The Home Owners Association is a non-profit corporation registered with the State and managed by the duly elected Board of Directors. Its purpose is to maintain all common areas and to govern the community in accordance with the provision of the legal documents: CC&R's, Bylaws, and Articles of Incorporation. The governing legal documents for the association may be viewed online within the Resource Center page of this site. The corporation is financially supported by all members of the homeowners association. Membership is both automatic and mandatory.

A management company is contracted by the Board of Directors to provide such services as: Collection of assessments, supervision of subcontractors, obtaining bids for subcontracted services, providing financial statements and collection reports, as well as a general clearing house for problem solving, they also provide communications with homeowners and the Board of Directors and to serve in an advisor capacity. The management company reports directly to the Board and all decisions are made by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. The management company may be reached online through the Management Office page on this website or by phone from the numbers listed on the Contact Us page on this site.

Inform your tenant of the existence of the Homeowners Association and provide them a copy of the governing documents. They fall under the same rules as if they were the owners.  Remember the property is under your ownership; therefore you are ultimately responsible for your tenant. If a violation letter is sent to a tenant, the original will be sent to the owner with a copy to the tenant.  Tenants cannot submit to the ACC for exterior changes to the rental property without the written permission of the owner.

Inform your real estate agent of the existence of the Homeowners Association and provide them a copy of the governing documents. You are also responsible for informing the new owner about the Homeowners Association, how it operates and what the individual resident's responsibilities are.  Don't forget to explain the assessment. We recommend this information be included in the listing.

The Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R's) are the governing legal documents that set up the guidelines for the operation of the planned community as a non-profit corporation. The CC&R's were recorded by the County recorder's office of the County in which the property is located and are included in the title to your property. Failure to abide by the CC&R's may result in a fine to a homeowner by the Association. The governing legal documents for the association may be viewed online within the Resource Center page of this site.

The Bylaws are the guidelines for the operation of the non-profit corporation. The Bylaws define the duties of the various offices of the Board of Directors, the terms of the Directors, the membership's voting rights, required meetings and notices of meetings, and the principal office of the Association, as well as other specific items that are necessary to run the Association as a business. The Bylaws for the association may be viewed online within the Resource Center page of this site.

The Homeowner's Association again is a corporation and therefore a governing body that is required to oversee its business. The Board of Directors is elected by the homeowners, or as otherwise specified in the bylaws. The limitation and restrictions of the powers of the Board of Directors is outlined in the Association governing documents found within the Resource Center page of this site.

To be on the Violations Control Committee (VCC), Architectural Control Committee (ACC),  or  Board of Directors, you must be in good standing with the Association:

1. May not have more than one month outstanding fee
2. Cannot have any violation of any kind
3. Cannot have any litigation with the Association
4. Cannot be absent for more than three (3) consecutive times from a Board Meeting without proper notification to the Board

When a group of people, no matter what size, share property, rules must be set down for its use.  These rules and their enforcement are essential to preserve property values in the community.  The CC&Rs are important rules in your day-to-day living.  They are set up to make the sharing of property convenient and easy for you and all others involved, not to make life difficult.  CC&Rs usually cover both use of shared property and use of individual residential properties.  Associations must address violations to the CC&Rs quickly and firmly in order to be effective and to fulfill one of our main goals - to preserve property values. 

An assessment is the owner's financial obligation to the Homeowners Association during a given period of time - usually the budgeted fiscal year.  The assessment is the owner's share of the common expenses and is a binding legal obligation based on the governing documents.

The monthly assessment is due on the 1st of each month and delinquent after the 15th.  A $25.00 Late fee will be charged if payment is not received by the 15th. You may have your account auto debited.

 The Department of Real Estate typically requires an initial budget from the developer for each community that a developer proposes to build. This budget is set upon specific guidelines for utilities, landscaping, administration, etc. Reserve funds are monies set aside for future expenses due to the life expectancy of certain items: lighting, street resurfacing, fencing, etc. These amounts are then divided by the number of units built in a given phase of the development. Subsequent budgets are developed by the Board of Directors and adjusted periodically to meet anticipated expenses.

A budget is established by the Board of Directors and prorated among members.

Trash...Graffiti... Boats... Dog poop in the common areas...
Per the Association, the  Miami-Dade provided trash cans can be stored in the front of your home neatly placed into the left hand corner of the garage entrance. Lids MUST be closed and no debris should be visible and free of any clutter. This is a very common problem. We get many letters about neighbors that leave trash container outside all of the time.

Graffiti has become a nuisance. Should a homeowner discover vandalism in progress, please contact the local police department and your Clubhouse Administrator. 

Boats are not supposed to be parked in driveways or along streets over night.

Please keep your pets on leashes and pick up after their business. Let's keep our common areas clean.

We receive more complaints about barking dogs and dogs running loose than any other issues. We ask dog owners to be considerate of their neighbors.

Another continuing problem is speeding. Too many neighbors drive too fast around the neighborhoods and put our children at risk of being injured and increase the likelihood of serious accidents.

A security system that included manned guard houses and full time security would be very expensive and difficult to implement. Streets at the entrances of Tuscany Village are public streets and owned by the County. Restricting access to public roads would require that lot owner's purchase and then maintain the streets. The Board of Directors has concluded that it is not realistic to attempt to develop such a system. Owners are encouraged to activate a monitored security system.

Yes. Painting your exterior of your home, fence construction and/or modifications are just some of the things that are restricted by our HOA. Written notification can be made to the board which include a simple plan of the project and/or paint colors; you may also utilize the on-line submission process to submit your request. The board will discuss and approve within 30 days and usually much faster.

In most cases, no. The FCC ruled in 1996 that homeowner associations cannot prohibit satellite dishes less than 1 meter in size, so you're welcome to have the disk installed as you wish.

For more information, see:
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html.

However, you must complete an ACC form (either written or on-line), then after you have received approval from management, you may install the dish as instructed. Dish must be installed in the rear of your home on the fascia Board with NO exposed wires.