Saratoga Woods

Key facts from Saratoga Woods's documents

Reflects the 1999 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Saratoga Woods

Developer / declarant

Landvest Financial LLC and Patricia A. Bohnet (Preamble, DOC 189308)

Collections & liens

Costs of violation correction or demolition become a lien on property, may be foreclosed like mortgage under Michigan statutes (DOC 189308 Articles II, IX, XV)

Pets

Only dogs, cats, and other household pets (DOC 189289 page 2, item 5)

Parking & vehicles

Prohibited unless placed wholly within enclosed garage or approved outbuilding (DOC 189308 Article X, item 8)

Fences

No detached structures (including fences?) allowed without approval of size, design, materials, location (DOC 189308 Article VII, section 10)

Architectural approval

Yes - for any building, location or alteration (DOC 189308 Article IV, section 1)

Solar & roof

Prohibited without consent of Declarant (DOC 189308 Article VII, section 12)

Home business

No language found; but commercial livestock prohibited

Signs & flags

Billboards prohibited except for sales advertising; Declarant may install promotional signs (DOC 189308 Article X, item 4)

Setbacks / home size

Front: 50 ft. Rear: 30 ft. Side: 10% of lot width (DOC 189308 Article VII, section 3)

Use restrictions

Yes - only residential or agricultural use (DOC 189289 page 1: 'No premises shall be)

Amendments

Restrictions auto-renew after 10 years unless terminated by instrument signed by owners of eight or more parcels; changes may be requested to Board of Association (DOC 189289 page 2, item 8)

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