Hawthorne Commons

Key facts from Hawthorne Commons's documents

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Developer / declarant

STANLY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC

Governing law

North Carolina law (underlying corporate statute referenced) (Article 1 Section 5: Board... under Nort)

Assessments & dues

$100.00 per year per Lot (initial) (Article 5 Section 8: "The base assessmen)

Special assessments

Allowed for unbudgeted or excess expenses; requires 51% of votes plus Class B member approval (Article 5 Section 5)

Collections & liens

Association has lien for unpaid assessments; superior to all liens except taxes and first mortgages; enforceable by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure. (Article 5 Section 7)

Reserves & fees

Board shall annually prepare reserve budgets and include capital contribution in Base Assessment. (Article 5 Section 4)

Pets

Generally recognized house or yard pets in reasonable numbers allowed. (Article 6 Section 2(d))

Leasing & rentals

Implied allowed; owner may lease his lot (assignment of common area rights to lessee). (Article 2 Section 1(b): "An Owner who le)

Parking & vehicles

Vehicles must be parked on driveway or parking areas within the Unit. On-street parking prohibited. (Article 6 Section 2(f) and (c) (last sen)

Architectural approval

Other structures require approval of New Construction Committee; outbuildings must match primary structure design. (Article 6 Section 1 (first paragraph) an)

Setbacks / home size

Front 40', side 12', rear 35' from property lines per recorded plat. (Article 6 Section 3(a))

Use restrictions

Lots shall be used for residential purposes only; primary structure detached single-family dwelling. (Article 6 Section 1(a))

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (each lot one vote), Class B (Declarant one vote per lot owned). Class B can appoint majority of Board during control period. (Article 3 Section 2)

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