Somerset of Wake Forest
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Homeowners association — you own your lot and home; the association maintains common areas and enforces covenants.
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What Somerset of Wake Forest's governing documents say
Somerset of Wake Forest is a single-family home HOA in Wake Forest, NC, governed by a declaration of restrictive covenants. This document is the full rulebook for homeowners, covering assessments, architectural control, and use restrictions. It also includes a 2022 amendment that simply adds the missing property description (Exhibit A) to the original declaration.
- What you own & maintain: You own your lot and detached single-family home. You are responsible for maintaining your grounds, including grass, shrubs, and trees, and the association maintains common areas and permanent open space.
- Assessments & fees: The annual assessment started at $120 per lot in 2003 and can be increased by the board up to 10% per year without a vote; larger increases require a 2/3 vote of members. Special assessments for capital improvements also require a 2/3 vote. Unpaid assessments accrue interest up to 12% per year and can become a lien on your property.
- Architectural review: Any exterior changes—including buildings, fences, signs, landscaping, pools, and even paint colors—must be approved in writing by the Declarant or Architectural Committee before starting. Approval is at their sole discretion, and they can deny for aesthetic reasons. Variances are possible but must be recorded.
- Use restrictions: Property is for single-family residential use only. No business, industry, or trade is allowed on lots, though home offices are permitted if no goods or services are offered to the public on the premises.
- Pets: You may keep up to three household pets (dogs, cats, pet birds, etc.) per lot, but they cannot be kept for commercial purposes and must not be a nuisance. Dog houses, runs, and fences require architectural approval.
- Parking & vehicles: You must provide adequate off-street parking. Watercraft, trailers, campers, motorhomes, trucks, tractors, and heavy equipment cannot be parked on lots, common areas, or streets unless inside an enclosed garage or accessory building.
- Signs & mailboxes: No signs are allowed on lots except 'For Sale' or 'For Rent' signs placed by the owner, and mailboxes or newspaper boxes must be approved by the board or architectural committee.
- What this document doesn't cover: This is the declaration of covenants, not the full set of association rules. It does not include the association's bylaws, current fee amounts, or any rules about rentals, age restrictions, or amenities beyond what is stated here.
Key facts from Somerset of Wake Forest's documents
- Community type
- single_family_residential_subdivision (WHEREAS, the Property shall be comprised)
- Legal name
- Somerset Subdivision
- Developer / declarant
- Holden Road Properties, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (Holden Road Properties, LLC, a North Car)
- Assessments & dues
- $120.00 per individual Lot initially (through December 31, 2003) (the maximum annual assessment shall not )
- Special assessments
- Special assessments for extraordinary maintenance, capital improvements, construction/reconstruction; requires 2/3 vote of each class (the Association may levy, in any assessm)
- Collections & liens
- Assessments are a continuing lien on the Lot; Association may foreclose lien; lien subordinate to institutional first mortgage and ad valorem taxes (shall be a charge on the land and shall )
- Reserves & fees
- Board shall create and maintain a reserve fund for periodic maintenance, repair, and replacement of improvements to Common Properties (the Board shall create and maintain a re)
- Pets
- Dogs, cats, pet birds or other household pets permitted; no animals kept for commercial purposes (dogs, cats, pet birds or other household)
- Parking & vehicles
- Adequate off-street parking must be provided by each Owner (Adequate off street parking shall be pro)
- Fences
- No fence, wall, hedge or mass planting in front of a dwelling without Architectural Committee approval (No fence, wall, hedge or other mass plan)
- Architectural approval
- Declarant or Architectural Committee must approve all improvements, construction, site preparation, landscaping, alterations (The Declarant or His appointed Architect)
- Home business
- Home office or working from home permitted if goods/services not offered to general public on premises; no trade materials, inventories or equipment stored (Nothing herein shall be interpreted or c)
- Signs & flags
- No signage except as allowed by Association or required by local government; Declarant may place For Sale/For Rent signs and sales office signs during development (No Lot Owner shall display... any signag)
- Setbacks / home size
- Front setback 35 feet from front property line; side setback 10 feet; rear setback 30 feet; corner lots 30 feet from either street line; minimum lot width 75 feet; minimum lot area 30,000 sq ft (R-40 zoning) (no dwelling... shall be located on any b)
- Maintenance
- Association responsible for Common Properties/Permanent Open Space maintenance; Lot Owners responsible for grounds on their Lots (The Association shall maintain and opera)
- Insurance
- Association shall maintain public liability and property damage insurance, cross liability endorsements, fidelity bonds for officers, and other insurance as determined (Public liability and property damage ins)
- Use restrictions
- Property shall be used for single-family residential purposes and incidental/accessory purposes (The Property shall be used for single-fa)
- Voting & meetings
- Class A members (all owners except Declarant) have one vote per Lot; Class B member (Declarant) has six votes per lot owned and six votes per lot that may be developed in Exhibit B property (Class A Members shall be all owners with)
- Amendments
- During first 20 years: by Declarant or 90% of Lot Owners; thereafter: by 75% of Lot Owners; certain amendments by Declarant/Board without membership approval (This Declaration may be amended during t)
About this HOA
Somerset of Wake Forest is a homeowners association in Wake Forest, NC.
HOAproxy has 3 documents on file for Somerset of Wake Forest: 3 recorded documents. Last updated 2026-06-25.
Governing documents
- Forest Somerset Wake 0 (4 pages) — PDF
- Forest Somerset Wake 1 (30 pages) — PDF
- Forest Somerset Wake 2 (4 pages) — PDF