Newport Property Owners Association

Key facts from Newport Property Owners Association's documents

Reflects the 2022 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

HOA (The New Property Owner's Association of Newport, Inc.) (Basic Information (Association) and Sect)

Units / lots

182 (Basic Information)

Developer / declarant

FRIENDSWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY and RAMPART HOLDING, LLC (Basic Information)

Governing law

Texas Business Organizations Code and Texas Property Code (Section E.1)

Assessments & dues

$55.00 per month per Lot (Regular Assessment as of declaration date) (Section G.5.a)

Special assessments

Board may levy Special Assessments for capital improvements or other purposes benefiting Subdivision, subject to Declarant approval until no lots owned by Declarant (Section G.6)

Collections & liens

Assessments secured by continuing vendor's lien; Association may foreclose by power of sale or judicial action (Section G.3; Section H.3; Section H.4)

Reserves & fees

$5.00 per month for delinquent payments (declaration); additional $15 monthly collection fee after 4 months delinquent (newsletter) (Section H.1; Newsletter: 'Assessments th)

Pets

Up to three domesticated household pets (dogs, cats) (Section IV.C.2.i)

Leasing & rentals

Renting of a portion of a Residence is prohibited; renting of entire Residence is not explicitly addressed but may be allowed (Section IV.C.2.k)

Parking & vehicles

Prohibited from storage without prior ACC approval; newsletter allows in driveway up to 48 hours before/after trip (Section IV.C.2 (general storage); Newsle)

Architectural approval

Yes, for any construction, erection, or alteration of improvements, including buildings, fences, driveways, paint, tree removal, etc. (Section IV.D; Newsletter 'CHANGES AND RE)

Home business

Reasonable home office use permitted (Section IV.C.2.j; Newsletter 32.13 ('No )

Setbacks / home size

Side build lines 3 ft from property line unless shown on plat; no Residence or Structure in violation of set back lines on Plat; golf course setbacks: none (Section IV.D.2.d, f, q)

Use restrictions

Yes; Lots may only be used for an approved Residence and Structures for use by a Single Family (Section IV.C.1)

Voting & meetings

Class A Members (all Owners) have one vote per Lot; when more than one Owner, only one vote per Lot (Section E.4.a)

Amendments

By vote of 75% of owners of Lots; instrument signed by approving owners and recorded (Section J.4)

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