Matthews Court Homeowner's Association, Inc.

Key facts from Matthews Court Homeowner's Association, Inc.'s documents

Reflects the 2018 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Homeowner's Association (Matthews Court Homeowner’s Association, Inc.) (Page 1)

Units / lots

8 residential lots (Lots 1-8) plus streets (Lot 1X, Block B) (Section 1.19(b), Section 1.29)

Governing law

Texas law, including Texas Property Code Chapter 209 and TBOC (Sections 4.12, 5.5, 5.7, 5.9, 6.10, 7.13)

Assessments & dues

Initial amount left blank; encouraged to contact Association (Section 4.2(a))

Special assessments

Levy with affirmative vote of 67% of voting Members at a meeting (Section 4.6)

Collections & liens

Automatic lien for unpaid assessments; may be foreclosed judicially or nonjudicially; subordinate to first mortgage (Section 4.12)

Reserves & fees

Street Reserve Fund for extraordinary street maintenance (2.4c); other reserves not specified (Section 2.4(c))

Pets

Yes, reasonable number of cats, dogs, or other household pets (Section 7.7)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, but minimum lease term of 12 months for initial rental after purchase; short-term rentals prohibited (Section 7.32 (incomplete), Section 7.1 ()

Parking & vehicles

Allowed temporarily; overnight guests; 48-hour limit for Owners; extended time with Board permission (Section 7.2)

Fences

Specifications in Design Guidelines (Exhibit B); Owner must maintain; repairs must match existing material and appearance; no changes without ACC approval (Section 7.4, 7.4(b))

Architectural approval

Prior written consent of ACC required for any improvement or alteration except by Declarant (Section 6.1)

Solar & roof

Allowed if complies with Texas Property Code; restrictions on roof placement, color of frame/wiring, height in yard; may be amended by ACC (Section 7.13)

Home business

Allowed if not apparent from outside, conforms to zoning, no unreasonable visitation, ancillary to residential use (Section 7.1)

Signs & flags

One 'for sale' sign per Lot (2'x3' max); open house sign (3'x5' max); political signs allowed 90 days before election and removed within 10 days after; no other signs without ACC approval (Section 7.8)

Maintenance

Owner (exterior improvement maintenance) (Section 7.17)

Insurance

Association must obtain property insurance for Common Areas (special form) and commercial general liability insurance (Section 5.5(a))

Use restrictions

Lots used for single-family residential purposes only; short-term rentals (less than 12 months) prohibited (Section 7.1)

Voting & meetings

Each Lot has one vote; Class B (Declarant) has eight votes per Lot owned; vote by proxy allowed (Section 3.2(a), (b))

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