Castlewood Estates

Key facts from Castlewood Estates's documents

Reflects the 2006 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

HOA (Association) (Article II)

Assessments & dues

$300.00 per Lot (Article III, Section 3)

Special assessments

May be levied for capital improvements, construction, unexpected repair/replacement; must be approved by majority of total eligible votes at meeting with 30 days written notice (Article III, Sections 4 and 6)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments create lien on the Lot; lien is subordinate to first mortgage; Association may foreclose judicially or non-judicially; owner pays costs and attorney's fees (Article III, Section 10)

Pets

Dogs, cats, and other household pets allowed, but not kept/bred/maintained for commercial purposes (Article V, Section 22)

Parking & vehicles

Trucks, buses, boats, boat trailers, camp-mobiles, campers, or vehicles other than conventional automobiles must be stored in garage or backyard area; no bus or mobile home may be parked on Lot; RVs may be stored on rear one-third of Lot (Article V, Section 5)

Fences

No fence, wall, or hedge shall exceed 6 feet in height unless required by Municipality or approved by ACC; no fence/wall/hedge without ACC approval; all landscape plantings within 10-foot landscape/fence easement require ACC approval; fence (Article V, Section 8)

Architectural approval

No building, structure, or improvement (including fences, walls, etc.) may be erected, constructed, or altered without prior written approval of Architectural Control Committee (Article IV, Section 2)

Exterior colors

Building color must be substantially similar to prior building; paint must be maintained to present well-painted appearance; peeling/faded paint must be replaced (Article V, Section 11)

Home business

No manufacturing, trade, business, commerce, industry, profession, or other occupation conducted on any Lot (Article V, Section 24)

Signs & flags

No signs displayed except: builder signs (max 12 sq ft) during construction/sale; 'for sale' sign (max 6 sq ft) by owner; all signs must comply with city ordinance; Declarant may remove non-compliant signs (Article V, Section 7)

Setbacks / home size

Front setback line 20 feet; other setbacks per Municipality (Article V, Section 4)

Maintenance

Owners responsible for maintaining Lots in neat and trim condition; Declarant/ACC may enter Lot to mow or maintain if owner fails (Article V, Sections 13 and 26)

Use restrictions

Properties to be used for single-family residential purposes only (Article V, Section 1)

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (all owners except Declarant) with one vote per Lot; Class B (Declarant) with 100 votes per Lot owned until Dec 31, 2010, then one vote per Lot (Article II, Section 1)

Amendments

Article V may be amended by 60% of total eligible votes; other Articles before Jan 1, 2008 require 60% of each class voting separately; after that, 60% of total eligible votes; Declarant consent required before Dec 31, 2008; amendment recor (Article IX, Section 2)

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