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DECLARATION
OF RESTRICTIONS
For
OVERLOOK, a TOWNHOUSE
PROJECT
This declaration is made and executed
this 22nd day of August 1990 by
Donaldson/Seabrooke, Ltd., a Florida limited partnership,
and Donaldson Homes Partnership, a Florida general
partnershop, as their interests may appear, collectively
hereinafter called "Declaranat".
WITNESSETH:
Whereas, Declarant is the owner of the
following described property lying and being in the
County of Pinellas, State of Florida, to-wit:
The real property more particularly
described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto
and by this reference made a part hereof.
Which property is hereinafter called
the "subdivision:"; and
WHEREAS, Declarant desires to improve
the lots in the subdivision by constructing thereon a
total of 104 residental dwelling units and further
desires to provide for the shared maintenance of the lots
and the improvements through an association of lot
owners; and
WHEREAS, Declarant desires to construct
certain facilities in the subdivision for the common use
and benefit of all lot owners, and
WHEREAS, Declarant desires to establish
protective covenants covering the development,
improvement and usage of the property in the subdivision
for the benefit and protection of all owners thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant does hereby
declare that all property in the subdivision shall
hereafter be subject to the following provisions,
restrictions, reservations, covenants, conditions and
easements.
- ASSOCIATION. Except as may be
otherwise provided by the terms hereof,
responsibility for the operation, management, and
maintenance of the subdivision shall be vested in
an incorporated association known as
Homeowners Association of Overlook, Inc., a
Florida corporation not for profit, hereinafter
called the "Association". The primary
purpose of the Association shall be to maintain
the Association Property and Common Improvements
as hereinafter defined, enforce the provisions of
this Declaration wherever applicable and
appropriate, and perform such other duties as may
be assigned to it under the terms hereof or under
its Articles of incorporation and Bylaws. All
person owning a vested present interest in the
fee title to any of the subdivision lots, which
interest is evidenced by a proper instrument duly
recorded in the Public Records of Pinellas
County, shall automatically be members of the
Association, and their respective memberships
shall terminate as their vested interest in the
fee title terminates. A copy of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Association which has been
filed with and certified by the Secretary of the
State of Florida is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
A copy of the Bylaws governing the operation of
the Association is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
The Association shall have all of the rights and
powers provided by the Florida corporation
statutes, the Articles of Incorporation, the
Bylaws, and this Declaration.
- VOTING RIGHTS. Each lot shall be
entitled to one vote at Association meetings,
notwithstanding that the same owner may own more
than one lot or that residential dwelling units
constructed on abutting lots may be joined
together and occupied by one owner. The maximum
number of lots in the Overlook subdivision who
will be entitled to vote shall be one hundred and
four (104). The number of lots may be decreased
by the Declarant from time to time aas it deems
appropriate.
- ASSOCIATION PROPERTY. Declarant
hereby designates all of the property in the
subdivision outside of the dwelling units as
common area for the common use and benefit of all
owners of lots within the subdivision subject to
the provisions set forth herein.
- LOT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The lots in
the subdivision will be improved with residental
dwelling units prior to the conveyance by
Declarant of title thereto. The units are
referred to herein collectively as the "Lot
Improvements". Lot improvements, in turn,
are categorized herein as "Owner
Improvements" or "Common
Improvements", according to the provisions
of the provisions of Paragraphs 6 and 7.
Declarant intends to construct the
residential dwelling units on the lots in clustered
groups. The units in each building cluster will be
separated by party walls. By controlling the
construction of the units, Declarant intends to
provide a harmonious exterior appearance and design
for all the units in the subdivision. Except as
Declarant may otherwise expressly provide by
contract, the construction, development, and sale by
Declarant of the lots, units, and other property and
improvements in the subdivision with without
warranty, and no warranties of fitness, habitability
or merchantability as to any portion of the
subdivision property or improvements constructed by
Declarant thereon shall be implied.
5. OWNER IMPROVEMENTS. As used herein,
the Owner Improvements on a lot shall mean:
- All Improvements lying within the
interior of the unit on the lot, other than:
structural beams, columns, and members supporting
the unit; utility chases, Installations, and
facilities serving more than one unit or the
Association Property; and electrical apparatus
and wiring, plumbing pipes and apparatus, and
other ducts, conduits, cables, wires, and pipes
that serve more than one unit or the Association
property. As used herein, the
"interior" of a unit shall mean the
enclosed space bounded by the horizontal planes
of the undecorated finished floor and the
undecorated finished ceiling and the vertical
planes of the undecorated finished interior
surfaces of exterior walls and party walls or
other boundaries. By way of example, and not as a
limitation, improvements lying within the
interior of a unit that are included within the
Owner Improvements are:
1)doors, walls, floors, and
ceilings;
2) all built-in shelves, cabinets,
counters, storage areas and closets;
3) all refrigerators, stoves,
ovens, disposals, compactors, dishwashers, and other
appliances and all bathroom fixtures, equipment, and
apparatus;
4) all electrical, plumbing,
telephone, and television fixtures, apparatus,
equipment, outlets, switches, wires, pipes, and
conduits that do not serve any other unit;
5) all mechanical, ventilating,
heating and air conditioning equipment;
6) all interior doors, walls,
partitions, and room dividers; and
7) all furniture, furnishings, and
personal property contained within the unit.
b. all heating and air conditioning
equipment, wherever located, that serves only the
unit constructed on the lot.
c. All alterations or additions
made by the lot owner, or by any of his predecessors
in title other than Declarant, to the unit or the
lot, which alterations or additions shall be made
pursuant to authorization by Declarant or the
Association board of directors as provided herein.
6. COMMON IMPROVEMENTS. As used herein,
the "Common Improvements" on a lot shall mean
all the Lot Improvements and parts thereof other than the
Owner Improvements. By way of illustration and not as a
limitation, the Common Improvements on a lot shall
include the following, to the extent the same are not
included within the Owner Improvements:
- the units foundation, floor,
roof, party and exterior walls, and all exterior
doors, windows, and screens.
- All utility chases and all
structural beams, columns, and members located
within the unit.
- All utility installations or
facilities serving more than one unit or the
Association Property; provided, however,
Declarant reserves the ownership of all main
utility lines and equipment and all central
television antenna signal distribution wires,
lines, and equipment that are installed by
Declarant or its predecessor within the
boundaries of the subdivision and the right to
convey the same to the Association, Pinellas
County or any agency thereof, Florida Power
Corporation, General Telephone Company of
Florida, and Cable T.V. company, or other person
or legal entity as Declarant my deem appropriate.
- All electrical apparatus and
wiring, plumbing pipes and apparatus, and other
ducts, conduits, cables, wire or pipe, which are
located outside the boundaries of the unit
interior or which, regardless of location, and
which serve more than one unit or the Association
Property, to the extent the same are not owned by
utility companies or Declarant.
- All parking areas (except any
garage that is part of the unit or any driveway
serving said unit), walkways, and other means of
access.
- All trees, shrubs, plants, grass,
and other landscaping and all sprinkler and
irrigation systems.
- Alterations, additions, and
further improvements to the lot.
7. COMMON EXPENSES. All costs and
expenses that may be duly incurred by the Association
through its board of directors from time to time in
operating, maintaining, improving, protecting, managing,
and conserving the Association Property and all the
Common Improvements and in carrying out its duties and
responsibilities as provided by this Declaration and by
its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws shall constitute
"common expenses" of the Association. Funds for
the payment of the common expenses shall be collected by
the Association through assessments against the lots in
accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 13. By way of
illustration and not as a limitations, the common
expenses shall include:
- costs of operation, maintenance,
repair, and replacement of the Association
Property and all the Common Improvements and the
recreational facilities costs as described above;
- costs of management of the
subdivision and administrative costs of the
Association, including professional fees and
expenses.
- Costs of water and sewerage
service, garbage pickup, electricity, and other
utilities furnished to the subdivision which are
not metered separately to the individual lots;
- Labor, material, and supplies,
used in conjunction with the Association Property
and the Common Improvements;
- Damages to the Association
Property and the Common Improvements in excess of
insurance coverage;
- Salary of a manager or managers
and their assistants, as shall be determined by
the board of directors of the Association;
- Premium costs of liability
insurance as provided herein and it is
specifically understood that Lot Owners will
secure their own fire, windstorm, flood and other
insurance for the Lot Improvements located on
their Lot and directly pay for the cost of said
insurance;
- Costs incurred by the Association
upon approval by the board of directors, for the
installation of additions, alterations, or
improvements to the Association Property or to
the Common Improvements or for the purchase of
additional lands, leaseholds, or other possessory
or use rights in lands or facilities, or
memberships or other interests in recreational
facilities, acquired for the benefit of all the
lot owners, provided that if the cost of any of
such items is more than twenty percent (20%) of
the amount of the total annual budget, the
purchase or installation of such items shall
first be approved by affirmative vote of the
owners of a majority of the lots;
- Basic charges for cable or central
antenna television service, unless the provider
of such service charges the lot owners directly;
and
- Other costs incurred by the
Association in fulfilling its maintenance
obligations under the terms of Paragraph 8.
8. MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND
REPLACEMENTS. The respective obligations of the
Association and the lot owners to maintain, repair, and
replace the subdivision property shall be as follows:
- By the Association. The
Association shall maintain, repair, and replace
as part of the common expenses:
1) the Association Property and all
of the Common Improvements as defined herein;
2) all mechanical, ventilating,
heating and air conditioning equipment serving the
Association Property;
3) all unit exterior doors, except
for the cleaning or painting of interior surfaces and
except for the cleaning of any exterior glass
surfaces;
The Association shall have the
irrevocable right to have access to each lot and unit
from time to time during reasonable hours as may be
necessary for the maintenance, repair or replacement
of the Common Improvements, and during any hours for
performing such emergency repairs or procedures
therein as may be necessary to prevent damage to the
Common Improvements or to the Owner Improvements on
another lot. If the board of directors determines
that any maintenance, repair or replacement required
to be made by the Association was necessitated by the
carelessness, negligence, or intentional act of a lot
owner, his lessees, invitees, or guests, the cost of
such maintenance, repair or replacement shall be
assessed against the lot owner and shall be payable
by such lot owner within 30 days after delivery of
written notice of the assessment. Neither the
Association nor any lot owner shall be liable for any
damage to the property or person of any other lot
owner or occupant caused by water intrusion into a
unit through the Common Improvements or from another
unit resulting from rain leakage, pipe leakage,
overflow or bursting, or other similar sources,
unless the Association or lot owner is guilty of
gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
b. By the Lot Owners. Each lot
owner shall maintain, repair, and replace all of the
Owner Improvements on his lot. Each lot owner shall
be responsible for washing all screens, windows, and
exterior glass surfaces serving his unit. Each lot
owner shall be responsible for maintaining that
portion of his lot which is reserved for gardening
purposes.
In the event a lot owner fails to
fulfill his maintenance obligations as set forth
above, the Association, at the discretion of the
board of directors, may undertake such maintenance
and make such repairs as the board may deem
necessary, and the cost thereof shall be assessed
against such defaulting lot owner and shall be
payable within 30 days after delivery of written
notice of the assessment.
9. INSURANCE, DESTRUCTION, AND
RECONSTRUCTION. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Association, as agent for and in behalf of the lot owners
and their respective mortgagees, shall obtain and
maintain liability insurance coverage with a responsible
insurance company. All fire and extended coverage
insurance including hazard and flood insurance for the
Lot Improvements shall be paid by each respective Lot
Owner and said Lot Owner shall be responsible for
securing said insurance coverage for the Lot Improvements
located on the Lot owned by said Lot Owner. Copies of the
policies evidencing said insurance coverage shall be
deposited with the Association on a current basis.
In the event of a destruction or
casualty loss to any of the Lot Improvements on a Lot,
all insurance proceeds payable under the policies shall
be collected by the Association. The proceeds shall be
immediately paid over by the Association to a banking
corporation having trust powers selected by the
Association board of directors. The proceeds shall be
held by the bank in trust and used for the immediate
repair and reconstruction of the damaged improvements
under the supervision and control of the board of
directors. The insurance carrier shall not be responsible
to assure that the proceeds are paid over to the trustee
or are properly applied as provided herein. The bank
shall disburse the proceeds held by it upon written draw
requests signed by the president or vice president of the
Association as reconstruction progresses. Any surplus of
insurance proceeds shall be returned to the Lot Owner. In
the event the proceeds are not sufficient to pay the cost
of the reconstruction and the trustees costs and
reasonable fees, the Lot Owner shall supply sufficient
additional funds to the Association. The Lot Owners
insurance carrier shall not have a right of subrogation
against any other lot owner, but if it is determined by
the board of directors that the damage was proximately
caused by the gross negligence or willful and wanton
misconduct or intentional acts of a lot owner, such lot
owner may be assessed a sum sufficient to reimburse the
other Lot Owner for any deficiency in insurance proceeds,
which sum shall be payable by such lot owner within 30
days after delivery of written notice of the assessment.
In the event of a total or substantial
destruction of all of the improvements in the
subdivision, the improvements shall be restored as above
provided unless the owners of two-thirds of the lots vote
to terminate the provisions of this Declaration. Except
for the consent of institutional first mortgagees and
Declarant pursuant to Paragraphs 15 and 16, no further
consent from any other person or entity shall be
necessary to effectuate a termination in the manner above
described. In the event the provisions of this
Declaration are to be terminated, then all owners of lots
shall immediately convey all their right, title, and
interest in and to their respective lots to the bank
trustee selected by the board of directors, to be held by
such trustee in trust. The recording of each such
conveyance to the trustee in the Public Records of
Pinellas County will have the immediate effect of
releasing all items upon the respective lot and shall
cause their instantaneous transfer to that lot
owners share of the funds to be subsequently
distributed by the trustee as provided herein. Upon
recording an instrument evidencing the termination of the
provisions of this Declaration, each lot owner shall be
distributed the insurance proceeds attributable to the
coverage obtained by said Lot Owner, less expenses and
costs of the trustee.
Any distribution, whether partial or
final, of a lots share of the funds held by the
trustee shall be made jointly to the record title owner
of the lot and the record owners of any mortgages or
other liens encumbering the unit at the time of the
recording of the conveyance to the trustee by the lot
owner. All mortgages and other liens upon the respective
lots shall be fully released and discharged as provided
herein even though the share of a particular unit in the
funds distributed by the trustee is insufficient to pay
all liens in full; in such event the lienholders who had
priority against the title to the lot shall have priority
of payment of the lots share of such funds. Nothing
herein provided shall in any way relieve the lot owner of
his personal liability for any deficiency which may
remain upon any liens which encumbered his lot at the
time of his conveyance to the trustee.
Mortgagees and other lienholders will
evidence their acceptance and consent to the foregoing
provisions by the acceptance of their mortgages or
perfection of their liens. The provisions of the
Paragraph 9 may be enforced by injunction, by suit for
specific performance, or by other appropriate remedy upon
suite filed by the Association in a court of competent
jurisdiction.
10. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The
Association shall obtain and maintain public liability
insurance covering all of the subdivision property other
than the unit interiors and insuring the Association and
the lot owners as their interest may appear in such
amount as the board of directors may deem appropriate.
The premium for such insurance coverage shall be a part
of the common expenses. The board of directors shall have
authority to compromise and settle all claims against the
Association or upon insurance policies held by the
Association. The lot owners shall have no personal
liability upon any such claims, except as may be
otherwise provided by law, and nothing therein contained
shall in any way be constructed as imposing upon the
Association a duty to assess lot owners for the purpose
of raising sufficient funds to discharge any liability to
excess of insurance coverage. Each lot owner will be
responsible for procuring and maintaining public
liability insurance covering losses which may occur in
and about his particular unit, as he may deem
appropriate.
11. RESTRICTIONS UPON USE. No owner,
tenant, or other occupant of a lot (which for the
purposes of this Paragraph 11, shall include the unit
constructed thereon) shall:
- use the lot other than for
residential purposes;
- do any of the following without
the prior written consent of the Association
board of directors: paint or otherwise change the
appearance of any exterior wall, door, window,
patio, screened terrace, balcony, or any exterior
surface; place any sunscreen, blind, or awning on
any balcony or exterior stairway or opening;
place any draperies or curtain at the windows of
the unit without a solid, light-colored liner
facing the exterior of the unit; tint, color or
otherwise treat or apply anything to any window
which will adversely affect the uniform exterior
appearance of the building in the opinion of the
board; plant any planting outside of a unit
except in the gardening area; erect any exterior
lights or signs; place any signs or symbols in
windows or on any balcony or exterior surface;
erect or attached any structures or fixtures
outside the unit interior; or make any structural
addition or alterations (except the erection or
removal of non-support carrying interior
partitions wholly within the unit interior) to
any property in the subdivision.
- Cause or permit loud and
objectionable noises or obnoxious odors to
emanate from the lot or other property in the
subdivision which may cause a nuisance to the
occupants of any lots in the sole opinion of the
board; or install or play within the unit any
organ or electronically amplified musical
instrument or device without the prior written
consent of the board of directors, which consent,
if given, shall restrict the playing of such
instrument or device to reasonable hours.
- Make any use of the lot or other
property in the subdivision which violates any
laws, ordinances, or regulations of any
governmental body;
- Fail to confirm to and abide by
the provisions of this Declaration , the
Associations Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws, and such uniform rules and regulations in
regard to the use of the lots and the Association
Property as may be adopted from time to time by
the board of directors, or fail to allow the
board directors or its designated agent to enter
the unit at any reasonable time to determine
compliance with this Declaration or the Bylaws
and regulation of the Association.
- Erect, construct, or maintain any
wire, antennas, garbage or refuse receptacles, or
other equipment or structures on the exterior of
any building or on any other portion of the
subdivision property, except with the written
consent of the Association board of directors;
- Cause or permit anything to be
done or kept on the lot or any other property in
the subdivision which will cause damage to, or
increase insurance rates on, any part of the
subdivision property or improvements thereon;
- Commit or permit any public or
private nuisance or illegal act on the lot or on
any other property in the subdivision.
- Divide or subdivide the lot for
purpose of sale or lease (however, a lot may be
combined with an adjacent lot and occupied as a
single dwelling unit);
- Obstruct the common way of ingress
and egress to the other lots or the Association
property;
- Hang any laundry, garments or
unsightly objects from any other place readily
visible from outside the unit;
- Allow anything to remain on the
lot or other property in the subdivision which
would be unsightly or hazardous;
- Allow any rubbish, refuse,
garbage, or trash to accumulate in places other
than the receptacles provided therefor, or fail
to keep the Owner Improvements on his lot in a
clean and sanitary condition at all times;
- Allow any fire or health hazard to
exist;
- Interfere with the use of another
lot by the owner or occupant thereof or make use
of any part of the Association Property in such a
manner as to abridge the equal rights of the
other lot owners to its use and enjoyment;
- Lease less than an entire lot or
lease a lot for a period of less than a three
consecutive month period at any one time;
- Park overnight any commercial
vehicle, truck, boat, camper, motor home,
trailer, mobile home or similar vehicle in any
driveway or other parking area (other than in an
enclosed garage), unless permitted in writing by
the board of directors; provided however, that
the words "commercial vehicle" shall
exclude any automobile bearing a small-sized
business name;
- Allow only domesticated two pets
having a combined weight of not greater than
fifty (50) pounds to be kept on the lot, subject
to all applicable leash laws and other local
ordinances governing the keeping of animals.
Provided however, no pit-bulls, rottweilers or
other fighting dogs will be permitted on any of
the Lots;
- Discharge saline or other
regenerating solution from water softening
equipment or any other chemicals into any street,
easement, surface water drain, or portion of the
subdivision property so as to harmfully affect
any landscaping plants;
- Additional rules and regulations
are attached to this Declaration marked Exhibit
"D" and by this reference made a part
hereof.
12. LEASE OR SUBLEASE OF LOT. In
recognition of the close proximity to the units and the
compact living conditions which will exist in this
subdivision, the mutual utilization and sharing of the
Association Property, and the compatibility and
congeniality which must exist between the lot owners and
occupants in order to make and undertaking of this nature
satisfactory and enjoyable for all parties in interest,
it shall be necessary for the board or directors of the
Association, or its duly authorized officers, agent or
committee, to approve in writing each lease or sublease
in order to make the same valid and effective. Written
application for each such approval shall contain such
information and may be required by application forms
promulgated by the board. When considering the
application, consideration shall be given to the moral
character, social compatibility, personal habits, and
financial responsibility of the proposed purchaser,
transferee, lessee or occupant. A waiver of this
provision or the failure to enforce it in any particular
instance shall not constitute a waiver of, or estop the
Association from enforcing, this provision in any other
instance. A lessee shall not assign his lease or sublet
his lot without the prior written approval of the board
of directors or its duly authorized officer, agent, or
committee.
The foregoing provisions shall not be
applicable to leases to or from institutional mortgagees
or Declarant or to any person, firm or entity who
acquires his Lot at foreclosure sale of any mortgage held
by institutional mortgagees or by acceptance of any deed
in lieu of foreclosure by said institutional mortgagees.
13. ASSESSMENTS. The board of directors
of the Association shall approve annual budgets of
anticipated income and common expenses for each fiscal
year and thereupon shall levy and annual assessment
against each lot. The annual assessment shall be
collected in the manner provided in the Bylaws. In
addition, the board of directors shall have the power to
levy special assessments against the lots as prescribed
in the Bylaws. Payment of any special assessment levied
by the board shall be due upon not less than 30 days
written notice thereof on the date and in such
installments as the board may specify. All regular or
special assessments levied by the board shall be on the
basis of one share per lot, so that the owner of each lot
shall bear an equal pro rate share of the common expenses
of the Association. Notwithstanding any of the above, no
lot shall be liable for the payment of any portion of any
annual or special assessment or installment thereof until
the first day of the month following the issuance of a
certificate of occupancy for the unit constructed by
Declarant on the lot.
Any assessment, including assessments
made pursuant to the provisions of Paragraphs 8 and 9,
which are not paid when due shall be subject to a late
charge of 5 percent, or such other late charge as may be
established by resolution of the board, and shall bear
interest from the due date until paid at the rate of 18
percent per annum or at such other rate as may be
established by resolution of the board up to the maximum
rate allowed by law. If any assessment is payable in
installments and a unit owner defaults in the payment of
an installment, the remaining installments of such
assessment may be accelerated by the Association to
maturity by giving the defaulting unit owner 10 days
notice of intent to accelerate unless all delinquent sums
are paid within that time, The board of directors may
require each unit owner to establish and maintain a
minimum balance on deposit with the Association (not to
exceed on-fourth of the current annual assessment) to
provide working capital and to cover contingent expenses
from time to time.
Every assessment levied by the board of
directors of the Associations shall be the personal
obligation of the owner of the lot against which the
assessment is levied, ownership being determined as of
the date of such levy. If any such assessment is not paid
within 30 days after the same is due, then the
Association may bring suit against the owner on his
personal obligation, and there shall be added to the
amount of such assessment the aforementioned late charge
and interest and all costs incurred by the Association in
preparation for and in bringing such action, including
reasonable attorneys fees for pretrial, trial and
appellate proceedings.
14. ASSOCIATION LIEN RIGHTS. To provide
additional means to enforce the collection of any
assessment, including assessments made pursuant to the
provisions of Paragraphs 7 and 8, the Association shall
have a lien against each lot and all improvements
thereon. The lien of every such assessment, together with
interest and late charges thereon and cost of collection
thereof as herein provided, shall attach and become a
charge on each lot and all improvements thereon upon the
recording of this Declaration.
In the event any assessment is not paid
within 30 days after the same is due, the Association
shall have the right to file a claim of lien in the
Public Records of Pinellas County. The lien may be
enforced by the Association by foreclosure suit in the
same manner as a mortgage or mechanics lien foreclosure
or in such other manner as may be permitted by law. In
the event the Association files a claim of lien against
any lot, the Association shall be entitled to recover
from the owner of such lot the late charge and interest
described in Paragraph 13 and all costs incurred by the
Association in preparing, filing and foreclosing the
claim of lien, including reasonable attorneys fees
for pretrial, trial, and appellate proceedings. All such
late charges. Interest, costs and attorneys fees
shall be secured by the lien of the assessment.
It is the intent hereof that the
Associations lien rights against each individual
lot shall be subordinate and inferior only to the lien of
taxes and special assessments levied by governmental
authorities, and the lien of any first mortgage held by
an institutional first mortgage as provided in Paragraph
15. Specifically, each lot owner waives any claim to
homestead as a defense to a lien field pursuant to this
paragaph.
15. RIGHT OF INSTITUTIONAL FIRST
MORTGAGES. All savings and loan associations, banks,
credit unions, mortgage brokers, insurance companies, and
agencies of the Unites States Government, including the
Veterans Administration, the Federal Housing
Administration, the Federal National Mortgage
Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, and their subsidiaries, affiliates,
successors and assigns, holding first mortgages upon any
of the lots are herein referred to as "institutional
first mortgagees". Not withstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, the termination of the
provisions of this Declaration by vote of the lot owners,
and any amendments to the provisions of this Declaration,
shall require the written consent of institutional first
mortgagees holding at least 80 percent of such first
mortgages, except for amendments by Declarant pursuant to
Paragraph 21. Such consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Any institutional first mortgagee that acquires
title to a lot through mortgage foreclosure or acceptance
of a deed in lieu of foreclosure shall not be liable for
any assessments levied against such lot which became due
prior to the acquisition of such title unless a claim of
lien for such assessments was recorded prior to the
recording of the mortgage.
16. RIGHTS OF DECLARANT. Declarant
herby reserves the right to appoint, remove, and replace
from time to time the directors of the Association in
accordance with the provisions of the Associations
Articles of incorporation and Bylaws. Declarant may
terminate such rights by relinquishing control of the
election of the board or directors to the lot owners at
any time. As long as Declarant holds lots in this
subdivision for sale in the ordinary course of business,
this Declaration shall not be amended nor the provisions
of this Declaration terminated without the written
consent of Declarant.
Declarant reserves all rights and
easements necessary or desirable, with respect to the
subdivision property, to complete any construction and to
effect the sale or lease of all of the lots. As long as
Declarant holds lots or units in the subdivision for sale
in the ordinary course of business, Declarant shall have
the right to exhibit such signs and sales paraphernalia
on the subdivision property as may be desirable to effect
such sales and may use one or more of the lots and the
Association Property for offices, models, and other uses
appropriate for the promotion of sales and for the
development and management of property in the
subdivision.
17. EASEMENTS. The respective rights
and obligations of the unit owners, the Association,
Declarant and other concerning easements affecting the
subdivision property shall include the following:
- Reserved by Declarant. Declarant
hereby reserves for the benefit of itself, its
successors and assigns, perpetual easements for
access and for the installation, construction,
repair, maintenance, and replacement of lines,
pipes, wells, drains, cables, equipment,
apparatus, structures, roads, driveways, and
other improvements for private or public utility
services of all kinds, including without
limitation, water, sewer, drainage, irrigation,
fire protection, electricity, telephone, cable
television, and trash disposal, over, under,
through, and across the subdivision property.
Declarant may assign and convey any of the
foregoing easements to such persons or entities
as Declarant may deem appropriate for the use of
such persons or groups of persons as may be
designated and open such terms as may be
established by Declarant.
- Granted to Unit Owners. Each unit
owner is hereby granted a nonexclusive perpetual
easement: (1) over and across the common areas of
the subdivision for access to and from his
respective lot; and (2) for any encroachments by
his unit on an adjoining lot which may exist now
or in the future by inaccuracies in construction
or settlement or movement of the unit, which
encroachments shall be allowed to remain
undisturbed until they no longer exists.
- Granted to Utilities. There is
hereby granted to all public and private utility
companies furnishing utility services to the
subdivision as of the time of recording of this
Declaration, or hereafter authorized by Declarant
or the Association to furnish such services, a
perpetual nonexclusive easement for the
construction, installation, maintenance, repair,
and replacement of the equipment, structures, and
other improvements by which such utility services
are respectively provided over, under, across,
and through each portion of the subdivision
property as may be reasonably necessary therefor.
- Granted to and by the Association.
There is hereby granted to the Association a
perpetual nonexclusive easement across each lot
and through each unit for the purpose of
maintaining the Common improvements. The
Association is also hereby granted a perpetual
nonexclusive easement of support in any portion
of a unit which contributes to the support of
that or any other unit. The Association shall
have the right to grant easements under, over,
across and through the subdivision property to
such persons or entities and for such purpose as
the Association board of directors may deem
appropriate by recording in the Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida, an instrument duly
executed by the president or vice-president of
the Association.
- Provisio. The use of any easement
granted under the provisions of this Paragraph 17
shall not include the right to disturb any
building or structure on the subdivision
property, and any damage caused to same shall be
repaired at the expense of the party causing such
damage. In the event a partys use of an
easement granted pursuant to the terms hereof
causes a disturbance of the surface of the land,
the roadways, grass, landscaping, and other
improvements which are disturbed shall be
restored promptly by such party as nearly as
possible to their prior condition.
18. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES. In order to conserve the recreational
facilities to be available for the use of the lot owners
in the subdivision and to preserve such facilities for
the maximum enjoyment and pleasure of all concerned, the
use of such facilities shall be limited only to the
immediate occupants of a lot from time to time and their
occasional guests. In the event a lot is leased, the
tenant and his family and occasional guests may use such
facilities to the exclusion of the owner of the lot and
his family. Occupants of lots owned by multiple or
corporate owners shall be entitled to use such facilities
during periods of such occupation to the exclusion of
other multiple owners or corporate officials or their
invitees.
19. REMEDIES FOR DEFAULT. In addition
to the remedies provided by statute and common law and
the remedies elsewhere provided herein, a default by the
owner, tenant, or occupant of any lot in complying with
the provisions and requirements of this Declaration, the
Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws and such
regulations and rules as may be promulgated by the
Association board of directors shall entitle the
Association to injunctive relief or money damages or
both. In any such legal or equitable action or proceeding
the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover his
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys
fees to be determined by the Court for pretrial, trial,
and appellate proceedings. During the continuance of any
such default, the Association by action of the board of
directors may discontinue the supply of any utility
services to the defaulting partys lot that are paid
by the Association as part of the common expenses or
discontinue use of any of the Common improvements. Upon
the correction of such default and the payment by the lot
owner of the expense of the discontinuance and
restoration of such services, they shall be immediately
restored.
20. DURATION. The provision of this
Declaration shall run with and bind all of the property
in the subdivision and shall inure to the benefit of and
be enforceable by the Declarant, the Association, and
each lot owner, and their respective legal representative
heirs, successors, and assigns, for a term of 99 years
from the date this Declaration is recorded, after which
time the provision of this Declaration shall be
automatically extended for successive periods of 10 years
each unless prior to commencement of such 10-year period:
(1) owners of at least two-thirds of the lots approve the
termination of the provision of this Declaration, and (2)
a written instrument certifying that such approval has
been obtained is signed by the president and secretary of
the Association and recorded in the Public Records of
Pinellas County.
21. AMENDMENTS. The provision of this
Declaration may be amended by affirmative vote of the
owners of two-thirds of the lots, except that provisions
relating to sharing of common expenses, rights of
Declarant, rights of institutional first mortgagees, and
voting rights of lot owners may be amended only with the
written consent of all person or entitles adversely
affected thereby. Amendments to the Associations
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may be made in the
manner provided therein and shall not be subject to the
requirements set forth herein for amendments to the
provisions of this Declaration.
Except for amendments by Declarant as
herein provided, no amendment shall be effective unless
it be in writing, executed by the president or
vice-president and attested by the secretary of the
Association with the formalities required for a
conveyance of real property in the State of Florida, and
recorded in the Public Records of Pinellas County. Any
amendment so executed and recorded shall be prima facie
evidence that the amendment was duly adopted in
accordance with the requirements of this Declaration and
the Associations Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws. It shall not be necessary for the individual
owners of lots or holders of recorded liens thereon to
join in the execution of any amendment, except as
specifically provided herein.
As long as Declarant holds title to any
lot in the subdivision, Declarant shall have the right
and irrevocable power to amend this Declaration. Any such
amendment shall be executed by Declarant, and the joinder
or further consent of the Association or individual
owners of lots or holders of recorded liens executed and
recorded after the date of the Declaration or other
interests therein, including institutional first
mortgagees, shall not be required.
All amendments shall reasonably conform
to the general purposes of the covenants and restrictions
set forth herein and shall take effect immediately upon
recordation in the Public Records of Pinellas County.
22. BINDING EFFECT. All provision of
this Declaration shall be enforceable as equitable
servitudes and shall run with the land and shall be in
full force and effect until a particular provision is
duly amended or until this Declaration is duly revoked
and terminated. Any gender used herein shall include all
genders and legal entities, and the plural number shall
include the singular and the singular shall include the
plural. The term "Declarant" as used herein
shall include Donaldson Company, Inc., and its successors
and assigns. The obligation of Declarant arising under
this Declaration or under any other instrument are
partnership and corporate obligations and do not extend
to the officers, directors, and shareholders of any
partner of Declarant. Such officers, directors, and
shareholders shall have no individual liability in any
action brought or for any claim asserted, by the
Association or by any lot owner in connection with the
construction, development or sale of any lot, unit or
other property or improvements in the subdivision.
23. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of
this Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation, or the
Bylaws of any section, sentence, clause, phrase or work
thereof, or the application thereof in any circumstance,
is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
validity of the remainder of such instruments and of the
application thereof in other circumstances shall not be
affected thereby.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Commence at the Southwest corner of
Section 28, Township 29 South, Range 16 East, Pinellas
County, Florida and run S. 89 degrees 1703"
East, along the Southerly Boundary of said Section 28, a
distance of 708.10 feet; Thence N. 08 degrees
1422" West, a distance of 161.36 feet, Thence
N. 14 degrees 0031" West, a distance of 265.26
feet; Thence N. 59 degrees 3334" West, a
distance of 47.96 feet; Thence S. 77 degrees
0052" West, a distance of 32.27 feet; Thence
N. 34 degrees 5134", a distance of 35.56 feet
to the Point of Beginning.
Thence from said point the following
thirty-three courses:
- North 34 degrees 5134"
West, 303.76 feet;
- North 34 degrees 0204"
East, 30.19 feet;
- North 41 degrees 3538"
East, 32.55 feet;
- North 50 degrees 2849"
East, 38.08 feet;
- North 49 degrees 1043"
East, 46.40 feet;
- North 42 degrees 4235"
East, 60.21 feet;
- North 28 degrees 3705"
East, 56.14 feet;
- North 00 degrees 5558"
West, 84.00 feet;
- North 29 degrees 2847"
East, 42.34 feet;
- North 42 degrees 0930"
East, 82.63 feet;
- North 59 degrees 0110"
East, 67.80 feet;
- North 65 degrees 3633"
East, 63.19 feet;
- North 81 degrees 5755"
East, 56.17 feet;
- North 83 degrees 5600"
East 50.19 feet;
- South 89 degrees 3602"
East 135.69 feet;
- South 75 degrees 3113"
East, 73.43 feet;
- South 82 degrees 5508"
East, 64.89 feet;
- North 67 degrees 2355"
East, 72.82 feet;
- North 52 degrees 3258"
East, 23.68 feet;
- North 16 degrees 5121"
East, 66.56 feet;
- North 02 degrees 4914"
West, 48.00 feet;
- South 89 degrees 0211"
East, 100.77 feet;
- South 01 degrees 5053"
East 263.28 feet;
- South 52 degrees 2500"
East 285.09 feet;
- South 37 degrees 3500"
West, 306.96 feet, to a point of curve;
- Along the arc of a curve to the
left, concave to the Southeast radius 263.27
feet, Delta 019 degrees 5316", arc
91.38 feet, chord bearing South 27 degrees
3823" West 90.92 feet;
- Leaving said curve, North 67
degrees 2707" West, 61.56 feet;
- North 84 degrees 1004"
West, 80.99 feet;
- South 87 degrees 1834"
West, 101.50 feet;
- South 84 degrees 2042"
West, 317.81 feet;
- South 71 degrees 4641"
West, 83.89 feet;
- South 83 degrees 1851"
West, 109.88 feet;
- South 47 degrees 5427"
West, 37.91 feet;
To the aforementioned POINT OF
BEGINNING
Contains 13.2814 Acres, More or Less
Subject to a 40 foot wide Drainage
Easement lying along the southwesterly boundary of the
above described parcel as recorded in the Public Records
of Pinellas County, Florida, in O.R. Book 6830 Pages 1559
through 1572 and a 20 foot Conservation Easement and
Drainage Easement in O.R. Book 6234, Page 461.
ADOPTED AMENDMENTS TO
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS OF OVERLOOK, A TOWNHOUSE
PROJECT
1. Adopted amendment to Declaration of
Restrictions, to delete Paragraph 9., in its entirety and
replace it with the following:
9. INSURANCE, DESTRUCTION, AND
RECONSTRUCTION. The insurance which shall be carried
upon the property and the property of the lot owners,
shall be governed by the following provisions:
A. All insurance policies upon the
property shall be purchased by the Association for
the benefit of the Association and the lot owners and
their mortgagees, as their interests may appear, and
provisions shall be made for the issuance of
certificates of mortgagee endorsements to the
mortgagees. Lot owners may obtain insurance coverage
at their own expense upon their own personal property
for their personal liability and living expense and
for flood insurance as may be necessary.
B. Coverage:
1. Casualty: All buildings and
improvements upon the land and all personal
property owned by lot owners, shall be insured in
an amount equal to the maximum insurable
replacement value, excluding foundation and
excavation cost. Such coverage shall afford
protection against loss or damage by fire and
other hazards covered by a standard extended
coverage endorsement and such other risks as from
time to time will be customarily covered with
respect to buildings similar in construction,
location and use as the buildings on said land,
including but not limited to, vandalism and
malicious mischief.
2. Workmen's Compensation:
Workmen's Compensation to meet the requirements
of the law.
C. Premiums upon insurance policies
purchased by the Association shall be paid by the
Association and charged to the general expense
account.
D. All insurance policies purchased
by the Association shall be for the benefit of the
Association and the lot owners and their mortgagees,
as their interests may appear, and shall provide that
all proceeds covering casualty losses shall be paid
to the Association. Proceeds on account of damage to
Common Improvements shall be held as property of the
lot owners.
E. In the event a loss occurs to
any improvements within any of the units alone,
without any loss incurring to any of the improvements
within the Common Improvements, payment under the
insurance policies shall be made to the lot owners
owning such units and their mortgagees, if there be
mortgagees on said units, as their interests may
appear, and it shall be the duty of those lot owners
to effect the necessary repairs to the improvements
within their respective units.
F. In the event that loss occurs to
improvements within units and the contiguous Common
Improvements, or to improvements within the Common
Improvements alone, payment under the insurance
polices shall be made jointly to the Association and
the holders of mortgages on the units, and the
proceeds shall be expended or disbursed as follows:
1) If the mortgagees agree, all
payees shall endorse the insurance company's
check to the Association and the Association will
promptly contract the necessary repairs to the
improvements within the Common Improvements
within the damaged units. In the event the
insurance proceeds should be sufficient to repair
all of the damage within the units, but
insufficient to repair all the improvements
within the Common Improvements the proceeds shall
be applied first to completely repair the damage
within the units and the balance of the funds
shall be apportioned to repair improvements
within the Common Improvements, and the lot
owners shall be subject to a special assessment
and shall contribute to the Association the
remaining funds necessary to repair and restore
the improvements within the Common Improvements.
a) In the event that all
mortgagees do not agree to the endorsement of
the proceeds as herein provided, all payees
shall endorse the insurance company's check
to the institutional first mortgagee owning
and holding the oldest recorded mortgagee
encumbering any unit, which mortgagee shall
hold the insurance proceeds in escrow and the
escrow agent (should their be no such
institutional first mortgage or none with
legal capacity to perform such escrow, then
the payee shall endorse the insurance check
to the Association, as escrow agent) shall
disburse the funds as follows:
aa) In the event any
institutional first mortgagee demands
application of insurance proceeds to the
payment of its loan, the escrow agent
shall distribute such proceeds jointly to
the respective unit owners sustaining
damages and their mortgagees, as their
interests may appear in accordance with
the damage sustained by each unit and in
relation to the total damage claim and
the amount of insurance funds available.
bb) In the event that
the insurance proceeds are sufficient to
rebuild and reconstruct all the damaged
improvements within the common property
and within the units, and provided all
institutional first mortgagees, if any,
agree in writing to such application of
the insurance proceeds to this purpose,
the improvements shall be completely
repaired and restored. In this event, the
Association shall negotiate and obtain a
contractor willing to do the work on a
fixed price basis and who shall post a
performance bond and the escrow agent
shall disburse the insurance proceeds and
other funds held in escrow in accordance
with the progress payments contained in
the construction contract between the
Association and the Contractor, which
contract shall be subject to the prior
written approval of the escrow agent.
cc) In the event
institutional first mortgagees
unanimously agree to have the insurance
proceeds applied to the reconstruction,
but the insurance proceeds are not
sufficient to repair and replace all of
the improvements within the Common
Improvements and within the units, a
membership meeting shall be held to
determine whether or not to abandon the
project or to levy a uniform special
assessment against each unit and the
owners thereof as their interest appear,
to obtain the necessary funds to repair
and restore the necessary improvements
within the Common Improvements and the
units, provided that the insurance funds
available be applied first to repair the
units damaged, and such assessment shall
be only for or on account of repairs to
the Common Improvements. In the event the
majority of the voting members vote in
favor of the special assessment, the
Association shall immediately levy such
assessment and the funds received shall
be delivered to the escrow agent and
disbursed as provided above. In the event
that the voting members are opposed to
special assessment and 100% vote for
abandonment of the project, the insurance
proceeds shall be disbursed in accordance
with the percentage allocable to each
unit as per this Declaration, and the
project may be terminated.
G. If there has been loss or damage
to the Common Improvements and the insurance proceeds
available are inadequate to repair and reconstruct
same and all of the units, and if the majority of the
voting members vote against levying the special
assessment referred to above, and 100% vote to
abandon the project, same shall be abandoned subject
to the provisions of Paragraph 20 hereinafter
contained. As evidence of the members' resolution to
abandon, the President and Secretary of the
Association shall effect and place in the public
records of Pinellas County, Florida, an affidavit
stating that such resolution was properly passed, to
which a copy of the consent of the lot owners and
holders of all liens shall be affixed.
H. Under all circumstance, the
Association hereby has the authority to act as the
agent of all owners for the purpose of compromising
or settling insurance claims for damage to
improvements within units or Common Improvements,
subject to the approval of any mortgagees of the
premises damaged.
2. Adopted amendment to the Declaration
of Restrictions, Paragraph II., Section (b) as follows:
11. Restrictions Upon Use. No
owner, tenant or other occupant of a lot (which,
for the purpose of this Paragraph 11, shall
include the unit constructed thereon) shall:
(b) do any of the following without
the prior written consent of the Association board of
directors: paint or otherwise change the appearance
of any exterior wall, door, window, patio, screened
terrace, balcony, or any exterior surface; place any
sunscreen, blind or awning on any balcony or exterior
stairway or opening; place any draperies or curtain
at the windows of the unit without a solid, light
colored liner facing the exterior of the unit; tint
color or otherwise treat or apply anything to the
window which will adversely affect the uniform
exterior appearance of the building in the opinion of
the board; plant any planting outside of a unit
except in the gardening area; erect any exterior
lights; place any signs or symbols in windows or on
any balcony or exterior surface; erect or attach any
structure or fixtures outside the unit interior; or
make any structural addition or alterations (except
the erection or removal of non-support carrying
interior partitions wholly within the unit interior)
to any property in the subdivision. Signs other than
"For Sale" signs and signs identifying a
security company protecting the unit are prohibited
from being placed anywhere on lot or the unit;
"For Sale" signs will be permitted, with
prior written permission of the Board, as long as
they comply with the size, appearance and location
requirements of the Association Rules and
Regulations, as amended from time to time by the
board. Security Company signs will be permitted only
if placed in the courtyard area of the unit;
3. Adopted amendment to Declaration of
Restrictions, Paragraph 12., to add the following new
paragraph:
In the event the lot owner/lessor
becomes delinquent in the payment of any sums
and/or assessment due to the Association during
the term of the Lease Agreement, upon written
demand by the Association, lessee shall pay
directly to the Association rental payments due
to the owner/lessor. The Association shall be
granted the full rights and authority to demand
and receive the entire rent due from the lessee
and deduct from the rent all assessments,
interest, late charges and attorney's fees and
costs, if any, due to the Association. The
balance, if any, shall be forwarded to the
owner/lessor at such address as the owner may
designate in writing. At such time as the
delinquency no longer exists, the Association
shall cease the demand and payments shall again
be made by the Lessee directly to the
owner/lessor. The right may be exercised by the
Association at any time the owner shall become
delinquent.
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