High Point Association

What High Point Association's governing documents say

This is a declaration of covenants, restrictions, and easements for The Bridge Path Colony, a single-family cluster development within the larger High Point Development in Strongsville, Ohio. It establishes the Bridge Path Colony Homeowners' Association and sets rules for the use, maintenance, and assessment of cluster sites (lots) and common areas. This document binds lot owners in the Colony and supplements a master High Point Declaration.

• What you own & maintain: You own your cluster site and the house on it, and must maintain the exterior (siding, roof, windows, gutters, decks, fences, etc.) and walkways. The Association maintains all common area landscaping, front entry and garage doors (including painting), storm sewers and swales, and will snow plow driveways (but not hand shovel).
• Assessments & fees: Annual assessments (capped at $480 per cluster site initially) and special assessments are charged equally to all sites, starting the month after you buy. Assessments not paid within 10 days become delinquent and bear interest at the prime rate (up to the legal maximum), plus costs and attorney's fees. The Association can sue you personally or foreclose on your lot.
• Architectural & property changes: No new structures (buildings, fences, sheds, etc.) or changes to existing ones (porches, decks, awnings, patios, trim, antennae, etc.) may be built without prior written consent from three-fourths of all cluster site owners. Changing the exterior color or landscaping installed by the developer, or replacing entry/garage doors, also requires that approval.
• Common area & recreation: Common areas are for open space and recreational use by all owners. Your right to use them starts when you begin paying assessments. The Association can suspend your voting rights and common area use for unpaid assessments (until paid) or for up to 30 days for rule violations by you, your family, or guests.
• Insurance requirements: You must carry a homeowner's hazard policy (fire, extended coverage, vandalism) for at least 90% of your house's full insurable value, plus public liability insurance with limits the Association chooses. The Association must be named as an additional insured, and a copy of the policy and endorsements must be provided to the Association.
• Violations & fines: If you violate any covenant, you get a 10-day written notice to fix it. Each day after that carries a $50 fine, collectible like an unpaid assessment (lien, foreclosure, personal liability). The Association or any owner can also sue to stop a violation or recover damages.
• Developer rights & document duration: The developer (now Kingswood Group) retained special rights until at least December 31, 1996, to modify rules, add land, and maintain signs. The covenants run until December 31, 2006, then auto-renew for 5-year periods unless 3/4 of owners vote to change or cancel them at least a year in advance.
• What this document doesn't cover: This declaration does not state leasing restrictions, pet limits, parking rules, or age restrictions. Those may exist in the master High Point Declaration referenced here. This document focuses on cluster site ownership within a larger planned development.

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.