Turners Point

Key facts from Turners Point's documents

Community type

subdivision (Plan of subdivision entitled 'Turner's P)

Legal name

TURNER'S POINT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

Assessments & dues

$100 membership fee (one-time) and $50 per year homeowners association fee (Section 2)

Collections & liens

Association may record a lien on real or personal property for unpaid assessments; also for violation removal costs plus interest at legal rate and attorney's fees (Sections 7, 12) (Sections 2, 7, 12)

Reserves & fees

Failure to pay within 30 days of due date allows Association to record a lien; reasonable attorney's fees for collection (Section 2)

Pets

Yes; domesticated cats and dogs (maximum 2) and horses permitted (Sections 12, 13)

Parking & vehicles

Prohibited (Section 20(d): 'No motor vehicle shall b)

Fences

Solid fences, hedges or walls forward of front building line prohibited; horse fencing must be approved by ARC for strength, security, appearance (Sections 12, 13)

Architectural approval

Yes; no structure or building without prior written approval of plans by Homeowners Association; exterior treatments, colors, outbuildings must be approved in writing by Architectural Review Committee (Sections 7, 8)

Solar & roof

Minimum roof pitch 4/12 on street side; all attached porches, garages and barns must have 4/12 pitch; roof covering: slate, cedar shakes, tile, or asphalt (265 lbs or heavier); sample to ARC. All exterior colors approved by ARC by submittin (Section 8)

Signs & flags

No advertising or display signs except: (1) building contractors' signs during construction, (2) 'Sample Home' signs and subdivision signs with no size limit, (3) name and occupation signs not exceeding 300 sq inches; may be placed on front (Section 3)

Setbacks / home size

Side yards: 20 feet; rear yard: 15 feet; street side: 50 feet; also subject to Sussex County set-back requirements. When two or more lots combined, interior set-backs only apply to common boundary with adjoining lots (Section 9)

Maintenance

Street maintenance: developer responsible until 75% lots sold, then lot owners; Association collects assessments for maintenance. Owner responsible for lot appearance. Developer not obligated to improve or maintain roads, etc; if not state- (Sections 18(c), 20(a), 21)

Use restrictions

Yes; subdivision is a 'residential area of high standards' and each dwelling house is for 'residential uses and purposes' (Sections 1, 5)

Voting & meetings

Each lot owner has one vote per unimproved lot; improved property gets two votes per lot owned; proxy and absentee votes allowed; majority of votes required to elect officers; majority of owners can amend covenants (Sections 16, 20(g))

Amendments

By vote or written consent of majority of owners of all lots in Turner's Point (Section 20(g))

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