Southern Dunes Master Community Association

What Southern Dunes Master Community Association's governing documents say

Southern Dunes is a single-family home community in Haines City, FL governed by a Master Community Association. The rules bind all homeowners (not renters) and cover lot uses, building limits, vehicles, and property maintenance. The text includes the community's governing declaration plus later board policy documents that modify specific rules.

• Animals & pets: Only common household pets—no horses, cattle, pigs, goats, poultry, or fowl. Pets must be leashed when off the owner's lot and cannot roam unattended. The board may set rules on type and number of pets.
• Business & home occupations: No commercial or business activity is allowed on the property, except for short-term or long-term rentals (which are specifically permitted) and certain approved home-based businesses.
• Leasing & rentals: Rentals (short- or long-term) are allowed and the rental-use provision overrides any conflicting rules. Business enterprises involving animal care or treatment are not permitted.
• Vehicles & parking: All commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers, motorhomes, motorcycles, and boats must be parked inside an enclosed garage at all times. Motorcycles must be in the garage by 7pm. No on-street parking of boats, RVs, or large trailers; temporary parking for loading (4-hour limit) is allowed.
• Architectural review (DRC): Any fence, wall, exterior lighting, sign, air conditioner, mailbox, or other exterior change requires prior written approval from the Design Review Committee. Fences over 6 feet or within 40 feet of water bodies need special approval. All fences must be painted or stained at least every two years.
• Minimum dwelling size: Detached single-family homes must be at least 1,050 square feet (under air conditioning) on lots with frontage of 70 feet or less, and at least 1,400 square feet on lots wider than 70 feet.
• Maintenance & landscaping: Owners must keep their lot's setback areas, yards, walkways, driveways, parking areas, and drainage swales neat and free of debris. All landscaped areas must be kept live, healthy, watered, and trimmed; dead or damaged plants must be replaced promptly.
• Signs: No signs visible from the street without DRC approval, except standard real estate signs no larger than 2 ft by 3 ft used for sale or lease.

Plain-language summary generated from the governing documents on file for this community. It may be incomplete and is not legal advice — read the full documents below or consult the official recorded versions.