Richland Hills Homeowners Association Inc

Key facts from Richland Hills Homeowners Association Inc's documents

Reflects the 2003 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

single-family residential planned community (HOA) (Article I, Section 12 (Lot definition); )

Legal name

Richland Hills Homeowners Association Inc

Developer / declarant

Richland Hills Associates, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (Preamble)

Governing law

Planned Community Act (North Carolina) (Article II, Section 1; Article II, Secti)

Assessments & dues

Maximum annual assessment is $400.00 per Lot until December 31 of the year of conveyance of the first Lot to an Owner (Article IV, Section 3(b))

Special assessments

May be levied with assent of 67% of votes of each class of Members voting in person or by proxy; must be at a uniform rate for all Lots (Article IV, Section 4)

Collections & liens

Assessments are a continuing lien on the Lot when a claim of lien is filed; Association may foreclose in the same manner as a mortgage or deed of trust under power of sale; personal obligation of the Owner at the time the assessment fell du (Article IV, Section 1; Article IV, Secti)

Reserves & fees

Association shall establish and maintain an adequate reserve fund for periodic maintenance, repair, and replacement of improvements to Common Elements, funded out of regular assessments (Article IV, Section 2(b))

Pets

Dogs, cats, or other household pets may be kept, provided not for commercial purposes and in compliance with laws and Association rules (Article VI, Section 8)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, Owners may lease their Lots, subject to the terms of the Lease Agreement being subject to the Development Documentation (Article II, Section 4)

Parking & vehicles

Each Lot shall contain sufficient off-street paved parking space for at least two automobiles; no automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or boats shall be parked on any street within the Properties for more than 24 hours (Article VI, Section 6)

Fences

Fences require architectural approval (as part of any improvement altering the exterior) (Article V, Section 1)

Architectural approval

Yes, no improvements, alterations, repairs, changes in paint color, excavation, change in grade, planting, landscaping, or other work altering the exterior of any Lot shall be commenced until plans and specifications are approved in writing (Article V, Section 1)

Home business

Home office or business may be maintained so long as the principal use of the Lot is single-family residential and the ancillary use is determined by the Association not to create a nuisance (Article VI, Section 1)

Signs & flags

No sign of any kind displayed to public view except: one sign not more than 10 square feet advertising property for sale or rent; political signs not more than 10 square feet, placed no earlier than 60 days before election and removed withi (Article VI, Section 9)

Setbacks / home size

No building shall be located nearer to front, rear, side street, or side lot lines than permitted under applicable local ordinances; deviations not exceeding 10% may be waived by Declarant (during Declarant's Development Period) or by Execu (Article VI, Section 4)

Maintenance

Owner is responsible for painting, replacement, and care of roofs (Article V, Section 4)

Insurance

Association required to maintain casualty insurance on Common Elements per Bylaws (Article II, Section 1)

Use restrictions

No Lot shall be used except for residential, street, or park purposes; home office or business allowed if principal use is single-family residential and not a nuisance (Article VI, Section 1)

Voting & meetings

Class A Members (owners of Lots) have one vote per Lot; Class B Member (Declarant) has three votes per Master Plan Lot not conveyed to a Class A Member (Article III, Section 2 (Classes of Membe)

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