The Forest Homeowners Association, Inc.

Key facts from The Forest Homeowners Association, Inc.'s documents

Community type

Forest Lakes Village is a condominium (condominium ownership); Gulf Gate East is a homeowners association (homeowners' association) (Type evident from document titles and st)

Units / lots

393 total voting members (as of 2008) for Gulf Gate East (First Amendment: 'more than 197 of the v)

Governing law

Florida Condominium Act (Chapter 718, Florida Statutes) (Forest Lakes amendment: 'pursuant to Sec)

Assessments & dues

Maximum annual assessment for 2005 was $150.00 per lot for Gulf Gate East. (Declaration Article IV Section 3: 'For t)

Special assessments

Special assessments for capital improvements may be levied with assent of majority of all voting members of all units of Gulf Gate East. (Declaration Article IV Section 4: 'provi)

Collections & liens

Annual and special assessments, with interest, costs, and attorneys' fees, are a continuing lien on the property; Association may foreclose the lien; personal obligation of owner at time assessment fell due. (Declaration Article IV Sections 1 and 8)

Reserves & fees

Not explicitly stated in extracted text; but assessments not paid within 30 days after due date bear interest from due date at maximum rate permitted by law. (Declaration Article IV Section 8: 'Any a)

Pets

Cats, dogs, and other household pets may be kept, provided not for commercial purposes and not a nuisance. (Declaration Article VI Section 10)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, homeowners may lease their property (implied from Section 19 Non-owner Residents). (First Amendment (Article VI, Section 19))

Parking & vehicles

Vehicles used for personal purposes with no commercial markings permitted to be parked on paved streets or paved driveways. No parking that blocks sidewalk. (Declaration Article VI Section 12 (origi)

Fences

Walls, hedges, fences, cages allowed: within side lot lines between front/back setback lines; surrounding immediate perimeter of terrace/patio and attached to dwelling; not over 6 feet high within setback lines; must have 'Finished' side fa (Declaration Article VI Section 11 (origi)

Signs & flags

Only 'For Sale', 'Open House', 'Yard Sale', and business signs while work is performed; max size 24”x24”; limited times; Board may remove non-compliant signs after 30 days; no other signs except those placed by Board. (Declaration Article VI Section 14)

Setbacks / home size

All reconstructed dwellings and additions must comply with original setback regulations or Sarasota County Zoning Code as of date of application, whichever greater. (Declaration Article VI Section 18)

Use restrictions

All of subdivision known and described as residential property; no more than one detached single-family dwelling per lot. (Declaration Article VI Section 1)

Voting & meetings

Each owner of a lot is a member; one vote per lot for Gulf Gate East. (Declaration Article III Section 2: 'Owne)

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