Creek Bend Farms Homeowners Association

What Creek Bend Farms Homeowners Association's governing documents say

Creek Bend Farms is a standard single-family homeowners association (HOA) subdivision in Knoxville, Tennessee. These rules apply to you if you own a lot in this neighborhood. The HOA maintains common areas, enforces architectural standards, and collects assessments to cover those costs.

• What you own & maintain: You own your lot and the home/structure on it. You must maintain your property—including landscaping, painting, grass mowing, and tree trimming—in a neat, clean, and sanitary condition. The association maintains common areas like open space, stormwater basins, and entrance signs.
• Residential use & home businesses: Lots are for residential use only. A home-based business is allowed as long as it doesn't create a noticeable impact on the neighborhood. No commercial signs or advertising are permitted, and your business cannot cause unreasonable traffic or strain shared resources like internet bandwidth.
• Architectural review: You must get written approval from the Architectural Review Committee before building, altering, or adding any structure on your lot (including fences, sheds, decks, and swimming pools). Plans must be submitted and approved; if the committee doesn't respond within 30 days, approval is considered granted. You generally cannot act as your own builder unless construction is your primary source of income.
• Parking & vehicles: Inoperable or stored vehicles cannot be repeatedly parked or repaired on the street or lawn. Recreational vehicles (boats, trailers, campers, motor homes) may only be stored inside a garage and must be kept clean.
• Animals: You may keep dogs and cats as household pets, but no livestock, poultry, or commercial breeding is allowed. Animals may not be bred or kept for business purposes.
• Leasing & rentals: The document does not impose any restrictions on renting out your lot. (Check for any later rules or state law requirements.)
• Signs & satellite dishes: You may display one sign up to 5 square feet for construction or sale, and one political campaign sign up to 5 square feet. 'For rent' and 'for lease' signs are prohibited. Satellite dishes larger than 36 inches are not allowed, and any dish or antenna visible from the street needs prior approval.
• Fines & enforcement: If you violate the rules, the association can impose fines, record a lien on your property, charge 18% annual interest on unpaid assessments, and even enter your lot to fix the problem after 20 days' notice. You may also be personally responsible for collection costs and attorney fees.

Plain-language summary generated from the governing documents on file for this community. It may be incomplete and is not legal advice — read the full documents below or consult the official recorded versions.