John West

Key facts from John West's documents

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Westbrook Homeowners Association, Inc. (Section 1.3)

Developer / declarant

JOHN WEST DEVELOPMENT CORP., a Georgia corporation (Opening paragraph and Section 1.9)

Governing law

Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code, O.C.G.A. § 14-3-101 et seq. (Section 1.4)

Assessments & dues

Board prepares budget covering estimated costs, delivers to each member at least 30 days prior to due date; budget and assessment become effective unless disapproved at a meeting by majority of Total Association Vote and Declarant. (Section 4.3)

Special assessments

May be levied if approved by two-thirds (2/3) of Total Association Vote and Declarant; payment as determined by Board; may be paid in installments extending beyond fiscal year. (Section 4.4)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments constitute a continuing lien on the Lot; no further recordation required; Association may foreclose lien after 60 days delinquency; may bid at foreclosure sale and acquire, hold, lease, mortgage and convey Lot. (Sections 4.2, 4.7)

Reserves & fees

General assessments may include establishment of reserve funds as Board shall deem proper; initiation fee fund maintained in segregated account for unforeseen expenditures or additional equipment/services. (Sections 4.3, 4.12)

Pets

Dogs, cats or other usual and common household pets in reasonable number as determined by Board. (Section 7.6)

Leasing & rentals

Lots may be leased for residential purposes. (Section 7.5)

Parking & vehicles

Any towed vehicle, boat, personal water craft, recreational vehicle, motor home, trailer, motorcycle, minibike, scooter, go-cart, golf cart, commercial truck, camper, bus or mobile home regularly or temporarily kept in Community, except in (Section 7.4)

Fences

No fence or fencing barrier without prior written approval under Article 6; no chain link or barbed wire fence; Declarant and Association may erect any fence on Common Property. (Section 7.16)

Architectural approval

No exterior construction, alteration or addition without approval of Architectural Review Committee (ARC) unless installed by Declarant/affiliate or expressly permitted. (Section 6.1)

Solar & roof

No solar energy collector panels or attendant hardware or other energy conservation equipment unless as an integral and harmonious part of architectural design, as determined in sole discretion of Declarant or ARC under Article 6. (Section 7.21)

Home business

Owner or Occupant in residence may conduct business activities within the house subject to eight conditions (no exterior visibility, no additional traffic, etc.), as determined in sole discretion of Board. (Section 7.2)

Signs & flags

No signs without prior written consent of Declarant or ARC; exceptions for for-sale signs, security signs, and signs required by legal proceedings. (Section 7.3)

Insurance

Association shall obtain casualty insurance for all insurable improvements it is obligated to maintain, with fire and extended coverage at full replacement cost; public liability policy with minimum combined single limit of $1,000,000; work (Section 8.1)

Use restrictions

Each Lot shall be used for residential purposes exclusively. (Section 7.2)

Voting & meetings

One vote per Lot owned; when more than one Person holds ownership, vote exercised as those Owners determine; vote suspended if more than one Person seeks to exercise it. (Section 3.2)

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