Nonstock of Connecticut. It Is the Association

Key facts from Nonstock of Connecticut. It Is the Association's documents

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Great Oak Ridge Association, Inc.

Developer / declarant

SUMMIT SEYMOUR LLC

Governing law

Common Interest Ownership Act, Chapter 828 of the Connecticut General Statutes (Article 1.1)

Assessments & dues

Executive Board adopts budget; Unit Owners may ratify or reject at meeting; if rejected, previous budget continues (Article 19.4)

Special assessments

Special assessments greater than 15% of current annual operating budget require ratification by Unit Owners (Article 19.5)

Collections & liens

Association has a statutory lien for unpaid assessments; priority over all but first mortgages, taxes; lien extinguished if action not brought within 2 years; foreclosure allowed; includes costs and reasonable attorney's fees (Article 19.3.1-19.3.6)

Reserves & fees

Executive Board may impose charges or interest for late payments (Article 27(m); Bylaws 2.2.13)

Pets

Allowed (implied), but no commercial breeding; no swine, goats, cattle, sheep, or fowl kept or maintained (Article 10.1.6)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, lease term not less than one year; lease must be in writing and subject to the Documents (Article 10.2.2)

Architectural approval

Yes, Executive Board approval required for changes to appearance of Common Elements, Unit exterior, or any permanent improvements (Article 13.1.1.2, 13.2, Article 5.2 (lan)

Home business

Professional pursuits not requiring regular public visits or unreasonable shipping, trash, or storage requirements are allowed (Article 10.1.1)

Maintenance

Roof is excluded from Unit boundaries (Article 4.3.1 'roofing, siding' not part of Unit); therefore Common Element, Association maintains (Article 4.3.1 (boundary exclusion) and 6)

Insurance

Property insurance on Common Elements at 100% replacement cost; liability insurance minimum $1,000,000; fidelity bond covering maximum funds in custody, at least 3 months assessments plus reserves (Articles 22.2.1, 22.2.2, 22.3, 22.4.12)

Use restrictions

Each Unit restricted to residential use as a single family residence; limited home business allowed if no regular public visits or excessive shipping/storage (Article 10.1.1)

Voting & meetings

Each Unit has one equal vote (Article 9.2.3)

Amendments

Declaration amendment requires 67% vote of Unit Owners; certain material changes also require 51% consent of Eligible Mortgagees; Bylaws amendment requires two-thirds vote of Executive Board after notice to Unit Owners (Articles 15.1, 18.4.1, Bylaws 16.1)

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