Montanos Estates Condominiums

Key facts from Montanos Estates Condominiums's documents

Reflects the 2006 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Condominium (Original Declaration Title)

Legal name

Sunflower Vistas Homeowners’ Association

Developer / declarant

VISTA DE MONTANOS ESTATES L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company (Original Declaration, opening paragraph)

Governing law

Arizona Condominium Act, A.R.S. §33-1201 et seq. (Article 1.0)

Assessments & dues

Maximum Common Expense Assessment initially $900 per Unit until January 1 after first Unit conveyance (Section 7.1(B)(1))

Special assessments

Levy requires approval of 2/3 of votes in Association present and voting at a meeting; notice 30-50 days in advance (Sections 7.2, 7.3)

Collections & liens

All assessments and charges are secured by an Assessment Lien; Association may foreclose in manner of realty mortgage; Recording of Declaration perfects lien (Section 7.4(B) and (C))

Reserves & fees

Budget includes amounts necessary to provide reserves for operations, contingencies and replacements (Section 7.0(A)(iv))

Pets

Only house pets; kept solely as domestic pets, not for commercial purposes (Section 4.6)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, with restrictions (Section 4.18)

Parking & vehicles

As amended: No truck, recreational vehicle, trailer, camper, boat, or similar vehicle may be parked or kept except (i) pickup trucks <1 ton capacity with camper shells ≤7 ft height, (ii) mini-motor homes ≤7 ft height and 18 ft length, parke (Third Amendment Section 4.11)

Architectural approval

Structural changes require prior written approval of Architectural Committee with engineer certification; changes visible from exterior require approval; nonstructural interior changes do not require approval (Section 4.3)

Home business

Prohibited (Section 4.0)

Signs & flags

No signs allowed without prior written approval of Architectural Committee (Section 4.14)

Maintenance

Association: maintains Common Elements (excluding Limited Common Elements and Units). Unit Owner: maintains Unit and Limited Common Elements allocated to Unit (excluding structural parts). (Sections 5.0, 5.1)

Insurance

Property insurance on Common Elements and Units (exclusive of owner improvements) at 100% replacement cost; General Liability $1,000,000 minimum per occurrence; workers comp; D&O; flood if applicable (Section 8.0(A)(1)-(5))

Use restrictions

All Units and Limited Common Elements shall be used exclusively for residential use by a Single Family; no occupation, profession, trade, or business conducted (Section 4.0)

Voting & meetings

Each Unit has one vote in the Association (Section 2.3)

Amendments

Amendments require vote of Unit Owners to which at least 67% of votes are allocated, except certain Declarant rights (e.g., Development Rights) and amendments to comply with law require only Declarant action during Period of Declarant Contr (Section 10.4)

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