Sabino Estates
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Homeowners association — you own your lot and home; the association maintains common areas and enforces covenants.
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What Sabino Estates's governing documents say
Sabino Estates is a single-family home community in Phoenix, AZ governed by a homeowners association (HOA). This Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) is the full rulebook for owners, residents, and tenants. It establishes use restrictions, an architectural review process, and assessment obligations to maintain property values and community standards.
- Architectural review: All exterior changes—including construction, additions, painting, fencing, and landscaping—require prior written approval from the Architectural Committee. A fee and refundable deposit may be charged. If the committee does not act within 30 days of a complete application, approval is deemed granted.
- Residential use & home businesses: Each lot must be used as a residence for a single family (defined as persons related by blood/marriage/adoption, or up to 3 unrelated persons). Home businesses are allowed only if not detectable from outside, comply with zoning, involve no customer visits, and do not create a nuisance.
- Animals & pets: No more than two dogs, cats, parakeets, or similar household birds may be kept as pets on a lot. Dogs and cats must be leashed (max 6 feet) when off the lot. No other animals, birds, or livestock are permitted. Pet structures must not be visible from neighboring property.
- Vehicles & parking: Commercial vehicles, trucks, trailers, boats, campers, and recreational vehicles may not be parked where visible from neighboring property without committee approval. Exceptions: boats/boat trailers parked less than 36 hours per week, and non-commercial vehicles under 7 ft high and 18 ft long. Motorcycles and off-road vehicles must be kept in garages. No vehicle repair or inoperable vehicle storage visible from neighbors or common areas. Street parking limited to 48 hours. The association may tow violators at owner's expense.
- Signs: Signs visible from neighboring property are prohibited except: (1) signs required by legal proceedings, (2) residence identification signs approved by the committee, and (3) one 'For Sale' sign approved by the committee as to size, color, design, and location.
- Maintenance responsibilities: Owners must keep their lot, including shrubs, trees, grass, and plantings, neatly trimmed and free of trash and weeds. Buildings must be kept in good repair and painted. The association maintains common areas and may set maintenance standards. Owners are responsible for maintenance up to the lot boundaries and adjacent rights-of-way unless the association assumes responsibility.
- Assessments & fees: The association levies annual and special assessments on each lot to fund common expenses and reserves. Unpaid assessments become a lien on the property. The association can suspend common area use and take legal action for nonpayment.
- What this document doesn't cover: The text is an excerpt of the full Declaration; it does not include detailed information about specific assessment amounts, recreational amenities, or the complete maintenance and insurance provisions. It also lacks the association's bylaws and any rules that may be adopted separately by the board.
Key facts from Sabino Estates's documents
- Community type
- HOA (homeowners association) (Section 1.9: Association is a nonprofit )
- Legal name
- Sabino Estates Homeowners Association, an Arizona nonprofit corporation (Section 1.9 (Page 6))
- Developer / declarant
- Sabino Estates Limited Partnership, an Arizona limited partnership (Page 1, opening paragraph)
- Governing law
- Arizona Revised Statutes (referenced A.R.S. § 33-741 et seq., A.R.S. § 33-801 et seq.) (Section 1.24 (Page 8-9))
- Assessments & dues
- Not fixed; determined by Board based on total budget divided by total lots; see Rate of Assessment (6.3) (Sections 6.2, 6.3)
- Special assessments
- May be levied with assent of two-thirds (2/3) of votes cast by Members in person or by proxy at a meeting called for that purpose; for construction, reconstruction, repair, or replacement of Common Area improvements (Section 6.4)
- Collections & liens
- Assessment Lien created; recorded Declaration constitutes notice; Association may record Notice of Lien after written demand and 10-day cure period; lien has priority over all except tax liens, government assessments, and first mortgage lie (Sections 6.1, 6.8.2, 6.8.3, 6.8.5)
- Reserves & fees
- Association may establish replacement and maintenance reserves (6.2.1); may carry forward surplus (6.11) (Sections 6.2.1, 6.11)
- Pets
- Yes, up to two dogs, cats, parakeets or similar household birds per Lot as domestic pets (Section 3.15 (Page 10))
- Leasing & rentals
- Leasing of a Residential Unit by the Owner is not considered a trade or business (implied allowed); Lessee has right to use Common Area during lease term (Sections 3.14 (last sentence), 4.1.2)
- Parking & vehicles
- No truck, mobile home, travel trailer, camper, recreational vehicle, boat, boat trailer, or similar equipment may be parked/kept on any Lot or Common Area or street so as to be Visible From Neighboring Property without ARC approval; excepti (Section 3.19)
- Architectural approval
- All Improvements (construction, installation, addition, alteration, repair, change, or replacement that alters exterior appearance) require prior written approval of Architectural Committee; also excavation and grading require approval (Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4)
- Home business
- Allowed within a Residential Unit if: (i) not apparent/detectable by sight, sound, or smell from outside, (ii) conforms to zoning, (iii) does not involve persons coming onto Lot or door-to-door solicitation, (iv) consistent with residential (Section 3.14)
- Signs & flags
- No signs visible from Neighboring Property except: (i) signs required by legal proceedings; (ii) residence identification signs with ARC approval; (iii) one 'For Sale' sign with ARC approval (Section 3.17 (Page 10))
- Setbacks / home size
- All Residential Units shall be one-story with a maximum height of twenty-four (24) feet measured from existing natural grade on each Lot (Section 3.28)
- Maintenance
- Association manages, maintains, repairs, and replaces Areas of Association Responsibility (Common Area and other defined areas). Each Owner is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and replacing his Lot and all improvements thereon, excep (Sections 7.1, 7.2)
- Insurance
- Association shall maintain comprehensive general liability insurance including medical payments, in amount determined by Board but not less than $1,000,000, to cover occurrences for death, bodily injury, and property damage (Section 8.1.1)
- Use restrictions
- All Residential Units shall be used exclusively for residential use by a Single Family (Section 3.14 (Page 14-15))
- Voting & meetings
- Class A (all Owners except Declarant) one vote per Lot owned; Class B (Declarant) three votes per Lot owned until conversion to Class A when Class A votes equal or exceed Class B or Declarant relinquishes (Section 5.7)
- Amendments
- Section 9.3 "Amendments" is referenced but text is not fully provided; instrument must be recorded; specific vote requirement not stated in excerpt (Section 9.3 (reference in Table of Conte)
Collections & enforcement records
9homes with liens*
10liens filed
1money judgment
1collection lawsuit
1997–2016years active
$595median amount claimed (10 priced filings)
Public records show 12 enforcement filings by this association between 1997 and 2016.
*Distinct properties liened, not filings — one home may be liened repeatedly over the years, so this counts the homes affected.
Source: Maricopa County Recorder and Maricopa County Superior Court public indexes.
About this HOA
Sabino Estates is a homeowners association in Phoenix, AZ.
HOAproxy has 3 documents on file for Sabino Estates: 2 amendments and 1 CC&R. Last updated 2026-07-18.