Manistee Ranch

What Manistee Ranch's governing documents say

Manistee Ranch is a master-planned residential community in Phoenix being developed in phases with multiple housing types: single-family homes, rental apartments, and condominiums. All properties are governed by a master association that manages common areas, enforces design standards, and collects assessments. This document establishes the legal framework; each property type has its own additional rules in separate tract declarations and the association's bylaws.

• Community structure & property types: The development permits single-family residential lots, rental apartment developments (convertible to condominiums), condominium units, master-association-managed common areas, and public land. Individual parcels may establish subsidiary associations with their own additional covenants.
• Common areas & resident access: Owners and residents have easement rights to enjoy master common areas including landscaped grounds, drainage and flood-control facilities, and pedestrian/bicycle trails. The Board may charge special-use fees and can suspend facility-use and voting rights for owners with delinquent assessments or rule violations (up to sixty-day suspension periods).
• Assessments & liens: Owners must pay annual assessments, use assessments, special assessments, and maintenance charges levied by the master association. Unpaid assessments create a lien on the property, and owners with delinquent assessments lose voting rights and common-area privileges.
• Architectural review & design standards: All exterior improvements, alterations, landscaping, and grading must comply with Board-approved Design Guidelines covering architectural design, height, setback, materials, colors, and signage. Parcel 5 is exempt if developed according to pre-approved site plans; all other parcels require prior written approval from the Board and (while they own property) the Declarant and Richmond American.
• Property maintenance obligations: Each owner must maintain trees, shrubs, lawns, and plantings on their parcel and in abutting public right-of-way areas between the property boundary and street curb. All such areas must be kept free of trash, weeds, and unsightly material unless the association or a public agency has assumed written responsibility.
• Utility easements & infrastructure: All parcels are subject to blanket easements for installation and maintenance of water, sewer, gas, telephone, electricity, cable, and other utility lines. Utility companies may install equipment on properties; however, new utility installations or relocations require approval from both the owner and the Master Association.
• Developer approval authority during development: The developer (Declarant) and Richmond American retain approval authority over design-guideline changes, land-use-classification changes, and certain architectural modifications while they own parcels in the community. These approval rights terminate once they no longer own any property in Manistee Ranch.
• What this document doesn't cover: Specific resident occupancy rules, lease terms, pet policies, parking regulations, and behavioral standards are not contained in this master declaration. These are established in individual Tract Declarations, the Manistee Ranch Rules, and the Master Association's Articles and Bylaws.

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.