Stonewater Homeowners Association

Key facts from Stonewater Homeowners Association's documents

Reflects the 2019 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Homeowners Association (Stonewater Homeowners Association, a Mic)

Legal name

Stonewater Homeowners Association (First paragraph)

Units / lots

424 (Article II (page 9))

Developer / declarant

Stonewater Homeowners Association, a Michigan nonprofit corporation (Opening paragraph)

Governing law

Land Division Act MCL 560.101-560.293 (Article IV, Section B)

Assessments & dues

Upon adoption of an annual budget or amended budget by the Board of Directors, copies of the budget shall be delivered to each Lot Owner and assessments shall be based upon the budget. (Amendment Section 4, replacing first sen)

Special assessments

Special assessments may be levied, but must be approved by two-thirds (2/3) of Members voting in person, absentee ballot, or electronic ballot at a duly called meeting. (Amendment Section 6, replacing Article V)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments become a continuing lien on the Lot; personal obligation of the Lot Owner; Association may foreclose by judicial action or advertisement; notice of lien must be recorded and served; receiver may be appointed; Association (Article V, Sections K.1-K.3 (pages 13-14)

Reserves & fees

$100.00 late charge applied when assessment becomes delinquent. (Article V, Section K.1 (page 14))

Pets

Dogs, cats, or other household pets may be kept, provided not kept, bred, or maintained for commercial purpose. (Article VII, Section O (page 24))

Parking & vehicles

No trailers, boats, boat trailers, campers, RVs, junk cars, motorcycles, motor homes, commercial vehicles (except temporarily for business up to 8 hours), ATVs, snowmobiles, jet skis, or other recreational vehicles may be parked in the Subd (Article VII, Section R.1 (page 27))

Fences

No fences or walls permitted except: decorative fencing in Common Areas by Association; wrought iron or other decorative fencing (not Cyclone) around permitted swimming pools, with vertical balustrade pattern, no additional ornamentation, s (Article VII, Section S (page 29))

Architectural approval

No Structure may be commenced, erected, installed, placed, improved, renovated, or maintained without prior written approval of the Architectural Control Committee (ACC). (Article VI, Section A (page 15))

Solar & roof

No solar panel, solar collector, wind generator, or similar device shall be placed, constructed, altered, or maintained on any Lot or Dwelling/Structure. (Article VII, Section R.4 (page 28))

Signs & flags

No signs displayed to public view except one professional sign of not more than 5 square feet advertising the property for sale; signs must be maintained and removed upon termination of use; exceptions require BOD approval. (Article VII, Section N (page 24))

Setbacks / home size

Front yard setback: at least 30 feet; rear yard setback: at least 35 feet; side yard setbacks: not less than 8 feet and 22 feet from side boundaries, and not less than 30 feet between houses; variances possible with ACC approval and Townshi (Article VII, Section D (page 20))

Maintenance

Association responsible for maintaining Common Areas; Lot Owners responsible for maintaining their Lots, including sidewalks adjacent to their Lot (including snow removal), landscaping, and street trees. (Article V, Section A; Article VII, Secti)

Insurance

Association shall maintain liability insurance in sufficient amounts to protect itself and Lot Owners from liability for accidents in Common Areas or on property under Association control. (Article VII, Section G.9 (page 22))

Use restrictions

No Lot shall be used except for residential purposes. (Article VII, Section A (page 18))

Voting & meetings

One vote per Lot; multiple owners of a Lot collectively have one vote; if multiple owners cannot agree, no vote is cast; attendance by one owner at a meeting (in person, absentee, electronic, or proxy) is deemed attendance by all owners of (Amendment Section 1, replacing Article I)

Amendments

This Amendment approved by more than two-thirds of all Owners entitled to vote; original Declaration approved by at least two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of Lot Owners. (Certification, paragraph 2; original dec)

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