When you buy a villa in Garden Patio Villas 55+ community, you own a restricted deed. Common area is owned by the Association. Members do not own Association land.
A Restricted Deed, requires an Owner to follow the Declarations,also known as covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs). These provisions are attached to a property’s deed that limit or dictate its use in a Homeowner’s Association. These restrictions are typically established by the Developer or by the HOA.
A Member’s restricted deed shows the property boundary lines. Part of the land in front and in back of your villa belongs to the Association. The Board of Directors, who represent the Association, maintains this land.
Any tree(s) planted on this land belongs to the Association. Please do not place anything, prop anything or plant anything on the Association land. If you have an Association tree in front of your villa, you can request mulch to be added to it or you can add mulch or white rocks with permission from the Board.
If you want to plant on your own restricted property land, a Member is required to completed a Planting Landscaping form first to get Board approval. Too many problems have occurred because Members are not aware of all possible issues that can occur!
If you have questions where your property boundaries lie in front or in back, please check with the Board or on your restricted deed from the Broward County Appraisal website. A Member is required to maintain what they plant on their own property per Garden Patio Villa’s Declarations from their Governing Documents. The Association does maintain and cut all of the grass and hedges in our HOA community.
Garden Patio Villas owns the Association land because it is a Corporation. As a Homeowners Association, the Board will always maintain it and follow our Governing Documents and Florida Statutes 720.
