Smith Manor

What Smith Manor's governing documents say

Smith Manor is a condominium in Phoenix, Arizona, with three units where you own your individual unit's interior and share the building structure and grounds through the Association. Common expenses—building maintenance, utilities, insurance, and landscaping—are split equally among the three units. As a unit owner or resident, you must use your unit exclusively as a residence and follow architectural review requirements and common-area rules.

• What you own & maintain: You own your unit's interior (unfinished wall surfaces, finished floors, ceilings, doors, and windows); the Association maintains the building structure, exterior, and common grounds. Each unit pays an equal share (one-third) of common expenses for building maintenance, insurance, utilities (except individually metered ones), and landscaping.
• Leasing & rentals: You may lease your unit to tenants; during the lease term, tenants have access to common areas, but you (as a non-resident owner) cannot use common areas until the lease ends. The document does not specify a minimum lease term.
• Renovations & modifications: Most changes to your unit require prior written Board approval; if not approved within 45 days, the request is deemed disapproved, and the Board can refuse based on aesthetics alone or impose conditions like construction deposits or liability insurance. Non-structural interior changes like painting or flooring don't need approval if they don't affect building systems.
• Residential use & business activity: Your unit must be used exclusively as a residence by a "single family" (related occupants or four or more unrelated persons). Home-based businesses are permitted if discreet (not apparent from outside), limited to one non-resident employee, compliant with zoning, and not generating excessive traffic or parking.
• Antennas & satellite dishes: Satellite and broadcast antennas up to one meter in size require Board approval for location to minimize visibility. Installation must use a tripod on a patio (not attached to building walls) and cannot exceed the patio railing by more than three feet.
• Utilities & electrical usage: All utilities not separately metered to individual units are paid by the Association as a common expense. You cannot overload electrical wiring or operate equipment in ways that create unreasonable disturbance; hot water heater maintenance is your responsibility to prevent damage to units below.
• Declarant control period & developer rights: The developer retains special rights during the control period (ending by December 31, 2025 at the latest), including control over access gates, exclusive use of clubhouse space, parking reservation, and operation of model and sales offices.

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.