Hickory Grove Residential

What Hickory Grove Residential's governing documents say

This is the Community Manual for Hickory Grove, a standard single-family residential subdivision in Denton County, Texas. It governs the homeowners association (Hickory Grove Residential Community, Inc.) and is binding on all lot owners. However, the text provided is only a partial excerpt — it contains the Association’s Certificate of Formation and Bylaws, along with a table of contents for other policies. The actual use restrictions, assessment amounts, and detailed rules (e.g., pets, leasing, architectural review) are in the Declaration and other documents not included here.

• Association governance & membership: Ownership of a lot automatically makes you a member of the homeowners association. Membership is mandatory and runs with the land. The association is a Texas nonprofit corporation governed by a Board of Directors.
• Board of Directors: The board initially has 3 directors appointed by the developer (D.R. Horton). After 75% of lots are sold to non-developer owners, a special meeting elects one member-elected director. Once the development period ends, members elect a full board of 3 directors with staggered 1–3 year terms.
• Meetings & voting: Annual member meetings are required. Quorum is 10% of total votes. Members can vote in person, by proxy, absentee ballot, or electronic ballot. Proxies expire after 11 months. Board meetings are generally open to owners, with limited closed executive sessions.
• Developer control period: The developer (Declarant) appoints a majority of the board and has veto power over amendments to governing documents until the development period ends (triggered when 75% of lots are conveyed to non-developer owners). During this time, the board may act by unanimous written consent except for major actions like adopting rules, raising assessments, or electing non-declarant directors.
• What this document doesn't cover: This excerpt does not include the underlying Declaration, which contains the actual use restrictions (e.g., property use, architectural control, pet limits, leasing minimums, assessment amounts), nor the policies listed in the table of contents (Fine and Enforcement Policy, Assessment Collection Policy, Generator Policy, etc.). Those rules are not available in this text.

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.