Seymour Estates Homeowners Association

Key facts from Seymour Estates Homeowners Association's documents

Reflects the 2017 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Seymour Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. (Article I – Definitions, Page 6: "'Assoc)

Developer / declarant

Cornerstone Bank (Article I – Definitions, Page 7: "'Decla)

Governing law

Georgia Property Owners' Association Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 44-3-220 through 44-3-235 (Declarant does not submit to the Act) (Page 5: "Declarant DOES NOT submit the ')

Assessments & dues

Determined annually by Board; initially set by Board; all Units equally assessed (Article IV, Section 4, Page 12: "The Boa)

Special assessments

Board may levy special assessments for capital improvements/repairs or when budget inadequate; paid as determined by Board, may be in installments. (Article IV, Section 5, Pages 13-14)

Collections & liens

All assessments together with late charges, interest, costs, and attorney's fees constitute a continuing lien on the Unit, superior except for tax liens and first Mortgage; Association may foreclose or sue personally. (Article IV, Sections 6 and 7, Pages 14-1)

Reserves & fees

Board shall include capital contribution or reserve in budget; separate capital budget prepared. (Article IV, Section 4, Page 12: "which s)

Pets

Yes – dogs, cats, or other usual and common household pets in reasonable number as determined by Association; no livestock, poultry, or commercial breeding. (Article VI, Section 7, Page 19)

Leasing & rentals

Units may be leased for residential purposes. (Article VI, Section 5, Page 20: "Units m)

Parking & vehicles

All commercial vehicles, tractors, mobile homes, trailers (with/without wheels), campers, camper trailers, boats, boat trailers, motorcycles, minibikes, scooters, golf carts must be parked in a garage unless otherwise permitted by Board. (Article VI, Section 4, Page 19: "All com)

Fences

Only fencing approved by Committee allowed; community perimeter fencing may be deemed responsibility of Unit Owner; joint maintenance for shared fences; prior written approval required for changes to fencing appearance. (Article VI, Section 12, Pages 20-22)

Architectural approval

Committee must approve/disapprove within 60 days of submission; if owner notifies committee of failure to respond by certified mail, committee has additional 30 days; if no response, approval deemed granted. (Article VI, Section 10, Page 20: "In the)

Home business

Allowed if not apparent/detectable from exterior, does not involve non-resident visitors or solicitation, conforms to zoning, and is consistent with residential character; leasing or on-site management not considered business. (Article VI, Section 2, Pages 18-19)

Use restrictions

Each unit shall be used for residential purposes only; no trade or business except limited ancillary home businesses (Article VI, Section 2, Page 18: "Each un)

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (each Unit one vote) and Class B (Declarant – five votes per Unit); Class B terminates upon sale of 100% of Units or earlier written notice, then Class A becomes sole class with full voting (Article III, Section 2, Pages 10-11)

Amendments

Text does not include Article XII, Section 4 on amendment; likely by vote of members and possibly Declarant consent. Not extracted from provided pages. (Not included in provided text (Table of )

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