Properties of Pacific Southwest

What Properties of Pacific Southwest's governing documents say

Properties of Pacific Southwest Unit XVIII is a small condominium community in Fountain Hills, Arizona — you own your individual unit and share ownership of the building's common elements, which the association maintains. The declaration requires single-family residential use only, establishes maintenance and insurance obligations for owners, and subjects the community to both internal architectural rules and Fountain Hills' architectural restrictions.

• What you own & maintain: You own your unit's interior; the association maintains common elements (buildings, grounds, utilities). You are responsible for your unit's maintenance, repair, and restoration, plus any limited common elements allocated to you (like individual meters, exterior doors/windows serving your unit, patios, or balconies).
• Single-family residential use only: Each unit must be used exclusively for residential occupancy by a single family. No commercial, gainful occupation, or business operations are allowed, though you may keep personal business records and handle personal business calls from your unit.
• Insurance requirements: You must maintain fire, casualty, and liability insurance on your unit at full replacement value. Jointly with your adjacent unit owner, you must carry at least $500,000 in liability coverage (split between units). You must provide proof of insurance to the adjacent unit owner.
• Assessments: Common expenses are assessed equally to each unit (per-unit basis). Assessments are subordinate to first mortgages and may be reallocated across all units if foreclosure extinguishes delinquent amounts.
• Alterations & exterior approvals: Non-structural interior changes require no approval. Any structural alterations, exterior color/texture changes, solar devices, satellite dishes, or antenna installations visible from neighboring property require written approval from your adjacent unit owner (or the owner of any neighboring unit the change affects).
• Prohibited activities & restrictions: Trash must be in covered containers approved by Fountain Hills; clotheslines are forbidden; motor vehicles cannot be repaired, constructed, or serviced so as to be visible from neighboring property; no inoperable vehicles may be parked or stored visibly; no nuisances or unlawful uses are permitted.
• Architectural review (dual committees): The association's Architectural Committee regulates external design and appearance. The community is also subject to the Fountain Hills Committee of Architecture. If the two committees' rules conflict, the more restrictive rules apply.
• Association governance: During the initial Declarant Control period, the developer appoints the board. Once that period ends (90 days after all units are conveyed to non-declarant owners), unit owners elect a board of at least two members. The board adopts rules and establishes the Architectural Committee. Each unit has one vote.

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.