Covenants

FIND COVENANTS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HERE

Find your neighborhood covenants here

A protective covenant is an agreement between you and a Homeowners Association (HOA) or subdivision that spells out the ways you can use a property. Protective covenants are general rules that all homeowners living in the area must follow. A protective covenant may include things that you can't do with your property, like raise chickens or park a motorhome. A protective covenant will also include things that you must do, like mow your lawn regularly.

Some neighborhoods have many restrictions, some have only a few and others have none. We have provided the covenants for all the neighborhoods in which we have built below. Restrictions may change if your HOA votes to add or remove a rule.

Protective covenants may seem rigid in some cases, but they are designed to protect you and your property and assure that your investment will grow in the future. Here are some of the pluses of covenants:

• Your neighborhood will maintain its look: Restrictive covenants can keep the look and feel of a neighborhood uniform. For example, your neighbor cannot decide to buy goats or chickens or leave trash on their lawn.
• More value protection: Restrictive covenants help retain your home's value. They can also ease some of the worries potential buyers may have about your home and allow you to sell it with less hassle later.
• Dispute mediation: CC&R documents clearly lay out what types of behavior are acceptable and unacceptable in your community. For example, if your neighbors decide to throw a wild party at 2 a.m., your HOA will mediate the dispute for you.