AMENDED

BYLAWS

OF

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN WEST

OWNERS ASSOCIATION

(A Texas Non-Profit Corporation)

Article I - NAME AND PURPOSE OF CORPORATION

Article II -- MEMBERSHIP

Article III -- BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Article IV -- OFFICERS

Article V -- OFFICES

Article VI – NOTICE PROVISIONS

Article VII – GENERAL PROVISIONS

ADDENDUM

DISCLOSURE STATEMENTAND AGREEMENT

Addendum Rules and Regulations

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Article I -- NAME AND PURPOSE OF CORPORATION

 

Section 1.1 Name of Corporation:  The name of the Corporation is Lookout Mountain West Owners Association (also known as the “Association”)

 

Section 1.2 Purpose of Association:  The purpose for which the Association is formed is to administer the real property and improvements known as Lookout Mountain West (the “Ranch”), a Texas Limited partnership (“Declarant”), situated in the County of Burnet, State of Texas, which property is described in the Amended Declaration of Restrictions, Covenants, and Conditions (the “Declaration”) filed of record in the Real Property Records of Burnet County, Texas.  All capitalized terms used herein which are not identified herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Declaration which is incorporated herein for all intents and purposes by reference.

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Article II -- MEMBERSHIP

 

Section 2.1 Membership:  The qualifications for membership in the Association, and the voting rights associated therewith, are set forth in the Declarations.  Each member shall have the rights and obligations set forth in the Declarations and the Rules and Regulations of the Association.

 

Section 2.2 Assessments:  Each Owner by acceptance of deed and/or leasehold assignment for its lot shall be deemed to covenant and agree to pay the Association all assessments and other amounts levied against the Owner(s) as provided for by Article V of the Declaration.

 

Section 2.3 Annual Meeting of Members:  The Members shall hold an annual meeting on the second Tuesday of February of each year for the purpose of electing Directors (following the Declarant Control Period) and conducting such other business as they may deem necessary and appropriate in accordance with the Bylaws and the Declaration.  During the Declarant Control Period, Declarant shall have the sole power to elect Directors.

 

Section 2.4 Special Meeting of Members:  Special meetings of the Members may be called by or at the request of the President or by the Chairman of the Board, or as may be provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation.  Notice of the call of any Special Meeting may be oral or in writing and, if written, delivered to each Director not later than three (3) days immediately preceding the day for which the Special Meeting is called.

 

Section 2.5 Place of Meeting:  Meetings of the Members shall be held at the Ranch, or at the principal office of the Association, unless some other place, within or outside of the State of Texas, shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver thereof.

 

Section 2.6 Notice of Meeting:  No notice of annual meetings of the Members shall be required.  Notice of the call of any special meetings of the Members may or oral or in writing and, if written, shall be delivered to each Member not less than ten (10) days or more than sixty (60) days prior to the date for which the meeting is called.

 

Section 2.7 Quorum:  A majority of the votes of Members qualified to vote at a meeting of the Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting, and, except as provided in the Declaration, the act of the majority of the votes of Members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Members.  If, at any meeting of the Members, there be less than a quorum present, the majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time.

 

Section 2.8 Voting Rights:  Members shall have those voting rights set forth in Article IV, Section 4.2, a i of the Declaration.

 

Section 2.9 Method of Voting:  Members may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the Member which shall be valid for eleven (11) months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise expressly provided in the proxy.  Each proxy shall be revocable unless expressly provided therein to be irrevocable and other made irrevocable by law.  Voting for Directors shall be in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation, and the Declaration.

 

Section 2.10 Oral and Written Voting:  Voting on any question and on all matters of agenda and procedure shall be determined in the sole discretion of the presiding officer except where otherwise required by law or these Bylaws.

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Article III -- BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 3.1 Management of Association  The business and affairs of the Association, and the control and disposition of its properties, shall be vested in the Board of Directors (the “Board”).  The powers and duties of the Board shall include those obligations and rights set forth expressly in the Declaration.

 

Section 3.2 Number of Directors:  The number of Directors of the Association shall be three (3), or such greater number (but in no event to exceed seven (7)) as may be fixed by the Board.

 

Section 3.3 Qualifications of Directors:  Any person may serve as Director of the Association whether or not he or she is a resident of the State of Texas.

 

Section 3.4 Initial Directors:  The initial Directors of the Association shall be Barbara L. Richardson, and Claude McClennahan, Jr. (the “Initial Directors”).  The Initial Directors shall continue to serve as the Directors of the Association until the earlier of (i) their removal, resignation, or death, or (ii) the next annual meeting of the Members.  Any Director may serve an unlimited number of successive one (1) year terms. 

 

Section 3.5 Removal of Director, Appointment of Successor Directors:  During the Declarant Control Period, the Declarant shall have the right and power to remove any Director for any reason, with or without cause, and to designate his or her successor Director. 

 

Section 3.6 Successor Directors:  The provisions of this Section of the Bylaws shall become applicable as to the appointment, removal, and replacement of Directors of the Association only following the Declarant Control Period.

 

(a)  Directors:  The Directors shall continue to serve as Directors until their successors shall be duly elected by a vote of the Members of the Association at the next annual meeting of the Members of the Association, held after the termination of the Declarant Control Period.

 

(b)  Director Terms:  The term of office of each Director shall be for one (1) year.  Any Director may serve an unlimited number of successive one (1) year terms.

 

(c)   Appointing Successor Directors:  Upon the death, resignation, or removal of a Director, the remaining Directors shall appoint a successor Director by a majority vote of the remaining then serving Directors.  If a majority vote of the remaining Directors can not be achieved, a special meeting of the Members shall be called for the election of a successor.

 

(d) Removal of Director:  Any Director may be removed at any time as a Director hereof, with or without cause, and for any reason whatsoever, pursuant to a majority of the votes of the qualified Members cast at a special meeting noticed and called for that purpose, at which a Quorum is present.

 

Section 3.7 Director Meetings:  All meetings of the Board shall be held in strict conformity with these Bylaws.

 

(a)  Initial Meeting:  The initial meeting of the Board shall be held by giving written or oral notice to each Director, at least three (3) days prior to the meeting, which notice shall state the time and place of the meeting.

 

(b)  Annual Meetings:  Annual meetings of the Board shall be held at least once a year at such time and place as the Chairman of the Board shall designate.  The Board may provide by resolution the time and place, either within or outside of the State of Texas, for the holding of additional regular meetings of the Board without notice other than the passing of such resolution.

 

(c)   Special Meetings:  Special meetings of the Board may be called by or at the request of the President or by the Chairman of the Board, or as may be provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation.  Notice of the call of any Special Meeting may be oral or in writing and, if written, delivered to each Director not later than three (3) days immediately preceding the day for which the Special Meeting is called.

 

Section 3.8 Quorum of Directors:  A majority of the number of Directors then elected and serving shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The act of the majority of the Directors attending a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, unless the vote of a greater percentage is otherwise specifically required or provided by law, these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation, or the Declaration.  The Directors present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Directors to leave less than a quorum present. 

 

Section 3.9 Meeting by Telephone:  The Board, as well as any committee thereof, may hold a meeting by telephone conference call procedures in which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.  The notice of a meeting by telephone conference must state the fact that the meeting will be held by telephone as well as all other matters required to be included in the notice.  Participation of a person in a conference call meeting constitutes presence of that person at the meeting.

 

Section 3.10 Action Without Meeting:  Any action required to be or which may be taken at a meeting of the Directors may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the Directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.  Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the Directors.  Such consent shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Association for inclusion in the Minute Book of the Association.

 

Section 3.11 Chairman of the Board:  The Board shall, by majority vote of such Directors, select one of their number to be the Chairman of the Board who shall preside at all Directors’ meetings.  The Chairman of the Board so elected shall hold such office for the term for which he or she is elected Director and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.

 

Section 3.12 Compensation:  No Director shall receive any compensation for acting as such.  The Board may adopt rules authorizing the reimbursement, or advancement of funds, to Directors for reasonable out of pocket expenditures made on behalf of the Association or for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board.

 

Section 3.13 Committees:  The Board may appoint Committees which, in each case, shall have the duties, authority, rights, and powers as the Board may determine.

 

Section 3.14 Committee Procedures:  A majority of the members of each Committee shall fix and prescribe the rules for its procedure which shall not be inconsistent with law, these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation, or the Declaration.  Each Committee shall keep full and complete minutes of all of its meetings, and the presiding member thereof shall report all actions taken at the first Directors’ meetings succeeding such action(s).  The Board may modify, alter, revise, and/or approve any action taken by any Committee, provided that no rights or acts of third parties shall be affected by any such modification, alteration, or revision.  The term of each member of all committees shall expire on the day of the next annual meeting of the Directors following such member’s appointment to the committee.

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Article IV -- OFFICERS

 

Section 4.1 Officer Positions:  The officers of the Association shall be a President and a Secretary.  In addition, the Association may have offices of one or more Vice-Presidents or Treasurers.  The Board may create additional officer positions, define the authority of and duties of each such position, and elect or appoint persons to fill the positions.  Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

 

Section 4.2 President:  The President shall be the principal executive officer of the Association and shall, in general, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Association.

 

(a)  General Duties:  The President shall generally perform all duties incident to the office of the President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.  The President shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect, and shall submit a report of the activities and affairs of the Association at each annual meeting of the Board and at other times when called upon to do so by the Board.

 

(b)  Meeting of Officers:  The President, at his or her discretion, shall call all meetings of the officers of the Association at such time and place and with such notice as he or she may determine.  He or she shall preside at all meetings of the officers, and if no Chairman of the Board has been elected or is not then acting, he or she shall preside at all Directors’ meetings.

 

(c)   Signature Required:  The President shall sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary when required or deemed advisable, any deed, mortgage, bond, contract, or other instrument which the Board shall authorize to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board to some other officer or agent of the Association, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed.

 

Section 4.3 Vice-Presidents:  In the absence of the President or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.  The first Vice-President in the order designated by the Board, or in the order of their election in the absence of such designation shall serve in such capacity in the event that there is more than one Vice-President.  A Vice-President shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned him or her by the President or by the Board.

 

Section 4.4 Secretaries:  The Secretary shall perform all duties incident to the office of the Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the President or the Board.  The Secretary (and Assistant Secretaries, if any are so elected by the Board) shall have all of the duties and responsibilities as given by the laws of the State of Texas and the Board, and shall have such other duties, responsibilities, and authority as provided herein.

 

(a)  Minutes:  The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Directors’ meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose.

 

(b)  Notices:  The Secretary shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or otherwise required by law.

 

(c)   Corporate Records:  The Secretary shall be the custodian of the seal of the Association, if any, and of the corporate records.

 

Section 4.5 Treasurer:  The Treasurer shall, in general, perform all of the duties incident to the office of the Treasurer and such other duties as may be from time to time assigned by the Board.  No Treasurer shall be required to give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties unless otherwise required by the Board.  The Treasurer (and Assistant Treasurers as so elected by the Board) shall have the following specific authorities and duties:

 

(a)  Corporate Funds:  The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities  of the Association, and receive and give receipt for monies due and payable to the Association from any source whatsoever. 

 

(b)  Deposits:  The Treasurer shall deposit all such monies in the name of the Association in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected by the Board.

 

Section 4.6 Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries:  The Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries, if any are so elected by the Board, shall perform such duties and have such authority as shall be assigned to them by the Board. 

 

Section 4.7 Election and Term of Office:  The officers of the Association shall be elected by the Board for such as they shall determine.  Each officer shall hold office during his or her term and thereafter until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless he or she therefore dies, resigns, or is removed in the manner herein provided.

 

Section 4.8 Officer Compensation:  The compensation, if any, of the officers of the Association shall be fixed from time to time by the Board.  No officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a Director of the Association.

 

Section 4.9 Employment and Other Contracts:  The Board may authorize any officer(s) or agent(s) to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of or on behalf of the Association, and such authority may be general or confined in specific instances.  The Board, may, when it believes the interest of the Association will best be served thereby, authorize executive employment contracts which contain such other terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate.  Nothing herein shall limit the authority of the Board to authorize employment contracts for shorter terms.

 

Section 4.10 Removal from Office:  Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board may be removed by the Board with or without cause and without notice to such officer or agent.  Any such removal shall be pursuant to a vote by a majority of the Directors present at any regular meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present.  Any removal shall be in accordance with these Bylaws and the laws of the State of Texas, and such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.  Election or appointment of any officer or agent shall not in and of itself create contract rights.  Notice of intention to act upon the question of removing any such officer or agent shall not be required if such matter is raised at a regular meeting of the Board, but shall be required before such matter can be considered by any special meeting of the Board.

 

Section 4.11 Vacancies:  A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise, may be filled by appointment of the Board for the unexpired portion of the term.

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Article V -- OFFICES

 

Section 5.1 Principal Office:  The principal office of the Association shall be

                                          100 Mill Creek Road, Kingsland, TX 78639.

 

 

Section 5.2 Registered Agent:  The name of the registered agent of the Association is

Claude McClennahan, Jr.

501 6th Street, Marble Falls, TX 78654.

 

Section 5.3 Other Offices:  The Association may also have other offices at such other places as the Board may from time to time determine that the business of the Association shall require.

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Article VI – NOTICE PROVISIONS

 

Section 6.1 Method of Notice:  Any notice required by the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or by law to be in writing shall be by certified return receipt mail, postage pre-paid, addressed to such Director or Member at such address as appears on the books of the Association.  Such notice required or permitted to be delivered by mail shall be deemed to be delivered at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States Postal Service or such other mail delivery service with the correct postage affixed thereto.

 

Section 6.2 Waiver of Notice:  A written waiver of notice signed by the person(s) entitled to receive written notice shall be the equivalent to the giving of such notice.  Attendance of a Director or Member at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when a Director or Member attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened in which instance, said objecting Director or Member shall cause his or her objection to be made in the minutes taken of any such meeting. 

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Article VII – GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 7.1 Year End:  The year end of the Association is December 31st.

 

Section 7.2 Amendment to Bylaws:  These Bylaws may be amended, altered, or repealed by the Board at a regular meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present and notice of the proposed amendment has been given as provided by the existing Bylaws.  Such notice shall indicate the Bylaws to be amended, altered, or repealed and the general nature of the change(s) sought.  A vote of a majority of the Directors attending a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be required to amend, alter, or repeal these Bylaws.

 

Section 7.3 Prohibition of Loans to Directors or Officers:  The Association shall not make any loan to a Director or Officer of the Association.

     

Section 7.4 Loans to Association:  No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Association and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board.  Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

Section 7.5 Indemnification of Directors, Officers, and Employees:  The following provisions shall be applicable to the Association’s indemnification of each Director, Officer, or employee (and former Director, Officer, or employee) of the Association (an “Indemnitee”):

 

(a)  Indemnification Standard:  The indemnification provided by this Section 7.5 shall be allowed only if it is determined by the Board that an Indemnitee [1] conducted himself or herself in good faith, [2] reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in the best interest of the Association, and [3] in the case of any criminal proceeding, there was a reasonable basis upon which to believe that his or her conduct was lawful.

 

(b)  General Indemnification Provisions:  Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), below, each Indemnitee shall be fully indemnified by the Association to the extent permitted by the Texas Non-Profit Association Act, or other applicable law or statute of the State of Texas, under the circumstances in which indemnification is permitted by said Act or said statute against liabilities imposed upon the Indemnitee and expenses and costs, including attorneys’ and other professional fees and court costs, actually and necessarily incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with [1] any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative (collectively referred to herein as an “Action”), [2] any appeal in such an Action, and [3] any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an Action, to which an Indemnitee is, was or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in an Action or a party by reason of such Indemnitee being, or having been a Director, Officer, or employee of the Association.

 

(c)   Prohibited Indemnification Actions:  The Association shall not indemnify an Indemnitee on account of any Action if [1] the Indemnitee is or was found liable on the basis that personal benefits were improperly received, [2] the Indemnitee is or was found liable to the Association, or [3] the Indemnitee is or was found to have exercised bad faith or committed an illegal or criminal act.

 

(d) Advancement of Costs and Expenses:  Reasonable expenses and costs incurred by and Indemnitee may be paid or reimbursed  by the Association in advance of the final disposition of the Action, if the Board receives a written sworn affirmation from the Indemnitee that [1] his or her standard of conduct as provided in paragraph (a), above, has been met, [2] that he or she agrees to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that such standards were not met or such indemnification is precluded by these Bylaws, or other applicable federal or state laws, and [3] the advancement or reimbursement is approved by the Board as provided in these Bylaws.

 

Section 7.6 Liability Insurance:  The Association shall have power to purchase and maintain (in its sole discretion) insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Association or is or was serving at the request of the Association as a Director, Officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another Association, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee beneficiary plan or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether the Association would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of these Bylaws or the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act.

 

Section 7.7 Dissolution of Association:  Upon the dissolution of the Association, the Board shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all of the liabilities of the Association, distribute all of the assets of the Association exclusively either to the State of Texas or to such organization(s) organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, or scientific purposes as shall at that time qualify as an exempt organization(s) under the Internal Revenue Code and/or other applicable federal or state laws.

 

Section 7.8 Checks, Drafts, and Deposits:  All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Association shall be signed by such officer(s) or agent(s) of the Association and in such manner as from time to time may be determined by resolution of the Board.  All funds of the Association not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Association in such depositories as the Board by resolution may select.

 

Section 7.9 Books and Records:  The Association shall maintain current true and accurate financial records with full and correct entries, and the Association shall keep minutes of the proceedings of the Board and Committees.

 

Section 7.10 Resignations:  Any Director, officer, or agent may resign by giving written notice to the President or the Secretary.  Such resignation shall take place at such time specified therein or immediately if no time is specified therein.  Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to render the resignation effective.

 

Section 7.11 Construction of Bylaws:  The Bylaws shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.  All reference in the Bylaws to statutes, regulations, or other sources of legal authority shall refer to the authorities cited, or their successors, as they may be amended from time to time.  If any part of the Bylaws shall be held invalid or inoperative for any reason, then, so far as possible and reasonable, the remaining part(s) shall be valid and operative, and effect shall be given so far as possible to the intent manifested by the part held invalid or inoperative.  The headings or other means of delineation used in the Bylaws have been inserted for administrative convenience only and do not constitute matter to be construed in interpretation and construction. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

 

            I certify that I am the duly elected and acting Secretary of the Association, and that the foregoing Bylaws constitute the Bylaws of the Association.  These Amended Bylaws were duly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on September 24, 2007.

 

DATED: ______________________________, 2007.

 

 

                                                _______________________________________________

                                                Secretary of the Lookout Mountain West Owners Association

 

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 ADDENDUM

DISCLOSURE STATEMENTAND AGREEMENT

 

 

Each and every Lot (as said term is defined in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Lookout Mountain West, hereinafter referred to as the “Declaration”) within Lookout Mountain West is subject to mandatory membership in Lookout Mountain West Owners Association (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”).  There shall be one membership in the Association attributable to ownership of each Lot.  Each owner of a Lot, by acceptance of a deed shall be deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Association all assessments, charges, fines, penalties, or other amounts as more fully set forth in the Declaration.

The Declarant has the right to appoint all members of the Board of Directors of the Association until termination of the Declarant Control Period.  The Declarant has four (4) votes for each Lot owned and/or retained by the Developer during the Declarant Control Period, whereas each owner shall have one (1) vote per Lot owned.  The Declarant Control Period shall end on the earlier of  (i) the date of the sale by the Declarant of the last Lot owned by Declarant in Lookout Mountain West, or (ii) the date the Declarant voluntarily terminates its Class B member status by recording a written notice of such termination in the public real estate records of Burnet County, Texas. 

All improvements to a Lot are subject to the approval of the Design Review Board of the Association.  The Board of Directors of the Association shall appoint the members of the Design Review Board.

A Recreation Area containing recreational amenities not herein specified may be developed.  Owner use of the Recreational Area is subject to and conditioned upon rules and regulations as adopted and as may be amended from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Association.

You are hereby advised that there may be certain risks associated with the use and enjoyment of Lookout Mountain West, and all areas may create or contain hazards associated with the use and enjoyment of such area.  Possible hazards include but are not limited to the following:

Snakes, as well as other wildlife inhabit Lookout Mountain West and may pose a risk or danger to owners, their families, guests, invitees, and others.

 

High cliffs and hills are present on Lookout Mountain West, including common area.  Falling from these cliffs and/or hills may result in death and/or other personal injury.

Hiking, bicycling, motorized “four-wheeling” and other recreational activities may result in death and/or other personal injury.

Seller has or may grant easements over portions of the development known as Lookout Mountain West of which the Property is a part for access and ingress and egress to, and for the benefit of property adjacent to, but not part of, the Lookout Mountain West subdivision.

 

The Association has established a capital reserve fund for repairs and replacements of common roadways and other common elements.  At closing, Buyer shall be required to pay the sum of $250.00 to the Association to establish the capital reserve fund.  Seller shall at the same time deposit $500.00 to such fund.

 

Buyer acknowledges that seller is conveying the Property on an “AS IS” basis, and without warranty of any kind except for the warranty of title contained in the Special Warranty Deed to be given by Seller.  Seller disclaims any and all warranties concerning the nature of condition of the Property, or the suitability of the Property for any particular purpose.  Seller reserves the right to plat and replat the development of Lookout Mountain West without the joinder or consent of Buyer and to vary and reconfigure the Lot dimensions as Seller may determine in Seller’s sole discretion.

 

Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, prior to closing, Seller will file for record the Declarations and a plat or plats of the Property.  The Declarations and plat(s) shall be a permitted exception to title and will refer to the Special Warranty Deed to Buyer as an exception to Seller’s warranty of title.

 

NOTICE REGARDING POSSIBLE LIABILITY FOR ADDITIONAL TAXES.  IF FOR CURRENT AD VALOREM TAX YEAR THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THE LAND THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS CONTRACT IS DETERMINED BY A SPECIAL APPRAISAL METHOD THAT ALLOWS FOR APPRAISAL OF THE LAND AT LESS THAN ITS MARKET VALUE, THE PERSON TO WHOM THE LAND IS TRANSFERRED MAY NOT BE ALLOWD TO QUALIFY THE LAND FOR THAT SPECIAL APPRAISAL IN A SUBSEQUENT TAX YEAR AND THE LAND MAY THEN BE APPRAISED AT ITS FULL MARKET VALUE.  IN ADDITION, THE TRANSFER OF THE LAND OR A SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN THE USE OF THE LAND MAY RESULT IN THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL TAX PLUS INTEREST AS A PENALTY FOR THE TRANSFER OR CHANGE IN THE USE OF THE LAND.  THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THE LAND AND THE APPLICABLE METHOD OF APPRAISAL FOR THE CURRENT TAX YEAR IS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TAX APPRAISAL DISTRICT ESTABLISHED FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE LAND IS LOCATED.

 

By my signature, I hereby certify that I have made an “on site” inspection of the Property, and read this Disclosure Statement, that  I understand and agree to the terms and conditions stated herein, and that I am not relying upon any statements made to me that may not be otherwise contained in this Statement.

 

Lot Number: 

 

Date: , 20

 

Buyer: Buyer:

 

Signature Signature

 

 

Printed Name Printed Name

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Addendum

Rules and

Regulations

 

No harassment of wildlife shall be permitted on the Property.

Hunting or the discharge of firearms is prohibited on all areas of the Property.

No fireworks shall be permitted on any area of the Property.

Removal of any rock, plant material, topsoil, or similar item from any area of the Property is prohibited.

No motorcycle, moped, or other motorized recreational vehicle shall be within or on the Property except for

Licensed motorcycles and mopeds that are driven on roadways, and

Single passenger “four-wheel,” “Mule,” or golf cart vehicles that may be driven on roadways, and within the area of one’s own Lot.  The operation of such single passenger four-wheel vehicles shall be limited to daylight hours only.

 

 

 

 

 

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