St. Paul's Commons Homeowners Association

Key facts from St. Paul's Commons Homeowners Association's documents

Reflects the 1999 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

condominium (Section 2.1: 'This Development is a cond)

Developer / declarant

School House Associates, LLC, a California limited liability company (Section 1.11; Recitals)

Governing law

California Civil Code section 1351(f) (condominium project) (Section 2.1; Recitals paragraph B)

Assessments & dues

Annual Regular Assessment established and levied by the Board (Section 6.2); budget and allocation described in Article 6 (Section 6.2; Section 5.6(i))

Special assessments

Permitted (Section 6.4); also additional special assessment for casualty losses (Section 9.4) (Section 6.4; Section 9.4)

Collections & liens

The Association may record a lien on the Owner's Condominium for delinquent assessments and may foreclose (Section 6.10) (Section 6.10)

Reserves & fees

Reserves and Reserves Study required (Section 6.3) (Section 6.3)

Pets

Normal and customary household pets allowed (Section 3.6)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, with conditions (Section 3.2)

Architectural approval

Architectural Review Committee approval required for alterations, modifications, or additions (Article 7); also for landscaping installation (Section 4.1) (Section 7.1; Section 3.14; Section 4.1)

Home business

Permitted if office use, primary use residence, no advertising, no customers/clients on regular basis; subject to Board rules (Section 3.1)

Signs & flags

Only signs for sale/rent (max 2.5 ft x 2.5 ft, inside window or designated area), political signs inside window, or signs approved by Board (Section 3.8)

Maintenance

Association maintains roofs (Section 4.2); but Owners with Exclusive Use Common Area decks must prevent damage to roof (Section 3.17) (Section 4.2; Section 3.17)

Use restrictions

Each Condominium shall be used for residential purposes only; no business, commercial, etc. except limited office use (primary residence, no sign, no customers/clients regularly) (Section 3.1)

Voting & meetings

Class A (all Owners except Declarant): one vote per Condominium. Class B (Declarant): three votes per Condominium owned. Class B converts to Class A upon first to occur of (a) total Class A votes equal Class B votes, or (b) second anniversa (Section 5.4)

Amendments

After close of first sale, amendment requires approval of Owners (percentage not specified in excerpt) and possibly Mortgagees (Article 11); before close of first sale, Declarant may amend (Section 11.1) (Section 11.2; Section 11.1)

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