The Ascent at the Phoenician Condominium

Key facts from The Ascent at the Phoenician Condominium's documents

Reflects the 2020 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

planned community (Recital L and Section 2.1)

Developer / declarant

Ascent Builders, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (Opening paragraph (page 6))

Governing law

Arizona Planned Communities Act, A.R.S. § 33-1801, et seq. (Section 1.1)

Assessments & dues

By Board preparation of budget and levy of Regular Assessments; Special Assessments also allowed (Article 7, Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3)

Special assessments

Permitted under Section 7.3 (Section 7.3)

Collections & liens

Assessment Lien granted to secure unpaid Regular and Special Assessments; remedies include foreclosure (Section 7.8) (Sections 1.7, 7.8)

Reserves & fees

Reasonable reserves required (Section 7.13) (Section 7.13)

Pets

Yes, reasonable number of dogs, cats, small birds, or commonly accepted household pets only (Section 4.3.1)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, leasing of a Residential Unit is not considered a trade or business (Section 4.10)

Parking & vehicles

Parking priority: Garage, then driveway, then driveway expansion, then street (6 a.m. to midnight only). Street parking prohibited midnight to 6 a.m. (Section 4.5.3)

Architectural approval

Yes (Section 4.22: Improvements and alterations; approval required; specific process not fully provided) (Section 4.22)

Solar & roof

Solar energy device requires prior written approval if Visible From Neighboring Property; Association may adopt reasonable rules (Section 4.7)

Home business

Allowed if: not detectable outside unit, legal, no customer visits, no employees except occupant, no increased traffic, no hazardous materials, etc. (Section 4.1 (a)-(i))

Signs & flags

Subject to Section 4.23 (text not fully provided); Declarant may install signs during marketing (Section 3.4.1) (Section 4.23 and 3.4.1)

Setbacks / home size

Building setbacks established by Legal Requirements (Section 2.6.3) (Section 2.6.3)

Maintenance

Association maintains Areas of Association Responsibility (Front Yard Area, etc.) under Article 5; Owners maintain their Lots per Section 5.4, including interior of Residential Unit and portions not maintained by Association (Article 5, especially Sections 5.2, 5.3,)

Use restrictions

Community shall be used exclusively for residential use or uses ancillary thereto; trade or business prohibited except home businesses meeting conditions (Section 4.1)

Voting & meetings

Each Lot has one vote; a Surviving Lot of fully combined Lots has two votes; co-owners share one vote per Lot (Section 2.8.1 and 2.8.2)

Amendments

Amendment permitted under Section 13.5; Declarant has certain amendment rights during Period of Declarant Control (Section 1.24(b)-(d)) (Section 13.5, Section 1.24)

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