Highland Falls Owners Association, Inc.

What Highland Falls Owners Association, Inc.'s governing documents say

Highland Falls is a single-family home community in Savannah, Georgia, governed by a master declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions. The document establishes a homeowners association (HOA) that maintains shared areas (common areas) and enforces rules. This excerpt is the main rulebook for homeowners and residents, but it references a separate 'Master Covenants' for a larger community called The Highlands.

• What this document covers: This is the master declaration for the Highland Falls subdivision, creating an HOA with authority over common areas and architectural control. It also places the HOA as a sub-association under the larger Highlands master association.
• Common areas & amenities: Common areas include lagoons, open spaces, green spaces, buffers, easements, private drives, stormwater ponds, and development signs. Title to these areas will be conveyed by the developer to the association free of liens. Each owner has a right to use them, but the association can adopt rules and suspend use for rule violations (up to 60 days) or unpaid assessments (after 30 days' notice).
• Membership & voting: Every lot owner (excluding the developer) is a Class A member with one vote per lot. The developer holds Class B membership with three votes per lot until 90% of lots are sold or 7 years from filing, whichever comes first. The initial board is appointed by the developer; later it transitions to a five-person elected board.
• Assessments & fees: Annual assessments start at a maximum of $450 per lot (2006 dollar), can increase up to 10% per year without a membership vote, and more with a majority vote. Special assessments need 2/3 approval. Unpaid assessments accrue 10% annual interest and become a lien on the property, subordinate to first mortgages.
• Architectural review: An Architectural Review Board (ARB) appointed by the developer must approve all exterior changes—including paint, fences, satellite dishes, signs, and landscaping alterations—before work begins. If the ARB does not respond within 60 days of a complete application, approval is deemed granted. Variances are allowed but don't create precedent.
• Use restrictions: Lots are for single-family residential use only. Nuisances, child/adult day care, garage sales, outdoor clothes lines, and amateur radio or marine base antennas are prohibited. Minimum dwelling size: 1,300 sq ft for single-story homes, 1,550 sq ft for two-story. Pets must be leashed at all times and not allowed to roam freely. No further subdivision is allowed.
• Leasing & rentals: This document does not address leasing restrictions. (Note: the document mentions restrictions affecting leasing as a category of material amendments but sets no specific lease terms or limits.)
• What this document doesn't cover: This excerpt does not include rules about parking, vehicles, storage, trash, short-term rentals, age restrictions, or specific pet limits beyond leashing. It also references a larger 'Master Covenants' for The Highlands that may impose additional rules.

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.