Southern Vistas
Homeowners association — you own your lot and home; the association maintains common areas and enforces covenants.
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What Southern Vistas's governing documents say
Southern Vistas is a master-planned single-family community in Phoenix, Arizona, governed by a homeowners association. As a lot owner, you own your home and property; the association owns and maintains the common areas and enforces extensive covenants through an architectural review process, assessments, and fines.
- What you own & maintain: You own your individual lot and dwelling unit outright. The association owns and maintains all common areas (landscaping, roads, drainage, rights-of-way) and carries master insurance for those areas.
- Architectural review: Before making any external changes to your home — modifications, additions, new landscaping, or other improvements visible from neighboring properties — you must submit plans to the architectural committee for approval.
- Assessments & financial obligations: The association levies annual assessments to fund common area maintenance, plus special assessments for unexpected expenses and capital reserve contributions for major repairs or replacements (items valued over $1,000 with a 3+ year lifespan). Unpaid assessments become liens against your property.
- Enforcement & suspension of rights: Violations of the covenants can trigger fines and suspension of your common-area use and voting rights for up to 60 days; if violations aren't corrected, successive 60-day suspension periods follow. The association cannot restrict your access to your own lot.
- Dispute resolution: Disputes with the association are resolved through mandatory binding arbitration rather than court litigation.
- What this document doesn't cover: This excerpt omits the specific text of many use restrictions listed in Article 4 (pets, vehicles, landscaping, leasing, party walls, and others), which appear in the Association Rules or Architectural Committee Rules.
Key facts from Southern Vistas's documents
- Community type
- Planned residential community consisting of single-family dwelling units (Recital E and Section 4.1)
- Developer / declarant
- Lennar Arizona, Inc. (Opening paragraph)
- Governing law
- Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S. § 33-1803, § 33-1808(G)(2), § 33-741 et seq.) (Section 8.1.1 (reference to A.R.S. § 33-)
- Assessments & dues
- Board prepares an annual budget and imposes Annual Assessments against each Membership (see Section 8.5.1, 8.5.3). Special assessments may also be imposed (Section 8.6). (Section 8.5.1 (Right to Impose Annual As)
- Special assessments
- Yes, Special Assessments and Special Service Area Assessments are authorized (Sections 8.6.1, 8.6.2). (Section 8.6.1 (Special Assessment) and S)
- Collections & liens
- An Assessment Lien is created against a Lot for unpaid assessments; foreclosure is a remedy (Sections 8.2.1, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 8.2.5). (Sections 8.2.1, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 8.2.5)
- Reserves & fees
- A Capital Reserve Fund is established (Section 8.9.1); Reserve Contributions are required from Purchasers (Section 8.9.2); Declarant/Designated Builders exempt (Section 8.9.3). (Sections 8.9.1, 8.9.2, 8.9.3)
- Pets
- Yes, reasonable number of generally recognized house or yard pets allowed. Board determines reasonableness and what qualifies as house/yard pet. (Section 4.2)
- Leasing & rentals
- Yes, Section 4.22 (title) indicates leasing is addressed; tenants must comply with documents. (Section 4.22 (title: "Leasing; Obligatio)
- Architectural approval
- Yes, any construction, modification, or change of appearance requires prior written approval of Architectural Committee (Article 5). (Section 5.1 (Approval Required))
- Home business
- Allowed subject to conditions in Section 4.1: not detectable from outside, conforms to zoning, no door-to-door solicitation (except political between sunrise and sunset with identification), no drive-up traffic, consistent with residential (Section 4.1(a)-(e))
- Maintenance
- Association maintains Association Maintained Areas (Common Areas, public rights-of-way, designated areas); Owners maintain Lots and improvements. (Article 12 (title and Section 12.1 Assoc)
- Use restrictions
- Lots and Dwelling Units shall be used exclusively for single-family residential purposes; limited home business allowed under strict conditions (no visibility/noise/smell, conforms to zoning, no door-to-door solicitation except political ac (Section 4.1)
- Voting & meetings
- Each Member has a right to vote as provided in Article 7; membership is tied to ownership of a Lot. (Section 7.1 (Owners of Lots are Members))
- Amendments
- During Declarant Control Period, Declarant may amend unilaterally (Recital B, Section 15.2.2); after, amendments require Owner vote as per Article 15.2. (Recital B and Section 15.2 (referenced i)
Collections & enforcement records
Public records show 9 enforcement filings by this association between 2020 and 2024.
*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
Southern Vistas is a homeowners association in Phoenix, AZ.
HOAproxy has 3 documents on file for Southern Vistas: 2 amendments and 1 CC&R. Last updated 2026-07-18.