Mountain Brook Homeowners Association

Key facts from Mountain Brook Homeowners Association's documents

Community type

Planned Community (Declaration preamble and Article A)

Legal name

Mountain Brook Homeowners Association

Management

Northwest Community Management Company

Governing law

ORS 94.590, 94.595, 94.609, 94.665, 94.667 (Declaration Sections N, I, P, Q, and Sta)

Assessments & dues

Board fixes regular annual (or monthly/quarterly) assessments at least 30 days in advance; uniform rate for all lots (Declaration H.3, H.5; Bylaws 7.2.3.1)

Special assessments

May be levied for capital improvements; if over $5,000 then approval by 2/3 vote at meeting with 30-60 day notice; also if exceeds 50% of annual budget requires majority vote of members (Declaration H.4; Bylaws 7.2.3.1.2)

Collections & liens

Lien may be filed 30 days after delinquency; includes interest, costs, attorney fees; foreclose by Oregon law; subordinate to mortgages; also may terminate water services and bring personal action (Declaration H.6.3-H.6.10, H.7, H.8; Byla)

Reserves & fees

Established by Declarant per ORS 94.595; for items with 3-30 year lifespan; funded by assessments; account in HOA name; may be borrowed for temporary expenses; after 2 years, 75% vote may adjust (Declaration I (pages 15-16))

Pets

Yes, only household pets (dogs, cats, small strictly-indoor animals) (Declaration M.5)

Parking & vehicles

Not allowed except temporary (less than 48 hours) for visitors if driveway full and no safety hazard (Declaration M.7 exception (b))

Fences

Fences of wood, masonry, or wood-like material; no metal or chain link; not closer to road than house/garage side yard; not in direct line of sight between road and house; prior ARC approval required for fences >24 inches; Exhibit C shows p (Declaration M.15; Exhibit D(C)(2))

Architectural approval

Yes, for any structure, fence, hedge, mail box, AC unit, etc.; Architectural Review Committee written approval required (Declaration R.1, M.15, M.17, M.18, M.19,)

Signs & flags

Only one temporary 'For Sale' sign (max 6 sq ft); temporary political signs; no restriction on Declarant's sales signs (Declaration M.6)

Setbacks / home size

Not explicitly stated in square footage; but Minimum Home Standards require ICF blocks, stucco finish, earth tones, tile roof, natural gas, gutters, 2-car garage (min 400 sq ft from First Amendment? but that's for Desert Meadows). For Mount (Declaration M.1; Exhibit D)

Maintenance

Association maintains private roads, STEP system, irrigation main lines, common areas; Owner maintains interior of lot, structures, and sprinkler system on individual lot; Owner responsible for stub outs for adjacent vacant lot upon first t (Bylaws 7.2.8; Declaration O.5; M.22)

Use restrictions

Lots shall only be used for residential purposes (Declaration M.1)

Voting & meetings

One (1) vote per lot; Declarant has four (4) votes per lot owned until lots representing 75% of votes sold (Bylaws 3.6; Declaration G, P)

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