale signs protected by A.R.S. § 33-441/33-1808; Declarant has temporary easement for signs for up to 20 years (Section 5.24, page 14-15)

Use restrictions

Only single family residences per Lot; no mobile homes, manufactured homes, modular homes, prefabricated homes (Section 5.17, page 12)

Voting & meetings

Each Class A Member (Owner) has one vote per Lot; Class B Member (Declarant) has ten votes per Lot until conversion to Class A (Section 7.1, page 17; Section 7.4, page )

Amendments

Article XV; Declarant may amend; Class A Members may amend subject to Declarant veto during Declarant Control Period; mortgagee approval required for certain amendments (Sections 15.2, 14.2, pages 38 and 36)

Extracted from the recorded governing documents and cited to them; may be incomplete and is not legal advice — verify against the official documents below.