Schedule A
for the Declaration and Imposition of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
for the Declaration and Imposition of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
Note: The following text is a reproduction of a document and may not be relied upon for any purpose. It is provided for reference only.
Note: The Perry Knolls Homeowners Association, Incorporated, was renamed to Henson Park Homeowners Association, Incorporated.
Whereas, Declarant is the owner of the real property described in Article II of this Declaration and desires to create thereon a residential community with permanent open spaces, and other common facilities for the benefit of said community; and
Whereas, Declarant desires to provide for the preservation of the values and amenities in said community and for the maintenance of said open spaces and other common facilities; and, to this end, desires to subject the real property described in Article II to the covenants, restrictions, easements, conditions, charges and liens, hereinafter set forth, which easements, covenants, restrictions, and conditions shall run with the real property and shall be binding on all parties having or acquiring any right, title or interest in the described properties or any part thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of each owner thereof; and
Whereas, Declarant has deemed it desirable, for the efficient preservation of the values and amenities in said community, to create an agency to which should be delegated and assigned the powers of maintaining and administering the community properties and facilities and administering and enforcing the covenants and restrictions and collecting and disbursing the assessments and charges hereinafter created; and
Wheras, Declarant has incorporated under the laws of the Sate of Virginia, as a non-stock corporation, PERRY KNOLLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., for the purpose of exercising the functions aforesaid.
Now, Therefore, The Declarant declares that the real property described in Article II is and shall be held, transferred, sold, conveyed and occupied subject to the covenants, restrictions, easements, conditions, charges and liens (sometimes referred to as "covenants and restrictions") hereinafter set forth.
The following words when used in this Declaration (unless the context shall prohibit) shall have the following meanings:
The real property which is, and shall be, held, transferred, sold, conveyed and occupied subject to this Declaration is located in the County of Arlington, Virginia, described as
LOTS 3-B, 3-C, 3-D AND PARCEL "A",
RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 3,
BENJAMIN PERRY ESTATE,
as shown on a plat attached to the Deed of Dedication and Release recorded among the Land Records of Arlington County, Virginia, in Deed Book 2261, at page 409; all of which real property shall be referred to as "Existing Property".
Every person or entity who is a record owner of a fee or undivided fee interest in any Lot which is subject to covenants of record to assessment by the Association, including contract sellers, shall be a member of the Association. The foregoing is not intended to include persons or entities who hold an interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation. No owner shall have more than one membership. Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from ownership of any Lot which is subject to assessment by the Association. Ownership of such Lot shall be sole qualification for membership
The Association shall have two classes of voting membership:
Class "A" Class "A" members shall be all those owners as defined in Section 1, with the exception of the Declarant. Class "A" members shall be entitled to one vote for each Lot in which they hold the interests required for membership by Section 1. When more than one person hold such interest, or interests, in any lot, all such persons shall be member, and the vote for such Lot, shall be exercised as they among themselves determine, but in no event shall more than one vote be cast with respect to any such Lot.
Class "B" Class "B" members shall be the Declarant. The Class "B" members shall be entitled to three votes for each Lot in which it holds the interest required for membership by Section 1 until such Lot is first sold or leased, provided that the Class "B" membership shall cease and become converted to Class "A" membership on the happening of any of the following events, whichever occurs earlier:
From and after the happening of these events, whichever occurs earlier, the Class "B" members shall be deemed to be Class "A" members entitled to one vote for each Lot in which it holds the interest required for membership under Section 1.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3, every owner shall have a right and easement of enjoyment in and to the Common Areas and such easement shall be appurtenant to and shall pass with the title to every Lot subject to the following provisions:
Any member may delegate, in accordance with the By-Laws, his right of enjoyment to the Common Area and facilities to the members of his family, his tenants, or contract purchasers who reside on the property.
The Declarant hereby covenants for itself, its heirs, successors and assigns, that it will convey fee simple title to the Common Area within the Subdivision to the Association, free and clear of all encumbrances and liens, but subject to easements and right of way herein and/or by the plat of Resubdivision of Part of Lot 3, Benjamin Perry Estate, dedicated or reserved, prior to the conveyance of record of the first Lot to be conveyed.
Until such time as the Declarant pays the same assessment as the other Lot owners and has the same vote, it will maintain the Common Area at no cost to the Homeowners Association and will fund budget deficits.
The Declarant for each Lot owned by it within The Properties hereby covenants and each Owner of any Lot by acceptance of a deep therefor, whether or not it shall be so expressed in any deep or other conveyance is deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Association:
the annual and special assessments, together with such interest thereon and costs of collection thereof as hereinafter provided, shall be a charge on the land and shall be a continuing lien upon the property against which each such assessment is made. Each such assessment, together with such interest thereon, costs of collection thereof, including reasonable attorney's fees as hereinafter provided, shall also be the personal obligation of the person who was the owner of such property at the time when the assessment fell due. The personal obligation shall not pass to his successors in title unless expressly assumed by them.
The assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively for the purpose of promoting the recreation, health, safety and welfare of the residents of The Properties and in particular for the maintenance of The Properties, services and facilities devoted to this purpose and related to the user and enjoyment of the Common Properties, and of the home situation upon The Properties.
Until January of the year immediately following the conveyance of the first Lot to an Owner, the maximum annual assessment shall be SIX HUNDRED AND NO/00 DOLLARS ($600.00) per Lot for Lots other that those owned by the Declarant and one-third (1/3) of said amount per Lot for Lots owned by Declarant, except that during that said period the maximum annual assessment may be increased by action of the Board of Directors by an amount to in excess of five percentum (5%) of the maximum annual assessment hereinabove established.
In addition to the annual assessments authorized above, the Association may levy in any assessment year, a special assessment application to that year only, for the purpose of defraying, in whole or in part, the cost of any construction or reconstruction, unexpected repair or replacement of a described capital improvement upon the Common Area, including the necessary fixtures and personal property related thereto, provided that any such assessment shall have the assent of two-thirds (2/3) of the votes of each class of members who are voting in person or by proxy at a meeting duly called for this purpose, wirtten notice of which shall be sent to all members not less than 10 days more more than 50 days in advance of the meeting setting forth the purpose of the meeting.
Both annual and special assessments must be fixed at a uniform rate for all Lots except as to those Lots owned by Declarant, as to which any charge shall be one-third (1/3) of the rate for other Lots. The Board of Directors may, at its discretion, require the annual and/or special assessments to be paid on a monthly basis and may require that such payments be made to a mortgagee under the Deed and Trust on the respective lots or any other collection agent selected by the Board of Directors.
At the first meeting called, as provided in Sections 3 and 4 hereof, the presence at the meeting of members or of proxies entitled to cast sixty percent (60%) of all the votes of each class of membership shall constitute a quorum. If the required quorum is not forthcoming at any meeting, another meeting may be called, subject to the notice requirement sut forth in Sections 3 and 4, and the required quorum at any such subsequent meeting shall be one-half (1/2) of the required quorum at the preceding meeting. No such subsequent meeting shall be held more than sixty (60) days following the preceding meeting.
The annual assessment provides for herein shall commence as to all Lots upon the first day of the month following the conveyance of record of the Common Area. The first annual assessment shall be adjusted according to the number of months remaining in the calendar year. The Board of Directors shall fix the amount of the annual assessment against each Lot at least thirty (30) days in advance of each annual assessment period. Written notice of the annual assessment shall be sent to every Owner subject thereto. The due dates shall be established by the Board of Directors. The Association shall, upon demand at any time, furnish a certificate in writing signed by an officer of the Association setting forth whether the assessment on a specified lot have been paid. A reasonable charge may be made by the Board for issuance of these certificates. Such certificates shall be conclusive evidence of payment of any assessment therein stated to have been paid.
The lien of the assessments provided for herein shall be subordinate to the lien of any mortgage or mortgages. Sale or transfer of any Lot shall not affect the assessment lien. However, the sale or transfer of any Lot which is subject to any mortgage, pursuant to a decree of foreclosure, under such mortgage or any proceeding in lieu of foreclosure thereof, shall extinguish the lien of such assessments as to payments thereof which became due prior to such sale of transfer. No sale or transfer shall relieve such Lot for liability for any assessments thereafter becoming due or from the lien thereof.
The following property subject to this Declaration shall be exempt from the assessments created herein:
However, no land or improvements devoted to dwelling use shall be exempt from said assessments.
Each wall which is built as part of the original construction of the homes upon The Properties and placed on the dividing line between the Lots shall constitute a Party Wall, and to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article, the general rules of law regarding Part Walls and of liability for property damage due to negligent or wilful acts or omissions shall apply thereto.
The cost of reasonable repair and maintenance of Party Wall shall be shared by the Owners who make use of the Wall in proportion to such use.
If a Party Wall is destroyed or damaged by fire or other casualty, any Owner who has used the Wall may restore it, and if the other Owners thereafter make use of the Wall, they shall contribute to the cost of restoration thereof in proportion to such use without prejudice, however, to the right of any such owners to call for a large contribution from the others under any rule of law regarding liability for negligent or wilful acts or omissions.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, an Owner who by his negligent or wilful act causes the Part Wall to be exposed to the elements shall bear the whole cost of furnishing the necessary protection against such elements.
The right of any Owner to contribution from any other Owner under this Article shall be appurtenant to the land and shall pass to such Owner's successors in title.
In the event of any dispute arising concerning a Party Wall, or under the provisions of this Article, each party shall choose one arbitrator, and such arbitrators shall choose one additional arbitrators, and the decision of a majority of all the arbitrators shall be final and conclusive of the question involved.
Each Lot and the property included in the Common Area shall be subject to an easement for encroachments created by the construction, settling and overhands of structures designed or constructed by the Declarant and/or an easement for water drainage from other lots or structures. A valid easement for said encroachments and for the maintenance of same, so long as it stands, shall and does exist. In the event that the home on one or more Lots shall be partially or totally destroyed, and then rebuilt, the owners of the Lots so affected agree that minor encroachments of parts of the adjacent homes due to construction shall be permitted and that a valid easement for said encroachment and the maintenance thereof shall exist.
Owners may make exterior additions, alterations and improvements to their Units such as decks, greenhouses, skylights, solar panels, landscaping, painting and the line, subject to review of the Architectural Control Committee as set forth in Section 2 below and where required, approval of appropriate municipal authorities has been obtained.
No exterior addition, alteration, or improvement shall be commenced, erected or maintained until the plans and specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, height, materials and location of the same shall have been submitted to and approved in writing as to harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding structures and topography by the Board of Directors of the Association, or by any Architectural Control Committee composed of three (3) or more representatives appointed by the Board, which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld. In the event said Board, or its designated Committee, fails to approve or disapprove such design and location within ninety (90) days after said plans and specifications have been submitted to it, approval will not be required and this Article will be deemed to have been fully complied with.
In the event an Owner of any Lot in The Properties shall fail to maintain the premises and the improvements situated thereon in a manner satisfactory to the Board of Directors, the Association, after approval by two-thirds (2/3) decision of the Board of Directors, shall have the right, through its agents and employees, to enter upon said parcel and to repair, maintain, and restore the Lot and the exterior of the buildings and any other improvements erected thereon.
The Association, or any Owner, shall have the right to enforce, by any proceeding at law or in equity, all restrictions, conditions, covenants, reservations, liens, and charges now or hereafter imposed by the provisions of his Declaration. Failure by the Association or by any Owner or Declarant to enforce any covenant or restriction herein contained shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereafter.
Invalidation of any one of these covenants or restrictions by judgment or court order shall not affect any other provisions which shall remain in full force and effect.
The covenants and restrictions of this declaration shall run with and bind the land, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Association, the Declarant or the Owner of any Lot subject to this Declaration, their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, for a term of 25 years from the date this Declaration is recorded, after which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of 10 years. The covenants and restrictions of this Declaration may be amended during the first 20 year period by an instrument signed by not less than 90% of the Lot Owners, and thereafter by an instrument signed by not less than 75% of the Lot Owners. Any amendment must be properly recorded.
Any notice required to be sent to any Member or Owner under the provisions of this Declaration shall be deemed to have been properly sent when mailed, postpaid, to the last known address of the person who appears as Member or Owner on the records of the Association at the time of such mailing.
In the event that Perry Knolls Homeowners Association, Inc. fails to maintain the Common Area in accordance with the Site Plans approved by the County of Arlington or should the Perry Knolls Homeowners Association, Inc. fail to maintain the Common Area in a reasonable condition and state of repair, the determination of such failure to be made by the County of Arlington, the County may, at its option through its own agents or by independent contractor, enter upon the Common Area for purposes of maintenance thereof, and access each Lot owner a prorata share of the costs thereof, together with an additional charge of 25% of the said costs for management fees, said costs to constitute a lien upon each and every lot in the project.
The lien of this assessment or costs in connection therewith shall be subordinate to the lien of any first mortgage or mortgages. Sale or transfer of any Lot shall not affect the assessment lien. However, the sale or transfer of any Lot which is subject to any first mortgage, pursuant to a decree of foreclosure, under such mortgage or any proceeding in lieu of foreclosure thereof, shall extinguish the lien of such assessments as to payment thereof which became due prior to such sale or transfer. The personal liability of the lot owner to the County of Arlington shall not be relieved by a foreclosure sale.
Annexation of additional property within a radius of one-half mile of this Subdivision shall require the assent of two-thirds (2/3) of the Class "B" Members, if any, at a meeting duly called for this purpose, written notice of which shall be sent to all Class "B" Members not less than 10 days nor more than 50 days in advance of the meeting setting forth the purpose of the meeting. The presence of members or of proxies entitled to cast sixty percent (60%) of the votes of each class of membership shall constitute a quorum. If the required quorum is not forthcoming at any meeting, another meeting may be called subject to the notice requirement set forth above and the required quorum at such subsequent meeting shall be one-half of the required quorum at such preceding meeting. No such subsequent meeting shall be held more than sixty (60) days following the preceding meeting. In the event that two-thirds (2/3) of the Class "B" Membership are not present in person or by proxy, members not present may give their written assent to the action taken thereat.
The right of annexation of additional property within a radius of one-half (1/2) mile of this Subdivision, as herein provided is in the sole discretion of Declarant. The rights of purchasers in the hereinabove described Subdivision is limited to the use of Common Areas and their particular lot solely within the boundaries of said Subdivision.
Upon annexation, the same Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions shall be recorded on the annexed property and the Articles of Incorporation, Corporate By-Laws and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions shall be construed as applying to one overall Subdivision including voting rights, quorums, etcetera.
Upon a merger or consolidation of the Association with another Association as provided in its Articles of Incorporation, its properties, rights and obligations may, by operation of law, be transferred to another surviving or consolidated association, or alternatively, the properties, rights and obligations of another association may, by operation of law, be added to the surviving corporation pursuant to a merger. The surviving or consolidated association may administer the covenants and restrictions established by this Declaration within the Existing Property, together with the covenants and restrictions established upon any other properties as one scheme. No such merger or consolidation, however, shall effect any revocation, change or addition to the covenants established by this Declaration within the Existing Property except as hereinabove provided.