Sutton Mill

Key facts from Sutton Mill's documents

Reflects the 2015 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

planned community (Article 1, Section 1.1: 'general plan of)

Legal name

Sutton Mill Homeowners Association, Inc. (Article 1, Section 1.1: 'Sutton Mill Hom)

Developer / declarant

M/I Homes of Charlotte, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (First paragraph of Declaration)

Assessments & dues

Board budgets and allocates General Assessments annually (Article VIII, Section 8.2)

Special assessments

Permitted by Section 8.3 (Article VIII, Section 8.3)

Collections & liens

Assessments create a lien on the Lot (Section 8.6) (Article VIII, Section 8.6)

Reserves & fees

Board may include reasonable reserves in Common Expenses (Section 2.1 definition of 'Common Expens)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, but may be subject to rules including minimum lease term up to 12 months and use of approved lease forms (Section 3.4(h))

Architectural approval

Yes; no activity within scope of Article IV (construction, exterior alteration, landscaping) may commence without prior written approval (Article IV, Section 4.1, 4.2)

Home business

Not expressly prohibited but likely restricted; activities not normally associated with residential use may be prohibited (Section 3.4(f))

Signs & flags

Political signs allowed; Association may adopt time, place, and manner restrictions (Section 3.4(d))

Setbacks / home size

Front building setback line as shown on recorded maps; deviation up to 10% not a violation (Article IV, Section 4.1)

Maintenance

Association maintains Area of Common Responsibility (Common Area, streets, landscaping in rights-of-way, etc.); Owner maintains Lot (Article V, Section 5.1; Article VII, Sec)

Insurance

May have reasonable deductible; treated as Common Expense unless loss due to Owner negligence, then assessed as Specific Assessment (Article VII, Section 7.3(b))

Use restrictions

Yes; Lots are for single-family detached residence (Section 2.1 definition of 'Lot')

Voting & meetings

Class A: one vote per Lot owned by Class A Member; Class B: Declarant has consent rights and appoints board during control period (Article VI, Section 6.3)

Amendments

By Declarant (Section 17.1) or by Members (Section 17.2); details in Article XVII (Article XVII)

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