Scofield Farms Homeowners' Association, Inc.

Key facts from Scofield Farms Homeowners' Association, Inc.'s documents

Reflects the 1993 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

HOA (Preamble: 'create a homeowner's associat)

Legal name

Scofield Residential Owners Association, Inc. (Section 1.5)

Developer / declarant

Mellon Properties Company, a Louisiana corporation (Preamble)

Governing law

Texas Property Code § 51.002 (referenced for non‑judicial foreclosure) (Section 7.8)

Assessments & dues

Until January 1, 1994, maximum $300 per Occupied Lot without 2/3 vote of Members (Section 7.3)

Special assessments

Board may levy special assessments when necessary. For fiscal year 1993, total special assessment per Lot cannot exceed $60 without 2/3 vote. After 1993, any special assessment for capital improvements on Common Area requires 2/3 vote. (Section 7.5)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments plus interest and collection costs are a continuing lien on the Lot, superior to all except tax liens and first mortgages. Association may foreclose judicially or non‑judicially under Texas Property Code § 51.002. Trustee (Section 7.8)

Reserves & fees

Operating fund established; replacement reserves included in budget (Section 7.3: 'reasonable provision for contingencies and appropriate replacement reserves') (Section 7.3)

Pets

Domestic household pets only. No pigs, hogs, swine, poultry, fowl, wild animals, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, or other non‑domestic animals. (Section 3.18)

Leasing & rentals

Not explicitly addressed in the provided excerpts (Not stated; only reference to 'for sale )

Parking & vehicles

Trailers, graders, trucks other than pickups, boats, tractors, campers, wagons, buses, motorcycles, motor scooters, garden maintenance equipment must be kept in enclosed structures or screened from view except when in actual use. (Section 3.15)

Fences

Wood or masonry construction; max height 6 feet. Chainlink prohibited. On street‑facing sides, slats must face street. On other sides, slats alternate by section. Fencing plan required for each Lot. ACC may waive or modify requirements. (Section 3.17)

Architectural approval

true (Section 3.7: 'No Improvements shall here)

Home business

Not explicitly addressed (Not stated; only 'related or ancillary u)

Setbacks / home size

Front: 25 ft from front Lot line. Rear: minimum 10 ft from rear Lot line. Side (adjacent to street): 15 ft. Interior side: 5 ft. For accessory buildings: 5 ft from interior Lot line and max 8 ft height. (Section 3.24)

Maintenance

Not explicitly stated; general requirement to keep all Improvements in good repair (Section 3.8) implies Owner responsible for roof. (Section 3.8)

Insurance

Association shall obtain insurance for all insurable improvements on Common Area against fire, extended coverage, vandalism, malicious mischief, in amount sufficient for full replacement cost. Also public liability coverage for Common Area, (Section 9.2)

Use restrictions

true (Article 4.1: 'The Property shall be impr)

Voting & meetings

Class A: each Owner of an Occupied Lot has one vote per Lot owned. Class B: Declarant has three votes per Lot owned until earlier of Dec 31, 2002 or when total Class A votes equal Class B votes (i.e., 75% of Lots sold and occupied). Then Cl (Section 5.3)

Amendments

Not fully specified in excerpts; references to Supplemental Declarations and votes. For certain matters, amendment requires 2/3 vote of Members. The Declaration itself can be amended? Not explicitly stated, but Section 1.10 defines Declarat (Sections 2.1 (annexation with 2/3 vote),)

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