Ginger Creek Homeowners Association

Key facts from Ginger Creek Homeowners Association's documents

Community type

Homeowners Association (HOA) for residential subdivision including single-family lots and attached units (Villas of Ginger Meadows) (Entire document; Article I Definitions; )

Legal name

Ginger Creek Homeowners Association

Governing law

Not-for-profit corporation laws of the State of Illinois (Article III, Section 2: 'organized as a )

Assessments & dues

Established and collected by Association; for Villas of Ginger Meadows, a committee elected by members sets annual maintenance assessments separate from Association dues (Article IV, Section 1 (general); Article)

Special assessments

Permitted for capital improvements (Article IV, Section 1: 'special assessme)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments become a lien on the property; lien attaches upon recording a sworn statement; expires if not recorded by April 1 of following year; personal obligation also exists (Article IV, Section 1: 'continuing lien')

Pets

Not explicitly stated, but restrictions: no poultry or livestock; outdoor kennels with more than two dogs prohibited. (General Guidelines 22: 'No poultry or li)

Leasing & rentals

Not explicitly addressed in this document.

Parking & vehicles

Not explicitly prohibited but 'no vehicles may be parked in such a manner as to obstruct the view of the highway' and 'provide off street parking' implies on-street may be limited. (General Guidelines 20 and 23)

Fences

Fencing not permitted except in special cases where visibility not a factor or for privacy; fences allowed up to 6' if attached to house and not extend beyond 5' from patio or pool; no fencing beyond building line; chain link not permitted. (General Guidelines 16 and 17)

Architectural approval

Yes, Architectural Control Committee approval required for any building, fence, wall, structure, exterior addition or alteration. (Article V, Section 2: 'No building, fenc)

Setbacks / home size

Minimum building set-back specified on plat maps; for Ginger Creek I, min 40' from curb, max 55'; for Ginger Woods Estates, min 25' from street, max 40'. (General Guidelines 1)

Use restrictions

All lots must be used only for residential purposes. (Article II, Section 1(d): 'All lots must)

Voting & meetings

One vote per lot; multiple owners of a lot share one vote; if lots combined into homesites, number of homesites used for voting (Article III, Sections 3 and 4)

Amendments

During first 20 years and thereafter, may be amended by instrument signed by not less than owners of 51% of the lots. For Villas section, amendment requires 51% of Villas lot owners plus developer presidents (if they own at least one lot) p (Article VI, Section 3; Article II, Secti)

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