What are CCRs?

Even as I post this it seems a dumb question to which I should know the answer....unfortunately, I do not.

Are CCRs a distinct and separate document or a combination of others?

my community has the following

Articles of Inc.
Bylaws
Declaration
ARB guidelines

Thanks!

There are no stupid questions...Maybe stupid answers...LOL!

Shannon

We all had to learn. None of us were born knowing it.

Quick cheat sheet.

1. Federal, State, Local laws are the top dog.

2. CC&R's (Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions) come next and they cannot override any law. They are called CC&R's, Covenents, Declarations, Deed Restrictions, etc. They are filed with the property deed and are part of it.

3. Bylaws come next. They usually clarify the CC&R's. As an example, CC&R's will call for a Board of Directors but the Bylaws will explain how to elect them. Some Bylaws are filed with the deed thus are also deed restrictions.

4. Rules and Regulations. Made by the association's BOD.

As asked earlier. I believe your Handbook is informational only and all/any of the above would override it. While I like Handbooks, welcome letters, guidelines, etc. it should be made clear they are for informational purposes only.

There can also be Articles of Incorporation filed with the state to identify the association as a business, because it is a business. They rarely play a role in the day to day operation of the association.

While under declarant control, the declarant can change Covenants and Bylaws pretty much as they jolly well care to change them. When under owner control, it will usually take a majority of the owners agreeing to make changes.

See #1 above. Laws can vary widely so some of the advice given out here (my own included) should be taken with grain of salt.

Hope this helps.

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The full name is:

The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions

aka

The Declaration
CC&Rs
The Covenants
Deed Restrictions
Governing Documents

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