Holland Mills

Key facts from Holland Mills's documents

Reflects the 2009 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Holland Mills Property Owners Association, Inc. (Article I.A, page 1)

Developer / declarant

Walker Road Development L.L.C.

Assessments & dues

Set by Board; first assessment year July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009; due within 30 days of fixing; must be paid in full by December 31 if not paid in installments (Article V, Sections 3 and 4, page 6)

Special assessments

May be levied for capital improvements, repair/replacement of common areas, operating reserves; uniform rate per lot; applicable only for that year (Article V, Section 6, page 7)

Collections & liens

Assessment constitutes a continuing lien on the Lot; may be foreclosed; personal obligation also exists; lien subordinate to first mortgage; foreclosure of first mortgage extinguishes lien for prior assessments (Article V, Sections 1, 9, 10, pages 5-8)

Reserves & fees

Association may establish operating reserve funds and reserve funds for repair and replacement; Developer not responsible for portion related to reserves until 80% lots transferred (Article V, Section 2 (purpose: operating)

Pets

Only domestic household pets; must live indoors in house or garage; no outdoor kennels (Article VI, Section 22, page 13)

Parking & vehicles

No trucks, campers, motor homes, dump trucks or vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds GVW on any Lot, roadway or Common Area except for construction/maintenance of residences and Common Areas (Article VI, Section 15 (last sentence), )

Fences

No fence except as provided in Holland Mills Architectural Guidelines; no chain link fences permitted (Article VI, Section 14 (two sections num)

Architectural approval

Yes; Holland Mills Architectural Review Committee (HMARC) must approve all buildings, structures, fences, walls, additions, changes, landscaping; $50 review fee (Article VI, Section 6(a), page 10)

Home business

Prohibited; no trade or business of any description on any Lot (Article VI, Section 5, page 10)

Signs & flags

No signs, notice or advertising without written permission of Developer and/or Association; exception for Developer's sale signs (Article VI, Section 9, page 11)

Setbacks / home size

Front: 25 feet from front lot line; Side: 10 feet from side lines; Rear: 20 feet from rear line (Article VI, Section 10(a)-(d), page 11)

Use restrictions

All Lots shall be used for residential purposes exclusively; no structure other than one detached single unit dwelling, one attached or detached garage, and one accessory building (Article VI, Section 3, page 9)

Voting & meetings

One vote per Lot owned; if multiple owners, they determine how to cast the single vote; votes taken by written ballot (Article II, Section 2, page 3)

Amendments

By vote or written consent of 70% of eligible votes; amendment must be recorded in Sussex County Recorder of Deeds (Article VII, Section 1, page 13-14)

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