Bridgewater Homeowners' Association, Inc.

Key facts from Bridgewater Homeowners' Association, Inc.'s documents

Reflects the 2022 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Legal name

Bridgewater Homeowners' Association, Inc. (Preamble and Section 1.04)

Developer / declarant

Pulte Homes of Texas, L.P. (Section 1.19)

Governing law

Texas Property Code Chapter 209; Texas Business Organizations Code (Sections 4.12(b), 5.07, 5.09)

Assessments & dues

Initially $900 per Lot per year (pro-rated based on months remaining in calendar year) (Section 4.03)

Special assessments

Allowed when deemed necessary by Board; amount at Board's sole discretion (Section 4.06)

Collections & liens

Assessment secured by lien; may be enforced by judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure (nonjudicial requires court order per Texas Property Code §209.0092) (Section 4.12)

Reserves & fees

Association may establish and maintain reserve fund for periodic maintenance of Common Maintenance Areas (Section 4.08)

Pets

Dogs, cats, other household pets allowed if not for commercial purpose; no livestock or poultry (Section 7.09)

Leasing & rentals

Prohibited – no apartment, flat, lodging, hotel, bed and breakfast (Section 7.02)

Parking & vehicles

Campers, boats, trailers, RVs, etc. must be kept enclosed in garage or screened from view; temporary parking allowed for loading; no vehicles with inflammatory/explosive cargo (Section 7.04)

Fences

Backyard must be enclosed with perimeter fence; typical height 6 ft unless ACA approves otherwise; smooth side facing street/common area; same color stain/paint as originally applied; common fences shared maintenance; no changes without ACA (Section 7.05)

Architectural approval

Prior written consent of Architectural Control Authority (ACA) required for any building, fence, wall, outbuilding, landscaping, pool, structure, or improvement except those exempted (e.g., interior, same-color painting, repair with similar (Section 6.01)

Home business

Allowed within Dwelling if limited to occupants, not detectable by sight/sound/smell, no signs, no solicitation, no excessive traffic, consistent with residential character, no unusual machinery (Section 7.01(b))

Signs & flags

Subject to restrictions; no sign advertising business (Section 7.01(b)(iii)); Section 7.10 addresses signs (full text not provided) (Section 7.10 (heading))

Use restrictions

Property used solely for single-family residential purposes (Section 7.01(a))

Voting & meetings

One vote per Lot for Members; Declarant has four additional votes for each one vote of other Members during Development Period (Section 3.02(a)(b))

Amendments

Amendment requires instrument signed by not less than 67% of Members, subject to certain limitations (Section 13.02 – full text not provided in excerpt) (Section 13.02)

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