Regular Assessments. (a) The Regular Assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the general operation of the Association, reserves and the promotion of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Community, and in particular for the improvements and maintenance of the Common Area and Area of Common Responsibility, including but not limited to, ther payment of mortgages, taxed and insurance thereon, and repair, replacement, and additions thereof, the cost of labor, equipment, materials, management, Treasurer fees, and supervision thereof, and the cost of lawn and landscaping maintenance, and refuse collection; reserves for the replacement of the Association property and improvements to the Common Area; and all other obligations or debts incurred by the Association. (b) The Developer or the Board of Directors of the Association, When Empowered, shall at all times fix and the Regular Assessment based on the Association’s budget for the period of the Regular Assessment. The amount of the Regular Assessment shall be uniform for each Lot except as set forth herein and shall be assessed against all Lots at the time of the Assessment. The Developer or Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall once each year create a budget and fix the date of commencement, the size and number of installments, the method of determining the amount of all Regular Assessments against each Owner of a Lot, and shall, at that time, prepare a roster of the Owners and the Assessments applicable thereto. The roster shall be kept in the office of the Association and shall be opened to inspection by any Owner. If the Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, fails to set a Regular Assessment, then previous Assessment or the previous installment schedule shall continue until the Regular Assessment is set. A copy of the budget or any amended budget and written notice of the Regular Assessment and adjustment thereof, shall be sent t every Owner subject thereto, identifying the amount(s), due date(s), and the address to which payments are to be sent, at least thirty (30) days in advance of the due date of the first (or only) installment of each Regular Assessment. Until one hundred (100%) percent of the Dwellings permitted by the Master Plan have certificates of occupancy issued thereon and have been conveyed to Owners other than builders holding title for purposes of development and sale, the Developer shall have the option of approval of any portion of the budget. (c) The Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall have the right to adjust the amount and installment schedule of the Regular Assessment without Membership approval for the purpose of meeting the budgetary obligations of the Association in times of an unexpected cash flow shortfall. In the event of an unbudgeted cash surplus, the Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall have the authority to apply some or all of the surplus toward its capital improvement fund or capital reserve fund. The Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, may, at its sole discretion, set estimated Regular Assessments until the Regular Assessment is set and the budget completed, or may delay the billing of Regular Assessments until the budget is complete and then bill the Owners for the Regular Assessment for the entire budget period. (d) Until one hundred (100%) percent of the Dwellings permitted by the Master Plan have certificates of occupancy issued thereon and have been conveyed to Owners other than builders holding title for purposes of development and sale, the Developer may also choose the option of either (1) paying the Regular Assessments attributable to the Lots owned by the Developer at the time that the Regular Assessments are due and paying a prorated Regular Assessment for the incorporation of additional Lots in the Community during the budget period or (2) paying the deficits in the expenses and capital reserves (but not contingencies) of the Association not paid by the Regular Assessments, so long as the responsibilities of the Association within the approved budget properly met. Any expenses of the Association paid by and any advances paid to the Association by the Developer which are in excess of the amount due from the Developer for Regular Assessments for Lots owned by the Developer, or if the Developer chooses to pay deficit expense, the amount paid by the Developer to or for the Association which exceeds the actual deficit, at the option of the Developer, shall be considered a loan to the Association, repayable under terms established by the Developer, and which are reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors of the Association. Once the Developer becomes a Class “C” Member, it no longer shall be obligated to pay any Assessments of deficits. (e) Any Regular Assessment against Lots owned by the Developer (including those Lots added to the Community after the date of the Assessment) shall not be due until the end of the period for which the Regular Assessment is established, provided, however, if the Developer has elected not to pay Regular Assessments and instead to pay the deficits in the expenses and capital reserves of the Association and fails to pay such deficits within thirty (30) days after the end of the budget period, the Regular Assessment for Lots owned by the Developer shall be due in thirty (30) days after the Association notifies the Developer of its failure to pay the deficits at the end of the budget period. (f) At the time of the closing of a Lot owned by the Developer, if the Regular Assessment for that period has been paid by the Developer, that portion of the Regular Assessment that is attributable to the balance of the period shall be collected and paid to the Developer by the purchaser of the Lot. Any sums not reimbursed to the Developer, shall also be lien on the Lot. All other Assessments, when levied, shall be the responsibility of the Owner of record on the date that the Assessment is authorized by the Developer or by the Board of Directors of the Association, When Empowered.
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Regular Assessments. (a) The Regular Assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the general operation of the Association, reserves and the promotion of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Community, and in particular for the improvements improvement and maintenance of the Common Area and Area of Common Responsibility, including but not limited to, ther the payment of mortgages, taxed taxes and insurance thereon, and repair, replacement, and additions thereof, the cost of labor, equipment, materials, management, Treasurer fees, and supervision thereof, and the cost of lawn and landscaping maintenance, and refuse collection; reserves for the replacement of the Association property and improvements to the Common Area; and all other obligations or debts incurred by the Association.
(b) The Developer or the Board of Directors of the Association, When Empowered, shall at all times fix and the Regular Assessment based on the Association’s 's budget for the period of the Regular Assessment. The amount of the Regular Assessment shall be uniform for each Lot except as set forth herein and shall be assessed against all Lots at the time of the Assessment. The Developer or Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall once each year create a budget and fix the date of commencement, the size and number of installments, the method of determining the amount of all Regular Assessments against each Owner of a Lot, and shall, at that time, prepare a roster of the Owners and the Assessments applicable thereto. The roster and the budget shall be kept in the office of the Association and shall be opened to inspection by any Owner. If the Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, fails to set a Regular Assessment, then the previous Assessment or the previous installment schedule shall continue until the Regular Assessment is set. A copy of the budget or any amended budget and written Written notice of the Regular Assessment and adjustment thereof, shall be sent t to every Owner subject thereto, identifying the amount(s), due date(s), and the address to which payments are to be sent, at least thirty (30) days in advance of the due date of the first (or only) installment of each Regular Assessment. Until one hundred eighty (10080%) percent of the Dwellings permitted by the Master Plan have certificates of occupancy issued thereon and have been conveyed to Owners other than builders holding title for purposes of development and sale, the Developer shall have the option of approval of any portion of the budget.
(c) The Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall have the right to adjust the amount and installment schedule of the Regular Assessment without Membership approval for the purpose of meeting the budgetary obligations of the Association and in times of an unexpected cash cash-flow shortfall. In the event of an unbudgeted cash surplus, the Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall have the authority to apply some or all of the surplus toward its capital improvement fund or capital reserve fund. The Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, may, at its sole discretion, set estimated Regular Assessments until the Regular Assessment is set and the budget completed, or may delay the billing of Regular Assessments until the budget is complete and then bill the Owners for the Regular Assessment for the entire budget period.
(d) Regular Assessments shall start on the first day of the month following the sale of a Lot to a Person other than Developer. However, the sale of a Lot to a builder holding title for purpose of development and sale of a newly constructed home shall not cause Regular Assessments to commence. Developer may elect, in its sole discretion, to require a builder holding title for purpose of development and sale of a newly constructed home to pay one fourth (1/4) of Regular Assessments starting on the first day of the month following said election and require the builder to pay one half (1/2) of Regular Assessments upon the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for a completed Dwelling by the appropriate governmental authority. The first Regular Assessment shall be adjusted according to the number of months then remaining in that fiscal year. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Developer may elect, in its sole discretion, to start collecting Regular Assessments for any Lot used as a model home on the first day of the month following the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the completed model home.
(e) Until one hundred eighty (10080%) percent of the Dwellings permitted by the Master Plan have certificates of occupancy issued thereon and have been conveyed to Owners other than builders holding title for purposes of development and sale, the Developer may also choose the option of either (but shall not be required to):
(1) paying the Regular Assessments attributable advance funds to the Lots owned by the Developer at the time that the Regular Assessments are due and paying a prorated Regular Assessment for the incorporation of additional Lots in the Community during the budget period or (2) paying Association sufficient to pay the deficits in the expenses and capital reserves (but not contingencies) of the Association not paid by the Regular Assessments, so long as the responsibilities of the Association within the approved budget are properly met. Any expenses of the Association paid by and any advances paid to the Association by the Developer which are in excess of the amount due from the Developer for Regular Assessments for Lots owned by the Developer, or if the Developer chooses to pay deficit expense, the amount paid by the Developer to or for the Association which exceeds the actual deficit, at the option of the Developer, shall be considered a loan to the Association, repayable under terms established by the Developer, and which are reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors of the Association; or
(2) cause the Association to borrow such amount, or a general borrowing from a third party at the prevailing rates for such loan in the local area of the Community. Once Developer, in its sole discretion, may guarantee repayment of such loan, if required by the Developer becomes a Class “C” Memberlending institution, it but no longer mortgage secured by the Common Areas or any of the improvements maintained by the Association shall be obligated to pay any Assessments of deficitsgiven in connection with such loan.
(e) Any Regular Assessment against Lots owned by the Developer (including those Lots added to the Community after the date of the Assessment) shall not be due until the end of the period for which the Regular Assessment is established, provided, however, if the Developer has elected not to pay Regular Assessments and instead to pay the deficits in the expenses and capital reserves of the Association and fails to pay such deficits within thirty (30) days after the end of the budget period, the Regular Assessment for Lots owned by the Developer shall be due in thirty (30) days after the Association notifies the Developer of its failure to pay the deficits at the end of the budget period.
(f) At the time of the closing of a Lot owned by the Developer, if the Regular Assessment for that period has been paid by the Developer, that portion of the Regular Assessment that is attributable to the balance of the period shall be collected and paid to the Developer by the purchaser of the Lot. Any sums not reimbursed to the Developer, shall also be lien on the Lot. All other Assessments, when levied, shall be the responsibility of the Owner of record on the date that the Assessment is authorized by the Developer or by the Board of Directors of the Association, When Empowered.
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Sources: Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Easements, Charges and Liens
Regular Assessments. (a) The Regular Assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the general operation of the Association, reserves and the promotion of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the CommunityBusiness Park, and in particular for the improvements improvement and maintenance of the Common Area and Area of Common Responsibility, including but not limited to, ther the payment of mortgages, taxed taxes and insurance thereon, and repair, replacement, and additions thereof, the cost of labor, equipment, materials, management, Treasurer fees, and supervision thereof, and the cost of lawn and landscaping maintenance, and refuse collection; reserves for the replacement of the Association property and improvements to the Common Area; and all other obligations or debts incurred by the Association.
(b) The Developer or the Board of Directors of the Association, When Empowered, shall at all times fix and the Regular Assessment based on the Association’s 's budget for the period of the Regular Assessment. The amount of the Regular Assessment shall be uniform for each Lot except as set forth herein and shall be assessed against all Lots at the time of the Assessment. The Developer or Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall once each year create a budget and fix the date of commencement, the size and number of installments, the method of determining the amount of all Regular Assessments against each Owner of a Lot, and shall, at that time, prepare a roster of the Owners and the Assessments applicable thereto. The roster shall be kept in the office of the Association and shall be opened to inspection by any Owner. If the Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, fails to set a Regular Assessment, then the previous Assessment or the previous installment schedule shall continue until the Regular Assessment is set. A copy of the budget or any amended budget and written notice of the Regular Assessment and adjustment thereof, shall be sent t to every Owner subject thereto, identifying the amount(s), due date(s), and the address to which payments are to be sent, at least thirty (30) days in advance of the due date of the first (or only) installment of each Regular Assessment. Until one hundred (100%) percent of the Dwellings Buildings permitted by the Master Plan have certificates of occupancy issued thereon and have been conveyed beenconveyed to Owners other than builders holding title for purposes of development and sale, the Developer shall have the option of approval of any portion of the budget.
(c) The Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall have the right to adjust the amount and installment schedule of the Regular Assessment without Membership approval for the purpose of meeting the budgetary obligations of the Association and in times of an unexpected cash flow cashflow shortfall. In the event of an unbudgeted cash surplus, the Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, shall have the authority to apply some or all of the surplus toward its capital improvement fund or capital reserve fund. The Developer or the Board of Directors, When Empowered, may, at its sole discretion, set estimated Regular Assessments until the Regular Assessment is set and the budget completed, or may delay the billing of Regular Assessments until the budget is complete and then bill the Owners for the Regular Assessment for the entire budget period.
(d) Until one hundred (100%) percent of the Dwellings Buildings permitted by the Master Plan have certificates of occupancy issued thereon and have been conveyed to Owners other than builders holding title for purposes of development and sale, the Developer may also choose the option of either (1) paying the Regular Assessments attributable to the Lots owned by the Developer at the time that the Regular Assessments are due and paying a prorated Regular Assessment for the incorporation of additional Lots in the Community Business Park during the budget period or (2) paying the deficits in the expenses and capital reserves (but not contingencies) of the Association not paid by the Regular Assessments, so long as the responsibilities of the Association within the approved budget are properly met. Any expenses of the Association paid by and any advances paid to the Association by the Developer which are in excess of the amount due from the Developer for Regular Assessments for Lots owned by the Developer, or if the Developer chooses to pay deficit expense, the amount paid by the Developer to or for the Association which exceeds the actual deficit, at the option of the Developer, shall be considered a loan to the Association, repayable under terms established by the Developer, and which are reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors of the Association. Once the Developer becomes a Class “C” Member, it no longer shall be obligated to pay any Assessments of or deficits.
(e) Any Regular Assessment against Lots owned by the Developer (including those Lots added to the Community Business Park after the date of the Assessment) shall not be due until the end of the period for which the Regular Assessment is established, provided, however, if the Developer has elected not to pay Regular Assessments and instead to pay the deficits in the expenses and capital reserves of the Association and fails to pay such deficits within thirty (30) days after the end of the budget period, the Regular Assessment for Lots owned by the Developer shall be due in thirty (30) days after the Association notifies the Developer of its failure to pay the deficits at the end of the budget period.
(f) At the time of the closing of a Lot owned by the Developer, if the Regular Assessment for that period has been paid by the Developer, that portion of the Regular Assessment that is attributable to the balance of the period shall be collected and paid to the Developer by the purchaser of the Lot. Any sums not reimbursed to the Developer, shall also be a lien on the Lot. All other Assessments, when levied, shall be the responsibility of the Owner of record on the date that the Assessment is authorized by the Developer or by the Board of Directors of the Association, When Empowered.
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Sources: Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Easements, Charges and Liens