Dr Horton

Key facts from Dr Horton's documents

Reflects the 2001 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Single-family residential subdivision (Recitals; definition of Unit)

Legal name

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF SOMERSET SUBDIVISION, INC. (Article I, Section 1.3)

Developer / declarant

D.R. Horton, Inc.

Governing law

Not subject to Georgia Property Owners’ Association Act (O.C.G.A. §44-3-220) or Georgia Condominium Act (Preamble page 7)

Assessments & dues

Set annually by Board; uniform rate per Unit; first assessment adjusted for months remaining in fiscal year (Article VIII, Sections 8.3, 8.8)

Special assessments

May be levied for unbudgeted expenses; if exceeds General Assessment in a fiscal year, requires majority vote of Members and Declarant consent (if owns property); levied equally on all Units (Article VIII, Section 8.5)

Collections & liens

Lien for delinquent assessments; superior except taxes and first Mortgage; may foreclose like a mortgage; Association may bid at sale (Article VIII, Section 8.7)

Reserves & fees

Board may establish reserve budget; not mandatory; if reserves insufficient, Special Assessments may be levied (Article VIII, Section 8.4)

Architectural approval

Approval required for any structure, improvement, exterior alteration, painting, fence modification, landscaping changes; interior modifications not visible from outside exempt (Article IX, Section 9.1)

Maintenance

Association: Common Area, recreational amenities, open space, landscaping in rights-of-way, lakes, drainage systems; Owner: Unit and improvements, unless otherwise assigned (Article V, Sections 5.1, 5.2)

Insurance

Deductible treated as Common Expense unless caused by negligence of Owner, then specific assessment (Article VI, Section 6.1(b))

Use restrictions

Implicit; Unit defined as intended for single-family residence (Article I, Section 1.24)

Voting & meetings

One vote per Unit; if multiple owners, they determine how vote is cast; vote suspended if more than one person seeks to exercise it (Article III, Section 3.3)

Amendments

Requires vote of Members representing 67% of total votes and Declarant consent as long as Declarant owns property (Article XV, Section 15.2)

Amenities

Declarant may construct tennis courts, pool, bathhouse, viewing areas; not required; nonmember use allowed at Declarant's discretion (Article II, Section 2.5)

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