Southlake Woods Homeowners Association

What Southlake Woods Homeowners Association's governing documents say

Southlake Woods is a single-family residential homeowners association (HOA) in Southlake, Texas. This amended and restated declaration binds all homeowners, establishing rules for property use, maintenance, and community governance. It outlines the association's powers, owner obligations, and restrictions on how lots may be used.

• Assessments & fees: All owners must pay regular assessments (due semi-annually) and special assessments to cover common expenses, plus any limited charges or fines. Unpaid assessments accrue interest, can become a lien on the lot, and may lead to loss of voting rights and access to community facilities.
• Property use restrictions: Lots are for residential use only. No noxious activities, trash storage (except in approved containers on collection days), trailers, boats, campers, commercial vehicles, clotheslines, or livestock (including horses, poultry, and reptiles) are permitted. Signs are generally prohibited, and restrictions on fences and structures apply.
• Architectural review: Certain improvements, such as swimming pools, tennis courts, storage sheds, or other buildings, require prior written consent and design approval from the association. Fence height, placement, and materials are regulated; corner lots have strict visibility restrictions on walls and shrubbery.
• Maintenance & landscaping: Owners must keep their lots well-maintained, including seeding or sodding within 60 days of acquisition and ongoing lawn, tree, and shrub care. The association maintains common facilities and may enter lots to perform necessary repairs, with costs chargeable to the owner if for the sole benefit of the lot.
• Community facilities & easements: All owners have a nonexclusive right to use common facilities (open space, lakes, etc.), subject to association rules and payment of assessments. Utility and access easements exist across lots, and the association retains the right to enter properties for maintenance or to abate violations.
• Resale & transfer: When selling a lot, the owner must provide the purchaser with copies of the declaration, bylaws, rules, and amendments, and obtain a certificate acknowledging receipt. Before transfer, the association must issue a certificate disclosing current assessments, reserves, and proposed special assessments.
• Amendment & duration: The declaration can be amended prior to conveyance by the declarant, or later by at least 51% of votes cast by members, with certain restrictions. It runs with the land for 20 years from its effective date and can be terminated or extended by a 75% vote or unanimous agreement, respectively.

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.