Bethany Dunes

Key facts from Bethany Dunes's documents

Reflects the 1980 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Single-family residential homeowners association (Article I, Definition A; Article VI Sect)

Legal name

Bethany Dunes Homeowners Association, Inc. (Article I, Definition A)

Units / lots

At least 28 lots (references to Lots 1-28) (Article VI Section 11(a) mentions Lots 8)

Governing law

Delaware Code (6 Del. C. § 2301, 7 Del. C. Chapter 68, 23 Del. C. § 1707) (Article V Section 7; Article VI Section )

Assessments & dues

Maximum $400 per lot per year initially (Article V, Section 3)

Special assessments

May be levied for capital improvements and operating reserves, must be approved by two-thirds of Class A membership (Article V, Section 5)

Pets

Domestic cats and dogs and traditional household pets permitted unless they become noxious, dangerous, unsightly or unpleasant (Article VI, Section 16)

Fences

Boundary fence maximum height 5 feet; no fence within front setback; height, design, and location must be approved by Association (Article VI, Section 15)

Home business

No business or trade of any description allowed on any Lot (Article VI, Section 6)

Signs & flags

No signs or advertising without written permission of Association (Article VI, Section 10)

Setbacks / home size

1,400 square feet exclusive of porches, breezeways, carports, garages, terraces, stoops; for multilevel, at least one floor must have 1,400 sq ft (Article VI, Section 19 (first instance))

Use restrictions

All Lots shall be used for residential purposes exclusively; only one detached single-family dwelling per Lot (Article VI, Section 4)

Voting & meetings

One vote per Lot; Class A members are all Lot Owners (Article II, Section 2(a))

Amendments

Declaration may be amended by vote or written consent of two-thirds of Lot Owners; amendment must be recorded in Sussex County (Article VII, Section 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.