Fossil Hill Estates Home Owners Association

What Fossil Hill Estates Home Owners Association's governing documents say

This is a restrictive covenant recorded against individual lots in Fossil Hill Estates, a single-family home community in Fort Worth, TX. It is a limited, ancillary document — not a full HOA rulebook — that primarily requires arbitration for disputes and includes a jury trial waiver. The covenant runs with the land for 15 years and binds current and future owners.

• Dispute resolution (mandatory arbitration): Any claim or controversy arising from the purchase contract, home construction, or property must be resolved by binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, rather than in court. Arbitration is administered by the AAA using its Construction Industry Rules; if the dispute involves only construction defects, it follows the builder's limited warranty. If parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, three neutral arbitrators are appointed, with the seller initially paying for the extra two.
• Jury trial waiver: If any claim is litigated in court (by mutual consent or other reasons), each party waives the right to a jury trial.
• Attorney's fees and costs: If the seller (or its affiliates) is the prevailing party in any legal or arbitration proceeding, the buyer/owner (Holder) must reimburse the seller's costs, investigative costs, expert fees, and reasonable attorney's fees.
• Duration of covenants: This declaration automatically expires 15 years after the closing date, but any arbitration or legal proceedings already in progress continue until a final award or judgment. The covenant terminates earlier if the seller or an affiliate becomes the property owner again.
• Binding on successors and assigns: The burdens and obligations of this declaration run with the land and bind all future owners, occupants, and anyone holding a legal or equitable interest in the property.
• What this document doesn't cover: This document does not contain typical HOA rules such as pet limits, parking restrictions, architectural standards, maintenance obligations, or assessments. Those may come from a separate declaration for the Fossil Hill Estates homeowners association.

Plain-language summary generated from the governing documents on file for this community. It may be incomplete and is not legal advice — read the full documents below or consult the official recorded versions.