Beacon Court Owners Association

Key facts from Beacon Court Owners Association's documents

Reflects the 2004 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Beacon Court Owners Association

Units / lots

14 (Lots 2 through 15 inclusive in Phase 1) (Recital A, Recital B)

Developer / declarant

VISTAR HOMES, LLC, a California limited liability company (Recital A, Section 1.9)

Governing law

California Civil Code Section 1351(k) (Planned Development), and other sections including 1354, 1365, 1367.1, 434.5 of Government Code, etc. (Recital E, Section 4.3, 4.9, 6.21)

Assessments & dues

Determined annually by Board based on budget (Section 4.2(a))

Special assessments

May be levied by Board for emergencies or when funds inadequate; also individual special assessment to bring Owner into compliance (non-lien) (Section 4.2(a), 4.4)

Collections & liens

Assessment lien created upon recordation of notice of delinquency; may be foreclosed like a mortgage or by non-judicial sale under Civil Code 2924 et seq.; subordinate to first mortgage (Section 4.9, 4.10)

Reserves & fees

Required as part of regular assessments for periodic maintenance, repair, replacement of Common Area and Common Maintenance Area (Section 4.1, 4.2(a))

Pets

Dogs, cats, fish, tropical birds, and other typical household pets allowed; no commercial breeding, no unreasonable quantities, must comply with ordinances; animals must be kept in enclosure or on leash (Section 6.20)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, with written lease or rental agreement; minimum term of 30 days (Section 6.14)

Parking & vehicles

Prohibited from parking or storage within Properties except in enclosed garage or behind privacy fence; Transitory Use allowed for loading/unloading/deliveries/emergency repairs up to 24 hours in any 7 consecutive days (Section 6.15(a))

Fences

Perimeter fencing installed by Declarant cannot be removed or altered; repair/replacement with similar materials with Board approval; replacement fencing must be substantially identical; all fencing must comply with Fence and Wall Plan Exhi (Section 6.25)

Home business

Home-office permitted if no external evidence, conforms to ordinances, no patron visits, not detectable by sight/sound/smell, consistent with residential character (Section 6.14)

Signs & flags

One sign for sale/lease of customary size; noncommercial signs up to 9 sq ft; noncommercial flags/banners up to 15 sq ft; US flag allowed as per law; Declarant may use promotional signs (Section 6.21)

Maintenance

Owner responsible for maintenance of Lot and improvements within Lot; Association responsible for Common Area (Private Street) and Common Maintenance Area (as described in Article VIII); Association also responsible for slopes, drainage fac (Article VI, Article VIII)

Use restrictions

All Lots shall be used solely for single-family residential use; renting or leasing allowed with minimum 30-day term; no commercial uses except home-office under conditions (Section 6.14)

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (Owners, 1 vote per Lot); Class B (Declarant, 3 votes per Lot, converts to Class A upon earlier of 2 years after first conveyance to Purchaser in a Phase or 4 years after first conveyance in Phase 1) (Section 3.2)

Amendments

Article XIII: By Declarant initially; later by Members; requires approval of City; certain amendments require Mortgagee approval; no amendment without Declarant's written consent while Declarant owns more than 5 Lots for development (Section 13.3)

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