Desert Vista Terrace Homeowners Association

Key facts from Desert Vista Terrace Homeowners Association's documents

Reflects the 2003 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

homeowners_association (Article 1.12 'Association' means the Des)

Developer / declarant

D. R. Horton, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and their respective successors or assigns (Article 1.18 'Developer(s)')

Assessments & dues

Maximum Annual Assessment for each Lot: $20.97 (initial year) (Section 6.2.3(i))

Special assessments

Association may levy Special Assessments against each Lot subject to assessment, provided approved by vote of Members entitled to cast at least 2/3 of votes (Section 6.5)

Collections & liens

Assessments, interest, late charges, costs, and attorney's fees constitute a continuing lien on the Lot; Association may foreclose; lien has priority over all liens except tax liens, municipal assessments, and first mortgages (Article 6, Sections 6.1, 6.9.3)

Reserves & fees

Board assesses for maintenance reserves; Association may carry surplus funds (Sections 6.2.1, 6.12)

Pets

Reasonable number of dogs, cats, common domestic birds (including parakeets, cockatiels, parrots), and similar household pets kept solely as domestic pets and not for commercial purposes (Section 3.12)

Leasing & rentals

Not explicitly prohibited; Section 4.1.2 addresses rights of Lessees, implying leasing is permitted (Section 4.1.2)

Parking & vehicles

No automobile or other motor vehicle shall be parked on any road or street in the Project, except guests' vehicles may park for not more than forty-eight (48) hours during any seven-day period (Section 3.17.2)

Fences

Boundary walls between two Lots are boundary walls; Owners must obtain written consent of adjoining Owner before modifying, adding to, or rebuilding any boundary wall; walls on boundary between Lot and public right-of-way maintained by Asso (Sections 7.5, 7.6.3)

Architectural approval

No excavation, grading, construction, installation, addition, alteration, repair, change, or other work altering exterior appearance shall be done without prior written approval of the Architectural Committee (Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2)

Solar & roof

Exterior color scheme changes require Architectural Committee approval (Section 3.1.2)

Home business

Business activity permitted within a Residential Unit if: (i) not detectable by sight, sound, or smell from outside; (ii) conforms to zoning; (iii) no customer visits or door-to-door solicitation; (iv) consistent with residential character (Section 3.11)

Signs & flags

No signs whatsoever except: (i) signs required by legal proceedings; (ii) residence identification signs approved by ARC; (iii) one 'For Sale' sign approved by ARC; (iv) other signs approved by ARC (Section 3.14)

Maintenance

Not explicitly specified; Owner responsible for all Improvements on Lot, which would include roof (Section 7.2)

Insurance

Association shall maintain comprehensive general liability insurance (not less than $1,000,000), property insurance on all Areas of Association Responsibility (100% replacement value), workers' compensation insurance, and other appropriate (Section 8.1)

Use restrictions

All Residential Units shall be used exclusively for residential use by a Single Family (Section 3.11)

Voting & meetings

Class A members: one vote per Lot owned; Class B member (Declarant): three votes per Lot owned until conversion (Section 5.7 (i) and (ii))

Amendments

Material provisions of Declaration, Articles, or Bylaws relating to specified matters require approval of Eligible Mortgage Holders holding at least 51% of votes allocated to Lots subject to First Mortgages (Section 9.3.1)

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