Southpointe

What Southpointe's governing documents say

Southpointe is a standard single-family home community in Mansfield, TX. This document is a builder-imposed restrictive covenant recorded against individual lots—not a full HOA rulebook. It binds current and future owners/occupiers to mandatory arbitration for disputes with the builder, waives jury trial, and runs with the land for 15 years.

• Arbitration requirement: Any claim or controversy arising from the purchase, construction, or repair of the home must be resolved by binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act. This applies to owners, successors, assigns, and any future owner or occupier of the property.
• Term & expiration: The covenant lasts 15 years from the closing date, then automatically expires. If legal proceedings are in progress at expiration, the arbitration provisions survive until a final award or judgment is entered.
• Attorneys' fees & costs: If the builder (or its affiliate) prevails in any legal or arbitration proceeding, the homeowner must reimburse all costs, investigative fees, expert fees, and reasonable attorneys' fees. The builder is considered prevailing even in certain settlement scenarios under Texas law.
• Waiver of jury trial: Both parties waive their right to a jury trial for any dispute that ends up in court, whether by mutual consent or other reasons.
• What this document doesn't cover: This is not a full set of HOA rules. It does not address common HOA topics such as pet limits, parking, architectural review, or maintenance obligations—those would be in a separate declaration or bylaws for the Southpointe community.

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.