Pembrooke Farms Homeowners Association

Key facts from Pembrooke Farms 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 (Article I Definitions, Section 1: Associ)

Developer / declarant

Salem Creek Partnership, a Tennessee general partnership (Opening paragraph and signature page)

Governing law

Tennessee non-profit corporation law (Article II, Section 1(b): Association is)

Age restriction

Not present.

Assessments & dues

Not fixed in document; Board sets amount annually. Must be adequate to finance operation, maintain Common Area, maintain reserves. (Article III, Section 2(b): Annual assess)

Special assessments

Yes, for capital improvements, repairs, or losses. Requires meeting with notice as per Section 5. Also may be made if insurance proceeds insufficient for repair/replacement. (Article III, Section 4; Article V, Secti)

Collections & liens

Assessment plus interest, costs, attorney's fees is a continuing lien on the lot. Association may foreclose via trustee (J.D. Kious) with 20 days notice by three publications. Also personal obligation of owner at time assessment fell due. (Article III, Sections 1(b), 8(a)-8(b); D)

Reserves & fees

Annual assessments must maintain adequate repair and replacement reserves. (Article III, Section 2(b))

Pets

Yes, but limited. (Article VII, Section 4)

Leasing & rentals

Not expressly prohibited; but commercial use is prohibited, and residential use only. No explicit leasing restrictions. (Article VII, Sections 1, 9)

Parking & vehicles

Not explicitly addressed; but prolonged parking of certain vehicles prohibited on street. (Article VII, Section 20)

Fences

Fences must be black aluminum or vinyl. Vinyl privacy fences max 6 feet high. No fence between rear corner of building and street; on corner lots, special restrictions. Use of hedges, shrubbery as fence allowed if under 42 inches. Must not (Article VII, Section 17)

Architectural approval

Yes, for any construction, reconstruction, remodeling, alteration or addition to any structure, building, fence, wall, driveway, path or other improvement of any nature on any lot. (Article IV, Section 1(a))

Signs & flags

Only non-illuminated signs of not more than four square feet advertising property for sale or rent allowed. (Article VII, Section 6)

Setbacks / home size

Setback lines as shown on recorded plat; actual setbacks determined by Architectural Committee. Unclosed porches, bay windows, steps, terraces may extend across setback lines if main structure does not violate. (Article VII, Section 16)

Maintenance

Owner responsible for all exterior maintenance including roof? Not explicitly; but owner responsible for all exteriors on building. Association may have no role unless common element. (Article VI, Section 2: Each Owner shall )

Insurance

Association keeps insurance on Common Areas: fire, other hazards, general liability as deemed desirable. Must meet FNMA requirements. (Article V, Section 1)

Use restrictions

Yes. No lot may be used for any purpose except construction and maintenance of a residential building for one family. (Article VII, Section 1)

Voting & meetings

Class A Members (all owners except Developer) – one vote per lot. Class B Member (Developer) – three votes per lot owned. (Article II, Section 3(a) and (b))

Amendments

By instrument signed by not less than 51% of Lot Owners, must be recorded. Developer has sole authority to amend during first 10 years after recording or until all lots deeded, whichever first. Amendments cannot alter tax obligations or lie (Article IX, Section 3)

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