North Rios Homeowners Association

Key facts from North Rios Homeowners Association's documents

Reflects the 1997 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

NORTH RIOS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION (Section 1.03)

Developer / declarant

Rios Drive Associates (First page (Declarant))

Governing law

California Civil Code Section 1350 et seq. (Common Interest Development Act) (Recitals C)

Assessments & dues

Board sets annual assessment each fiscal year; failure to set continues prior year's amount. Includes reserve portion. (Section 4.03 A)

Special assessments

Board may levy for unexpected costs, insufficient funds, capital improvements, etc. Must be allocated same as regular assessments. (Section 4.03 B)

Collections & liens

Association may record notice of delinquent assessment, creating lien superior to all but taxes and first mortgages. Foreclosure by court or trustee sale per Civil Code sections. Owner notified via certified mail before lien recorded. (Section 4.10)

Reserves & fees

Required; separate account; cannot be used for non-repair/replacement without majority owner consent. (Section 4.03 A)

Pets

Yes: reasonable number of usual household pets (e.g., dog or cat) not for commercial purposes; must be kept under control. No animals causing annoyance. (Section 7.08)

Parking & vehicles

Street parking spaces remain available; garage/carport space may not be converted to other use; owners to use garages/carports; garage doors closed except when in use; Association may adopt parking rules. (Section 7.04)

Architectural approval

Committee must approve or disapprove within 30 days after submission; if not, approval is deemed given. (Section 6.02)

Home business

Allowed with limitations: office use with desk, phone, address; no unreasonable clients/deliveries; no interference with quiet enjoyment. (Section 7.05)

Insurance

Casualty on Association property; comprehensive general liability ($2M for ≤100 lots, $3M for >100 lots); workers compensation; fidelity bonds; flood if in special hazard area; officers/directors liability; other insurance as Board deems ne (Section 5.01 B)

Use restrictions

Lots to be used for residential purposes only by owners, tenants, social guests. Declarant may use for model/sales office until last lot sold or 3 years from first sale. (Section 7.01)

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (owners, one vote per lot) and Class B (Declarant, triple votes per lot). After conversion, all lots have same voting rights. (Section 3.04)

Amendments

Amendments require membership vote (specifics not detailed); certain sections require consent of first lenders (Section 8.05) and 67% vote plus 51% of first mortgage holders (Section 4.09). (Sections 4.09, 8.04, 8.05)

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