Happy Cove

Key facts from Happy Cove's documents

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

Community type

Subdivision with Homeowners Association (Article 1.2 defines Association as Happy)

Assessments & dues

Fixed, established, and collected by the Board of Directors (Article 7.1)

Special assessments

Allowed for capital improvements, authorized by the Board in accordance with Bylaws (Article 7.2: Special Assessments for cap)

Collections & liens

Assessments and fines are continuing liens on the Lot; Association may foreclose (Article 7.1, 7.5, 8.4)

Reserves & fees

Interest from date of delinquency; rate is lesser of maximum allowed by law or 10% per annum (Article 8.4: Assessment or fine will bea)

Leasing & rentals

Not explicitly prohibited; no restrictions mentioned (Document does not address leasing)

Parking & vehicles

Not allowed except for occasional or temporary purposes (Article 2.12: Streets shall not be used )

Fences

White vinyl fencing in rear and each side per ACC guidelines; no fences in front or side setback; decorative screening fences for storage of vehicles/boats not exceeding 8 feet (Article 2.20 and 2.13)

Architectural approval

Yes, Architectural Control Committee must review and approve in writing all construction, exterior alterations, landscaping/grading, and any other work described in the Declaration (Article 5.2)

Home business

In-home child care limited to no more than five (5) children unless they are occupants' children (Article 2.19: No in-home child care with)

Signs & flags

One small 'for sale/rent' sign not exceeding 5 sq ft; one builder sign not exceeding 16 sq ft; political campaign signs not exceeding 2 sq ft. No other signs or advertisements. (Article 2.17)

Setbacks / home size

Not less than 2,000 sq ft of livable floor space with minimum 1,500 sq ft on ground floor (Article 2.4 (page 2 bottom))

Use restrictions

Yes, single-family residential only (Article 2.1: No property or Lot shall be)

Voting & meetings

Each Lot Owner gets one membership (one vote). Developer gets three (3) votes for each Lot owned by Developer. (Article 4.2 and 4.3)

Amendments

By affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of a quorum of Members present in person or by proxy at a Meeting of the Members. (Article 10)

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