Rancho Trinidad

Key facts from Rancho Trinidad's documents

Reflects the 1998 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Single-family residential subdivision with homeowners association (Section 1.39, Article 3)

Developer / declarant

Marston-Keith Company, Inc. (Developer) and Legendary Homes, Inc. (Legendary) (Body of Declaration, page 5)

Assessments & dues

Determined annually by Board; budget adopted and owners notified not less than 30 days prior to commencement (Section 8.03)

Special assessments

Special Assessments allowed for capital improvements and unexpected expenses (Section 8.01, 8.04)

Collections & liens

Assessment Lien created on Lot for unpaid assessments, with personal obligation of Owner at time due. Enforcement provisions in Article 8 (further details not excerpted). (Section 8.01, 8.11)

Reserves & fees

Annual budget includes reserve for contingencies and replacements in amounts determined by Board (Section 8.03)

Pets

Yes, reasonable number of generally recognized household pets allowed; no commercial breeding (Section 3.05)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, only entire Living Units may be leased; no transient/hotel purposes; lease must be in writing and subject to Declaration (Section 3.18)

Parking & vehicles

Vehicles only in garages or on paved driveways; guest/invitee parking on roadway temporary (max 6 hours) and not overnight; all motor vehicles kept in garages if sufficient capacity (Section 3.06)

Fences

Walls (other than perimeter fences included as Areas of Association Responsibility) maintained by Owner. Walls on boundary line between Lot and Common Area: Owner maintains, except Association maintains side facing Common Area. See Section (Section 6.07)

Architectural approval

All Improvements and Landscaping on Lots require prior written approval of Committee in accordance with Architectural and Landscaping Standards (Section 4.01)

Solar & roof

Exterior color scheme of any improvements requires prior written approval of Committee (Section 4.01); no specific roof/paint further restrictions excerpted (Section 4.01)

Home business

Permitted within Living Unit provided: not apparent from outside, conforms to zoning, no routine employees (except family members), no solicitation, consistent with residential character, and no guest house used as office (Section 3.01)

Signs & flags

Limited to: legal required signs, address signs (max 84 sq in combined), developer/builder sign, builder sales signs, one for-sale/for-rent sign (max 24x24), project signage, and other signs approved by Committee. All require Committee appr (Section 3.08)

Maintenance

Association maintains Common Areas and Areas of Association Responsibility (including Common Areas, perimeter fences, access gates, certain rights-of-way). Owner maintains Lot, Improvements, Landscaping, paved surfaces, etc. (Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03)

Insurance

Article 11 governs insurance; Association may maintain insurance (Section 7.04.C). Full text of Article 11 not excerpted. (Table of Contents Article 11, Section 7.)

Use restrictions

Each Lot improved and used exclusively for Single Family Residential Use (Section 3.01)

Voting & meetings

Three classes: Class A (Owners) – no vote until Class B ends, then one vote per Lot; Class B (Declarants) – exclusive control until termination events; Class C (Original Owner) – no voting rights (Section 7.03)

Amendments

Section 14.01 referenced in Table of Contents. Specific amendment provisions: Class B Members may amend Declaration as necessary for replat without other consent (Section 3.16). (Section 3.16, Table of Contents Section )

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