NOTTINGHAM FOREST HOMES
ASSOCIATION DECLARATION
TENTH PLAT
THIS DECLARATION, made on this ______ day of December, 1984, by CYRIL VAN KEIRSBILCK and MARY F. VAN KEIRSBILCK, husband and wife; R. A. AKERS COMPANY, INC., a Kansas corporation; WAYNE “E” SMITH, INC., a Kansas corporation; and TOM VAN CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Kansas corporation, herein after referred to collectively as Developers, the owners of all that property platted as Nottingham Forest Tenth Plat, as shown by the recorded plat thereof, filed the _____ day of , _____1984, as instrument number _____, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Johnson County, Kansas the said Nottingham Forest being a subdivision in the City of Overland Park, County of Johnson, State of Kansas.
WITNESSETH that:
WHEREAS, the Developers of Nottingham Forest are now developing a portion of said subdivision for high class residential purposes and desire to create and provide for the maintenance of a residential neighborhood.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to assist themselves and their grantees in providing the necessary means to bring this about, Developers do hereby subject all of Block 3, Lots 6 through 12; Block 9, Lots 13 through 20 ; Block 11, Lots 8 through 15; BlocL 12, Lots 2 through 4, Nottingham Forest; Tenth Plat; the said Nottingham Forest being a subdivision in the City of Overland Park, County of Johnson, State of Kansas, to the following covenants, charges and assessments.
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
The term “district” as used in this Declaration shall mean, unless extended as hereinafter provided, all of those lots above described, in Nottingham Forest Tenth Plat, a subdivision in the City of Overland Park, County of Johnson, State of Kansas.
The term “public place” as used herein shall be deemed to mean all streets and all parks, gateways, entances and ornamental areas and similar places, together. with all improvements which may be situated thereon, the use of which is dedicated to or set aside for the general use of all of the owners within the district.
The term “Developers” as used herein shall mean and refer to Cyril VanKeirsbilck and Mary F.VanKeirsbilck, husband and wife; P. A. Akers Company, Inc., a Kansas corporation; Wayne E. Smith, Inc., a Kansas corporation; and Tom Van Construction, Inc., a Kansas corporation, their successor or successors by any merger, consolidation or sale or transfer of assets.
The term “owners” as used herein shall mean those persons or corporations, including the Developers, who may, from time to time, own lots within the district.
The term “lot” as used herein shall be deemed either any lot as platted or any tract or tracts of conveyed, which may consist of one or more lots or parts of one or more lots as platted, and upon residence may be erected.
The term “improved lots” as used herein shall be deemed to be a lot on which a residence has been erected or is in the process of erection. Any other lots covered by this Declaration shall be deemed to be vacant and unimproved.
SECTION 2. MANAGEMENTAND MEMBERSHIP
All public places, together with all improvements thereon and thereto shall be under the management and control of the Nottingham Forest Homes Association, hereinafter referred to as the “Association”, subject to that had and exercised by the City of Overland Park, County of Johnson, State of Kansas, or any of them. The membership of the Association shall be limited to the owners of lots within the boundaries of the district. The Association shall be the sole judge of the qualifications of its members and of their right to participate in its meetings and proceedings, except as herein provided.
SECTION 3. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION
In addition to the powers and duties granted by other portions of this Declaration or by law, the Association shall have the following powers any or all of which may be eyercised or assumed by it when, at its discretion, it deems it to be necessary or advisable.
A. To enforce either in its own name or in the name of any owner within the district, any or all building or use restrictions which may have been heretofore or may hereafter be imposed upon any of the land in said district; provided, however, that this right of enforcement shall not serve to prevent such changes, releases or modifications of restrictions or reservations being made by the parties having the right to make such changes, releases or modifications as are permissible under the Declarations or plats in which such restrictions and reservation are set forth, nor shall it serve to prevent the assignment of those rights by the proper parties, whenever and wherever such right of assignment exists. Te expense and cost of any such enforcement proceedings by the the Association shall be paid for by it. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent any owner from enforcing any building or use restrictions in his own name.
B. To care for, spray, trim and protect and replant, care for, mow, clip and protect shrubbery and grass in all public places.
C. To pick up and remove loose material, trash and rubbish of all kinds in the district, and to do any other things necessary or desirable in the judgement of the officers of said Association to keep the lawns of vacant and unimproved property in the district neat in appearance and in good order.
D. To provide such lights as the Association may deem advisable on streets and other public places.
E. To provide for the construction, creation, purchase, maintenance and operation of playgrounds, recreational areas or facilities, gateways, entrances, gardens and other ornamental features in and upon public places.
F. To exercise such control over easements as may be required.
G. To acquire and own the title to such real estate as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the Association, and to pay taxes on such real estate as may be owned by it.
SECTION 4. METHOD OF PROVIDING GENERAL FUNDS
For the purpose of providing a general fund to enable said Association to perform its duties and to construct, purchase, operate or maintain the improvements herein provided for; all lots in the district, other than those owned by the Developers, shall be subject to an annual assessment to be paid to the Association by the respective owners thereof. No lot shall be subject to any assessment prior to its conveyance by the Developers to an owner (which owner may hereinafter be referred to as the “first owner” of such lot). The amount of assessment shall be fixed by the Association but, until further action of said Association, shall be at the rate of One Hundred Twenty and 00/100 ($120.00) Dollars per annum for each improved lot as herein defined and Fifteen and 00/100 ($15.00) Dollars per annum for each unimproved lot as herein defined. The rate of assessment may be increased or decreased if, at a meeting of the members especially called for that purpose and of which notice is given, a majority of the votes cast at such meeting shall be cast for such increase or decrease.
SECTION 5. ASSESSMENTS DUE
The assessments provided for herein shall commence January 1, 1979, and the first such assessment shall be fixed and levied prior to January 1, 1979, and shall be due and payable on such date. Thereafter, each assessment shall be due and payable on the first day of January of each year. Provided, however, the first annual assessment for any lot conveyed by the Developers to the first owner thereof after January I, 1979, shall be due and payable on the first of the month following such conveyance and the amount of such assessment due and payable on such date shall be a sum equal to the number of full calendar months remaining after such conveyance in the year of such conveyance multiplied by an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the regular annual assessment for such year, as fixed in the manner hereinabove provided. It will be the duty of the Association to give notice to all owners on or before that date on which the annual assessment is due of the amount of the assessment on each lot owned by them and when it is due. Failure of the Association to levy the assessment prior to January first of any year shall not invalidate any such assessment subsequently levied for that particular year, nor shall failure to levy assessment for anyone year affect the right of the Association to do so for any subsequent year. By action of the Association, the assessments levied may be made payable in monthly installments in lieu of annually. When the assessment is levied subsequent to January first of any year, then the first installment thereon shall become due and payable not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the levying of the assessment.
SECTION 6. LIEN OF REAL ESTATE
The entire assessment shall become a lien on said real estate as soon as it, or the first monthly installment thereof, is due and payable as above set forth. In the event of failure of any of the owners to pay any installment of such assessment on or before the first day of the second month following the due date of such installment, then such installment shall bear interest at the rate of ten (10%) percent per annum from the due date until paid.
SECTION 7. SUBORDINATION OF THE LIEN TO MORTGAGES OR DEEDS OF TRUST
The lien of the assessments provided for herein shall be subordinate to the lien of any mortgage or deed of trust now or hereafter placed upon any property subject to assessment; provided, however, that such subordination shall apply only to the assessments or installments thereof which have became due and payable prior to the sale of such property pursuant to a foreclosure of such mortgage or power of sale under such deed of trust, or prior to a conveyance to the mortgagee or beneficial owner in lieu of foreclosure. Such sale shall not relieve such property from liability for any assessments or installments thereof thereafter becoming due nor from the lien or any such subsequent assessments or installments.
SECTION 8. WHEN DELINQUENT
Nonpayment of any assessment provided for herein within sixty (60) days from the due date shall cause said assessment to be deemed delinquent. Nonpayment of any installment of any assessment provided for herein within sixty (60) days from the due date of such installment shall cause the entire unpaid portion of said assessment including all installments due in the future, to be deemed delinquent. Payment of bath principal and interest shall be enforced as a lien on said property through proceedings in any court in Johnson County, Kansas, having jurisdiction of suits for the enforcement of such liens. It shall be the duty of the Association to bring suits to enforce such liens promptly after thay become delinquent.
SECTION 9. TERMINATION OF LIENS
Such liens shall continue for a period of one (1) year from the date of delinquency and no longer unless within such year suit shall have been instituted for collection, in which case the lien shall continue until termination of the suit and until the sale of the property under the execution of judgement establishing the same.
SECTION 10. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Association shall have a Board of Directors not less than three (3) in number, elected in accordance with its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, who shall be charged with the management of the Association.
SECTION 11. MEMBERSHIP
Every person or entity who is a record owner of a fee interest in any lot as defined herein, including a contract seller, shall be a member of the Homes Association; provided, that any such person or entity, other than a contract seller, who holds such interest merely as a security for the performance of an obligation shall not be a member.
SECTION 12. VOTING RIGHTS
The Association shall have only one class of membership. Each member shall have one (1) vote for each lot in which he holds the interest required for membership by the preceeding section and upon which he shall not be delinquent in the payment of assessments; provided, however, when more than one person holds interest or interests in any lot, all such persons shall be members and the vote for such lot shall be exercised as they, among themselves, shall determine, but in no event shall more than one (1) vote be cast with respect to any such lot.
SECTION 13. NOTICES
A. At least one (1) week prior to any meeting of the Association, it shall give notice to all owners of lots in the district of the place, time and purpose of regular and special meetings of the Association and shall designate the place where payment of assessments shall be made and other business in connection with said Association may be transacted; and, in case of any change of said address, the Association shall give notice to all owners of lots in the district of its new address.
B. All notices required or permitted under this Declaration shall be deemed given if deposited in the United States mail, with postage prepaid thereon, and addressed to the person entitled to such notice at the last address listed with the Association for such person.
SECTION 14. DISTRICT MAY BE EXTENDED
The district may be extended by Developers to include any other lands added by Developers to Nottingham Forest by later plats; provided, however, that all of the land or lands to be added to the district shall at that time be subjected to a Homes Association Declaration, containing the same terms and provisions as are contained in this Declaration, including any future modifications hereof. The extension of said district shall be accomplished by and take effect on the filing of such a Homes Association Declaration in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for the County in which said land or lands are located.
SECTION 15. TO OBSERVE ALL LAWS
Said Association shall at all times observe all applicable State, County or other laws or regulations and if at any time any of the provisions of this Declaration shall be found to be in conflict with such laws such provisions shall become null and void, but no other parts of this Declaration not in conflict therewith shall be affected thereby. The Association shall have the right to make such reasonable rules and regulations and provide the means to enforce such rules and regulations as will enable it to adequately and properly carry out the provisions of this Declaration.
SECTION 16. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
At any time the owners of fifty (50%) percent or more of the lots within the district may, by an appropriate instrument (in one or more counterparts) executed, acknowledged and filed for record in the office of the Register of Deeds for Johnson County, Kansas:
A. Give additional powers or otherwise amend this Declaration. or,
B. Terminate this Declaration and release all of the lands then affected thereby from all of the terms and provisions hereof.
SECTION 17. COVENANTS RUNNING WITH THE LAND
All provisions of this Declaration shall be deemed to be covenants running with the land and shall be binding upon the undersigned, their successors and assign.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused these presents to be executed the day and year first above written.