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

No parking on roadways for more than two consecutive nights; no overnight parking of inoperable vehicles. (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)

Solar & roof

Roof materials: wood shingles or dimensional fiberglass asphalt or composition shingles weighing at least 240 lbs per square. Other types must be approved by ACC. (Specific paint colors for exterior not mentioned, but ACC approval required (Section 3.9)

Home business

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

Signs & flags

No signs displayed to public view except: (a) builder sign up to 6 sq ft during construction/sale; (b) owner sign up to 4 sq ft for sale or rent; (c) signs required for legal proceedings; (d) builder model home sign up to 100 sq ft; (e) per (Section 3.4)

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.