Reserve at West Bay Estates

What Reserve at West Bay Estates's governing documents say

The Reserve at West Bay Estates is a planned community in Wilmington, NC, governed by a homeowners association (HOA). This document is the Declaration of Protective Covenants, which supplements a Master Declaration for the larger Neighborhoods at West Bay Estates. It applies to all lot owners, residents, and their guests.

• What you own & maintain: You own your lot and must maintain it, including landscaping, structures, and parking areas. The HOA maintains common areas, roads not accepted for public maintenance, and entry features. Townhome lots may have additional shared maintenance if a future supplemental declaration is recorded.
• Architectural review: No exterior changes (fences, landscaping, painting, etc.) may be made without prior written approval from the Declarant (DR Horton) or later an Architectural Review Committee. Approval is based on aesthetics and can be denied for any reason. Construction must be completed within 12 months of starting.
• Leasing & rentals: Leases must have a minimum term of six months. The HOA cannot prohibit leasing or require consent to lease, but can regulate it. No short-term rentals are allowed.
• Occupancy & use: Lots are for residential use only. All occupants of a single lot must be a single family (related by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship) or no more than three unrelated persons living as a single housekeeping unit. Home businesses ancillary to residential use are allowed subject to rules.
• Parking & vehicles: Only licensed, operative passenger cars, station wagons, pickup trucks, or passenger vans may be regularly parked in driveways. No regular parking on roadways. Recreational vehicles must be screened from view. No vehicle may be used as a dwelling.
• Signs: No signs visible from public view except for professionally prepared 'for sale' or 'for rent' signs no larger than 18" x 24". Political signs and flags are subject to rules. Declarant and approved builders may place marketing signs.
• Pets & animals: The document does not specify pet limits or types; pet enclosures must be screened from view. Check the Rules & Regulations for additional pet rules.
• Assessments & fees: The HOA levies base assessments on all lots to fund common expenses. Special, neighborhood, and specific assessments may also be levied. The document does not state current fee amounts.

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.