Preserve at Astor Farms

Key facts from Preserve at Astor Farms's documents

Community type

Homeowners Association, not condominium formed under Chapter 718 Florida Statutes (Article I, D)

Units / lots

Maximum of 275 single-family residential dwelling units; of which no more than 47 may be within the Wekiva River Protection Area (Article II, Section 2)

Governing law

Chapter 718 Florida Statutes (reference to not being formed under it); also applicable law for stormwater (Chapters 40C-4, 40C-40, 40C-42 F.A.C.) (Article I, D; Article I, AA)

Assessments & dues

Maximum Annual Assessment per Unit until January 1, 2002: $750.00 (Article VI, Section 5)

Special assessments

May be levied for capital improvements; requires affirmative vote or written consent of at least 2/3 of votes of each class of members (Article VI, Section 6)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessment constitutes a continuing lien; may be foreclosed like a mortgage; lien subordinate to first Mortgage held by Institutional Lender until foreclosure sale (Article VI, Sections 10 and 11)

Reserves & fees

A Reserve Fund must be established for repairing, resurfacing, and maintaining private roadways and drainage system; held separate from other funds (Article VI, Section 7)

Pets

Only household pets; no horses, cattle, swine, goats, poultry, fowl, or other animals not commonly considered household pets (Article VII, Section 14)

Leasing & rentals

Leasing permitted with minimum term of 7 months; transient rentals are prohibited (Article VII, Section 29)

Parking & vehicles

Overnight parking or storage of trucks or commercial vehicles exceeding one-half ton rated capacity is prohibited; prohibited vehicles include trucks (except 1/2 ton pick-up without camper), delivery vans, service vans, buses, commercial ve (Article VII, Section 7)

Fences

Maximum height 6 feet; shadow box design; approved color; on waterfront properties, approval includes survey; picket fence style considered for sides and rear at 4 feet; along perimeter wall/fence, fence height may not exceed perimeter wall (Article VII, Section 20)

Architectural approval

Architectural Review Committee (ARC) reviews and approves/denies all architectural, engineering, planning, and landscaping aspects of improvements; prior written consent required for satellites/aerials, landscaping modifications, fences, sw (Article I, A; Article VII, Sections 10, )

Home business

Business allowed within Unit if not detectable from outside, conforms to zoning, does not involve persons coming onto the property who do not reside there, and is consistent with residential character (Article VII, Section 15)

Setbacks / home size

Not specifically quantified; building height and fence location restrictions imply setbacks are governed by plat and county requirements (Article VII, Section 1 (height); Article)

Maintenance

Association responsible for Common Property maintenance (including perimeter fence/wall, entry features, drainage/retention, open space buffers, roads, etc.); Owners responsible for their Units and Lot maintenance (including landscaping, dr (Article IV, Section 1; Article VII, Sect)

Use restrictions

All property designated as a Unit shall be used exclusively for single-family residential use (Article VII, Section 1)

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (owners except Declarant) – 1 vote per Unit; Class B (Declarant) – 3 votes per Unit. No cumulative voting. Co-owners designate one representative. (Article III, Section 2)

Amendments

Not detailed in this excerpt; Supplemental Declarations may be used. Annexation of additional property requires amendment executed by Declarant without Owner joinder, effective upon recording. (Article II, Section 3; Article I, Z)

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