El Cary Estates Improvement Association

Key facts from El Cary Estates Improvement Association's documents

Reflects the 2026 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

EL CARY ESTATES IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

Units / lots

123 (List of blocks and lots: Block1: lots 1A)

Governing law

Texas Property Code § 209.0041 (Article I, preamble)

Assessments & dues

$100.00 per lot per year (Article XVI: annual maintenance charge a)

Collections & liens

Assessments create a lien on each lot; lien subordinate to first mortgage; sale or transfer does not affect lien; foreclosure (power of sale or otherwise) extinguishes assessments due prior to sale; no waiver by non-use or abandonment (Article XVI)

Pets

Pets allowed but not for commercial purposes; no livestock or poultry (Article VIII)

Parking & vehicles

Persistent on-street parking of excess vehicles discouraged; guest parking allowed for parties or infrequent meetings if owner's paved property cannot accommodate overflow; parking on front lawns expressly discouraged (Article XVII)

Fences

No fence, wall, or hedge over 6 feet; pools require 6-foot fence with childproof gate; on blocks 2-8 no fence beyond front building setback line; on block 1 fences allowed on front and side lines if they do not obscure lake view or block br (Article X)

Architectural approval

Yes, for any building erection, placement, or external alteration (Article XII)

Signs & flags

No signs, billboards, posters, or advertising devices on residential lots except customary sale/rental/lease signs (Article IV)

Setbacks / home size

No residence nearer to front line or side street line than building setback lines on recorded plat; no nearer than 5 feet to interior side lot line; applies to galleries, porte-cocheres, steps, projections under roof (Article III)

Use restrictions

All lots except lots 11, 12, and 1A in block 1 are residential; commercial use only on those three lots (Article I)

Voting & meetings

One vote per lot owned; majority of lot owners required for certain actions (e.g., adjusting assessments, amendment, release of restrictions) unless otherwise specified (67% for amendment via election) (Articles XIII, XVI)

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