Battle Bridge Townhome Section Owners Association

Key facts from Battle Bridge Townhome Section Owners Association's documents

Reflects the 2023 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Townhome Planned Community (attached single-family townhomes) (PREAMBLE: 'planned community of attached)

Developer / declarant

MARLOWE & MOYE, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (Opening paragraph: 'made by MARLOWE & MO)

Governing law

Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes (North Carolina Planned Community Act) (Article I Section 1: 'Act’ shall mean an)

Assessments & dues

Maximum $1,740 for Class A Lots until Dec 31, 2024; Class B Lots assessed at $0. Thereafter, maximum automatically increases 10% per year. (Article V Section 3)

Special assessments

Requires approval by Declarant (during control period) and two-thirds of Class A Members present and voting; Class B lots always zero. (Article V Section 6)

Collections & liens

Assessments become a lien on the Lot after 30 days unpaid; can be enforced by filing a claim of lien and foreclosure; subordinate to first mortgages. (Article V Sections 8 and 9)

Reserves & fees

Working capital fund (not a reserve fund per se) – funds from working capital contributions may be used for operating costs, unforeseen expenditures, or additional equipment. (Article V Section 11: 'purpose of such w)

Pets

Reasonable number of cats, dogs, and other household pets allowed; not for commercial breeding; not a nuisance. (Article X Section 5: 'a reasonable numbe)

Leasing & rentals

Yes; any Owner may lease a Lot to residential tenants for profit, subject to lease containing clause that terms are subject to this Declaration. (Article X Section 1: 'any Owner may leas)

Parking & vehicles

Prohibited except in designated paved parking spaces. (Article X Section 7(1))

Fences

Any fence must meet zoning and be approved; chain-link fences not permitted. Declarant-installed fences at entrances or along streets are not regulated by this paragraph. (Article X Section 10)

Architectural approval

Yes, for any building, fence, awning, statute, wall, garage, carport, playhouse, swimming pool, mailbox, or other structure, and any exterior addition, change, or alteration of dwelling. (Article IX Section 1(a))

Home business

No trade, business, profession or commercial activity on any Lot except as permitted by City of Raleigh Code (including leasing, showing for sale, and Declarant's sales/construction activities). (Article X Section 1)

Signs & flags

No sign displayed to public view except those approved by Declarant (during control period) or Board (thereafter) for specific purposes (sale/rent, builder identification, subdivision name, street addresses, common property identification, (Article X Section 6; first page notice: )

Maintenance

Owner responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of roofs. (Article VI Section 2: 'the Owner shall b)

Insurance

Association shall maintain hazard insurance on insurable improvements on Association Common Area at 100% replacement cost. (Article VII Section 3(c): 'fail to maint)

Use restrictions

All Lots shall be used for residential purposes only. (Article X Section 1: 'all Lots shall be )

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (one vote per Lot) and Class B (Declarant and DRB Group North Carolina, LLC: nine votes per Lot during Declarant Control Period, one vote per Lot thereafter). Vacant/leased dwellings: vote capped at 49% of total for tho (Article III Sections 2 and 4)

Amendments

Not detailed in this document; refers generally to amending the Declaration following the same process as any other amendment (for annexation after Declarant Control Period). For budget ratification, specific voting thresholds apply. For ch (Article II Section 2 (for annexation): ')

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