The Highlands Homeowners' Association

Key facts from The Highlands Homeowners' Association's documents

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

Community type

Homeowners Association (HOA) (Basic Information; Declarant/Property Ow)

Developer / declarant

The Highlands Homeowner's Association, a Texas nonprofit corporation (Basic Information)

Governing law

Texas Business Organizations Code, Texas Property Code, and Dedicatory Instruments (Clause A.1)

Assessments & dues

Regular Assessments are levied annually by the Board to fund the expenses of the Property Owners Association (Clause C.5.a)

Special assessments

Board may levy Special Assessments for capital improvements or other purposes; must be approved by two-thirds majority vote of Members (Clauses C.6, C.7)

Collections & liens

Assessments secured by continuing vendor's lien on each Lot; foreclosure by non-judicial sale with notice requirements (Clauses C.3, K.4)

Reserves & fees

Late charge of 12 percent of the delinquent amount (Clause H.1)

Pets

Pets allowed, but no horses, cattle, cows, swine, sheep, goats, poultry or livestock; pets may not be kept or bred for commercial purposes (Clause F.2.m)

Leasing & rentals

Short Term Renting permitted in compliance with applicable law (Clause F.1)

Parking & vehicles

Driveways are for parking personal vehicles; no vehicles parked on ongoing basis in public street or driveways more than 24 hours; vehicles should be parked in enclosed garage when possible (Clause G.2.m)

Fences

No fence, perimeter wall or hedge shall be erected, placed, altered or maintained on any lot within the Front Setback or forward of the front wall line of the main dwelling; subject to Committee approval (Clause G.2.g)

Architectural approval

No Residence or Structure may be erected or exterior altered unless plans approved by ACC (Clause D.3.a)

Solar & roof

Solar generation shingles allowed if not on front street-facing roofs and meet other criteria (Clause G.3.a)

Home business

No Commercial activity shall be carried on out on any residence (Clause F.2.l)

Signs & flags

Only one sign not more than five square feet advertising sale/rent/garage sale, and political signage not prohibited by law (Clause F.2.h)

Setbacks / home size

No Residence or Structure may be located in violation of setback lines shown on the Plat; each Residence must face the front Lot line (Clause G.2.c)

Maintenance

Association maintains Common Facilities; Owners maintain their Lots, Residences, and Structures (Clauses B.1, G.1)

Insurance

Association maintains liability and casualty insurance on Common Facilities (Clause B.1.a.iii)

Use restrictions

A Lot may be used only for an approved Residence and approved Structures for Single Family residential use (Clause F.1)

Voting & meetings

Every Owner is a member; one vote per Lot; if more than one Owner, only one vote cast per Lot (Clause A.3)

Amendments

Declaration may be amended by vote of 67 percent of Members (Clause J.4)

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