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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
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THIS DECLARATION is made this day of , 1988, by
The C. P. Morgan Co., Inc., an Indiana corporation (the "Declarant").
Recitals
1. WHEREAS, Declarant is the owner of certain real estate more
particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof
(the "Real Estate").
2. Declarant intends to subdivide and develop the Real Estate into
residential lots as generally shown on the plats for Lake Forest ,
as hereafter recorded in the office of the Recorder of Hamilton County,
Indiana.
3. Before so subdividing the Real Estate, Declarant desires to subject
the Real Estate to certain rights, privileges, covenants, conditions, restrictions,
easements, assessments, charges and liens for the purpose of preserving and
protecting the value and desirability of the Real Estate for benefit of each
owner of all or any part thereof.
4. Declarant further desires to create an organization to which shall
be delegated and assigned the powers of maintaining and administering the
common areas and certain other areas of the Real Estate, administering and
enforcing the covenants and restrictions contained in this Declaration and the
subdivision plat of the Real Estate as hereafter recorded in the office of the
Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana, and collecting and disbursing the
assessments and charges as herein provided.
5. Declarant may from time to time subject additional real estate to
the provisions of this Declaration (the Real Estate, together with any such
addition, as and when the same becomes subject to the provisions of this
Declaration as herein provided, is hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Real Estate").
NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant hereby declares that the Real Estate is and
shall be held, transferred, sold, conveyed, hypothecated, encumbered, leased,
rented, used, improved and occupied subject to the following provisions,
agreements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, assessments,
charges and liens, which shall run with the land and shall be binding upon,
and inure to the benefit of, Declarant and any other person or entity hereafter
acquiring or having any right, title or interest in the Real Estate, or any part
thereof.
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Declaration
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following terms, when used in this Declaration with initial capital
letters, shall have the following respective meanings:
1.1 "Association" means Lake Forest Homeowners Association, Inc.,
an Indiana not-for-profit corporation, which Declarant has caused or will
cause to be incorporated, its successors and assigns.
1.2 "Common Areas" means (i) all portions of the Real Estate
(including improvments thereto) shown on any subdivision plat of the Real
Estate now or hereafter recorded in the office of the Recorder of Hamilton
County, Indiana, which are not Lots and which are not dedicated to the public,
(ii) any landscape islands located in any public right-of-way within and upon
the Real Estate and (iii) all facilities and personal property owned or leased by
the Association from time to time.
1.3 "Common Expenses" means (i) expenses of administration of the
Association, (ii) expenses of and in connection with the improvement,
maintenance, repair and replacement of the Common Areas and the
performance of the responsibilities and duties of the Association including,
without limitation, expenses for the improvement, maintenance and repair of
any easements and Common Areas shown and identified as such on any
subdivision plat of the Real Estate now or hereafter recorded in the office of
the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana, (iii) all sums lawfully assessed
against the Owners by the Association and (iv) all sums declared by this
Declaration to be Common Expenses.
1.4 "Declarant" means The C. P. Morgan Co., Inc., an Indiana
corporation, and any successors and assigns of it whom it designates in one or
more written recorded instruments to have the rights of Declarant hereunder,
including, without limitation, any mortgagee acquiring title to any portion of
the Real Estate pursuant to the exercise of rights under, or foreclosure of, a
mortgage executed by Declarant.
1.5 "Development Period" means that period of time commencing
with the date of recordation of this Declaration and ending on the date
Declarant no longer owns any Lot within or upon the Real Estate.
1.6 "Lot" means a numbered parcel of land shown and identified as a
lot on any subdivision plat of the Real Estate now or hereafter recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana.
1.7 "Mortgagee" means the holder of a recorded first mortgage lien
on any lot.
1.8 "Nonaffiliated Owner" means any "Owner" (hereinafter defined)
other than Declarant or any entity related to Declarant.
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1.9 "Owner" means the record owner, whether one or more persons
or entities, of fee-simple title to any Lot, including contract sellers, but
excluding those having such interest merely as security for the performance
of an obligation unless specifically indicated to the contrary. The term Owner
as used herein shall include Declarant so long as Declarant shall own any Lot.
ARTICLE II
NAME
The name by which the Real Estate shall be know is "Lake Forest".
ARTICLE III
APPLICATION
All Owners, their tenants, guests, invitees and mortgagees, or any other
person using or occupying a Lot or any part of the Real Estate shall be subject
to and shall observe and comply with the covenants, conditions, restrictions,
terms and provisions set forth in the Declaration and any rules and
regulations adopted by the Association as herein provided, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
The Owner of any Lot and all other persons, (i) by acceptance of a deed
conveying title thereto or the execution of a contract for the purchase
thereof, whether from the Declarant or a subsequent Owner of such Lot, or (ii)
by the act of occupancy of such Lot, shall conclusively be deemed to have
accepted such deed, executed such contract or undertaken such terms and
provisions of this Declaration. By acceptance of such deed, execution of such
contract or undertaking of such occupancy, each Owner and all other persons
acknowledge the rights and powers of Declarant and the Association provided
for by this Declaration, and for himself, his heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns, covenant, agree and consent to and with Declarant and
the Owners from time to time of the Lots, to keep, observe, comply with and
perform the covenants, conditions, restrictions, terms and provisions of this
Declaration.
ARTICLE IV
COMMON AREAS
4.1 Easement of Owners. Declarant hereby creates and grants a non-
exclusive easement in favor of each Owner for the use and enjoyment of the
Common Areas which shall run with and be appurtenant to each Lot, subject to
the following provisions:
(i) the right of the Association to charge reasonable usage and other
fees and, to establish rules and regulations for the use of any recreational
facilities situated upon the Common Areas, including but not limited to rules
and regulations for the use of recreational facilities by lot owners in
neighboring subdivisions;
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(ii) the right of the Association to suspend the voting rights and
right to use of the recreational facilities by an Owner for any period during
which any assessment against his Lot remains unpaid and for a period not to
exceed sixty (60) days for any infraction of its published rules and regulations;
(iii) the right of the Association to dedicate or transfer all or any part
of the Common Areas to any public agency, authority or utility for such
purposes and subject to such conditions as may be set forth in the instrument
of dedication or transfer, upon the approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the
membership of each class of members of the Association;
(iv) the rights of the Declarant as provided in this Declaration and in
any subdivision plat of the Real Estate now or hereafter recorded in the office
of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana;
(v) the terms and provisions of this Declaration;
(v i) the easements reserved elsewhere in this Declaration and in any
subdivision plat of the Real Estate now or hereafter recorded in the office of
the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana;
4.2 Delegation of Use. Any Owner may delegate, in accordance with
the By-Laws of the Association and any reasonable and nondiscriminatory
rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the Association, his
right of enjoyment of the Common Areas to his family members, his tenants or
contract purchasers who reside on the Lot.
4.3 Conveyance of Common Areas. Upon final construction of the
Common Areas, Declarant shall convey all of its right, title and interest in and
to the Common Areas to the Association by quitclaim deed, and such Common
Areas shall then be the property of the Association.
ARTICLE V
ASSOCIATION
5.1 Membership. Each Owner shall, automatically upon becoming an
Owner, be and become a member of the Association and shall remain a member
of the Association until such time as his ownership of a Lot ceases, at which
time his membership will terminate and the new Owner of his Lot shall be and
become a member of the Association.
5.2 Classes of Membership. The Association shall have two (2) classes
of membership as follows:
(i) Class A Members. Class A members shall be all Owners other than
Declarant (unless the Class B membership has been converted to Class A
membership as provided in the following subparagraph (ii), in which event
Declarant shall then be a Class A member). Class A members shall be entitled
to one vote for each Lot owned.
(ii) Class B Members. The Class B member shall be the Declarant. The
Class B member shall be entitled to three (3) votes for each Lot owned. The
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Class B membership shall cease and terminate and be converted to Class A
membership upon the "Applicable Date" (as such term in hereinafter defined
in paragraph 5.3).
5.3 Applicable Date. As used herein, the term "Applicable Date" shall
mean the date which is the earlier of: (a) the date when the total votes
outstanding in the Class A membership is equal to the total votes outstanding
in the Class B membership; or (b) January 1, 1998.
5.4 Multiple or Entity Owners. Where more than one person or entity
constitutes the Owner of a particular Lot, all such persons or entities shall be
members of the Association, but the vote in respect of such Lot shall be
exercised as the persons or entities holding an interest in such Lot shall
determine among themselves, but in no event shall more then one (1) vote (in
the case of Class A membership) be cast with respect to such Lot.
5.5 Board of Directors. The Association shall elect a Board of
Directors of the Association as prescribed by the Association's Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws. The Board of Directors of the Association shall
manage the affairs of the Association.
5.6 Professional Management. No contract or agreement for
professional management of the Association, nor any other contract between
the Declarant and the Association shall be for a term in excess of three (3)
years. Any such agreement or contract shall provide for termination by
either party with or without cause upon written notice of ninety (90) days or
less and without any termination fee.
5.7 Responsibilities of the Association. The responsibilities of the
Association include, but shall not be limited to:
(i) Installation and replacement of such fences, walls, foliage,
landscaping, signs and other improvements in and upon the Common Areas as
the Association deems necessary or appropriate, and maintenance of the
Common Areas and any installation thereon in a clean and attractive condition
and in good repair.
(ii) Maintenance, repair and replacement of such foliage,
landscaping, screening materials and other improvements in and upon the
Common Areas as the Association deems necessary or appropriate.
(iii) Management and control of detention and retention ponds ,if
any, in and upon the Common Areas (shown and identified as such on any
subdivision plat of the Real Estate now or hereafter recorded in the office of
the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana) for maintenance of the same in a
clean, attractive and sanitary condition; and installation and replacement of
such improvements in and upon said ponds as the Association deems necessary
or appropriate and maintenance of any such improvements installed by
Declarant or the Association in good condition and repair. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, such maintenance obligations shall include
overflow maintenance to protect the ponds or lakes from erosion, algae
control and maintenance of minimum water levels. It is intended that such
actions shall be taken in accordance with recommendations regarding the
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same from applicable governmental agencies having jurisdiction, but nothing
herein shall constitute an undertaking or duty to exceed the requirements of
applicable law and prudent pond and lake operation.
(iv) Replacement of a drainage system in and upon the Drainage
Easements (shown and identified as such on any subdivision plat of the Real
Estate now or hereafter recorded in the office of the Recorder of Hamilton
County, Indiana) as the Association deems necessary or appropriate and the
maintenance of any drainage system installed in or upon said Drainage
Easements by Declarant or the Association in good condition and repair,
subject, however, to the obligation of the Owner of a Lot subject to a Drainage
Easement to keep the portion of the Drainage Easement on his Lot free from
obstructions so that the surface water drainage will be unimpeded.
(v) Procuring and maintaining for the benefit of the Association, its
Board of Directors and the Owners the insurance coverages required under
this Declaration and such other insurance as the Association deems necessary
or advisable.
(v i) Payment of taxes, if any, assessed against and payable with
respect to the Common Areas.
(vii) Assessment and collection from the Owners of the Common
Expenses.
(viii) Contracting for such services as management, snow removal,
security control, trash removal or other services as the Association deems
necessary or advisable.
(ix) From time to time, adopting, amending or rescinding such
reasonable rules and regulations (not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Declaration) governing the use and enjoyment of the Common Areas, the use
and enjoyment of the lakes and ponds located in and upon the Common Areas
by the Owners of Lots, and the management and administration of the
Association, as the Association deems necessary or advisable, and enforcement
of the same. As part of such rules and regulations, the Association may
provide for reasonable interest and late charges on past due installments of
any Regular or Special Assessments or other charges against any Lot. Copies
of such rules and regulations shall be furnished by the Association to the
Owners prior to the time when the same shall become effective.
(x) Replacement and maintenance of any street identification signs
within and upon the Real Estate designated as private street signs.
(xi) Procuring and maintaining for the benefit of the Association, its
Board of Directors, the Declarants and the Owners a general liability insurance
policy, including coverage for the Association's officers and directors, in an
amount not less than Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) providing coverage
for injury to person or property arising out of the use of the Common Areas.
5.8 Compensation. No director of the Association shall receive
compensation for his services as such director, except to the extent expressly
authorized by a majority vote of the Owners.
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5.9 Non-Liability of Directors and Officers. The directors and officers
of the Association shall not be liable to the Owners or any other persons for
any error or mistake of judgment in carrying out their duties and
responsibilities as directors or officers of the Association, except for their own
individual willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Association shall
indemnify and hold harmless and defend each person, his heirs, assigns or
legal representatives, who is or was a director or officer of the Association
against any and all liability to any person, firm or corporation arising out of
contracts made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or the
managing agent, if any) of the Association, unless any such contract shall
have been made in bad faith. It is intended that the directors and officers of
the Association shall have no personal liability with respect to any contract
made by them on behalf of the Association except in their capacity as Owners.
5.10 Additional Indemnity of Directors and Officers. The Association
shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend any person, his heirs, assigns and
legal representatives (collectively, the "Indemnitee"), made or threatened to
be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he
is or was a director or officer of the Association, against all costs and expenses,
including attorney's fees, actually and reasonably insured by the Indemnitee
in connection with the defense of such action, suit or proceeding, or in
connection with any appeal therein, except (unless otherwise specifically
provided herein) in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such
action, suit or proceeding that such Indemnitee is liable for gross negligence
or willful misconduct in the performance of his duties. No director or officer
shall be considered or deemed to be guilty of or liable for gross negligence or
willful misconduct in the performance of his duties where, acting in good
faith, such director or officer relied on the books and records of the
Association or statements or advice made by or prepared by the managing
agent of the Association (if any) or any officer or employee of the Association,
or any accountant, attorney or other person, firm or corporation employed by
the Association to render advice or service, unless such director or officer had
actual knowledge of the falsity or incorrectness thereof; nor shall a director
be deemed guilty of or liable for gross negligence or willful misconduct by
virtue of the fact that he failed or neglected to attend a meeting or meetings of
the Board of Directors of the Association. The costs and expenses incurred by
an Indemnitee in defending any action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the
Association in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee
to repay the amount paid by the Association if it shall ultimately be determined
that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification as provided in this
paragraph 5.9.
5.11 Bond. The Board of Directors of the Association may provide
surety bonds and may require the managing agent of the Association (if any),
the treasurer of the Association, and such other officers as the Board of
Directors deems necessary, to provide surety bonds, indemnifying the
Association against larceny, theft, embezzlement, forgery, misappropriation,
wrongful abstraction, willful misapplication, and other acts of fraud or
dishonesty, in such sums and with such sureties as may be approved by the
Board of Directors, and any such bond shall specifically include protection for
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any insurance proceeds received by any reason by the Board of Directors. The
expense of any such bonds shall be a Common Expense.
ARTICLE VI
ASSESSMENTS
6.1 Creation of Lien and Personal Obligation. Declarant, for each Lot
now or hereafter owned by it, hereby covenants, and each Owner of a Lot by
acceptance of a deed therefor, whether or not it shall be so expressed in such
deed, is deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Association (i) regular
assessments for Common Expenses ("Regular Assessments") and (ii) special
assessments for capital improvements and operating deficits and for special
maintenance and repairs ("Special Assessments"). Such assessments shall be
established, shall commence upon such dates and shall be collected as
hereinafter provided. All such assessments, together with interest, costs of
collection and reasonable attorneys' fees, shall be a continuing lien upon the
Lot against which such assessment is made prior to all other liens except only
(i) tax liens on any Lot in favor of any unit of government or special taxing
district and (ii) the lien of any first mortgage of record. Each such assessment,
together with interest, costs of collection and reasonable attorneys' fees, shall
also be the personal obligation of the Owner of the Lot at the time such
assessment became due and payable. Where the Owner constitutes more than
one person, the liability of such persons shall be joint and several. The
personal obligation for delinquent assessments (as distinguished from the lien
upon the Lot) shall not pass to such Owner's successors in title unless expressly
assumed by them. The Association shall, upon request of a proposed Mortgagee
or proposed purchaser having a contractual right to purchase Lot, furnish to
such Mortgagee or purchaser a statement setting forth the amount of any
unpaid Regular or Special Assessments or other charges against the Lot. Such
statement shall be binding upon the Associaiton as of the date of such
statement.
6.2 Purpose of Assessments. The Regular or Special Assessements
levied by the Association shall be used exclusively (i) to promote the health,
safety and welfare of the residents occupying the Real Estate, (ii) for the
improvement, maintenance and repair of the Common Areas and any
easements shown and identified as such on any subdivision plat of the Real
Estate now or hereafter recorded in the office of the Recorder of Hamilton
County, Indiana, (iii) for the performance of the responsibilities and duties of
the Association and (iv) for such other purposes as are specifically provided
herein. A portion of the Regular Assessments may be set aside or otherwise
allocated in a reserve fund for the purpose of providing repair and
replacement of any capital improvements which the Association is required to
maintain.
6.3 Regular Assessments. The Board of Directors of the Association
shall have the right, power and authority, without any vote of the members of
the Association, to fix, from time to time, the Regular Assessment against each
Lot at any amount not in excess of the maximum Regular Assessment
hereinafter provided.
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(i) Until completion of the swimming pool and clubhouse, the
maximum Regular Assessment for a month on any Lot shall not exceed Fifty
Dollars ($50.00). Upon completion of the swimming pool and clubhouse, the
Regular Assessment for a month on any Lot shall be determined by the Board
of Directors of the Association.
(ii) From and after the January 1 of the year following the
completion of the swimming pool and clubhouse, the maximum Regular
Assessment on a Lot for any calendar year may be increased by not more than
fifteen percent (15%) above the Regular Assessment for the previous calendar
year without a vote of the members of the Association.
From and after January 1, 1989, the Board of Directors of the Association
may fix the Regular Assessment at an amount in excess of the maximum
amount specified above, only with the approval of two-thirds (2/3) of those
members of each class of members of the Association who cast votes in person
or in proxy at a meeting of the members of the Association duly called for such
purpose.
6.4 Special Assessments. In addition to Regular Assessments, the
Association may make Special Assessments against each Lot for the purpose of
defraying, in whole or in part, the cost of constructing, reconstructing,
repairing or replacing any capital improvement or Common Areas which the
Association is required to maintain or to recover any operating deficits which
the Association may from time to time incur only with the assent of two-thirds
(2/3) of the members of each class of members of the Association who cast
votes in person or by proxy at a meeting of the members of the Association
duly called for such purpose.
6.5 Uniform Rate of Assessment. The Regular Assessments and
Special Assessments levied by the Association shall be uniform for all lots.
6.6 Date of Commencement of Regular Assessments; Due Dates. The
Regular Assessment shall commence as to each Lot on the earlier of the
following dates:
(i) the first day of the first calendar month following the first
conveyance of such Lot to a Nonaffiliated Owner; or
(ii) the first day of the fourth month following the completion of
construction of the residence on the Lot.
The Board of Directors of the Association shall fix the amount of the
Regular Assessment at least thirty (30) days in advance of each annual
assessment period. Written notice of the Regular Assessment, any Special
Assessments and such other assessment notices as the Board of Directors shall
deem appropriate shall be sent to each Owner subject thereto. The due dates
for all assessments shall be established by the Board of Directors of the
Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing nothing contained herein shall
prevent the Board of Directors of the Association from requiring that the
Regular Assessment be paid on a quarterly or annual rather than monthly
basis. The Board of Directors may provide for reasonable interest and late
charges on past due installments of assessments.
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6.7 Failure of Owner to Pay Assessments.
(i) No Owner may exempt himself from paying Regular Assessments
and Special Assessments, or from contributing toward the Common Expense
and toward any other expense lawfully agreed upon, by non-use of the
Common Areas or abandonment of the Lot belonging to him. If any Owner
shall fail, refuse or neglect to make any payment of any assessment (or
periodic installment of an assessment, if applicable) when due, the lien for
such assessment on the Owner's Lot may be filed and foreclosed by the Board of
Directors of the Association for and on behalf of the Association as a mortgage
on real property or as otherwise provided by law. Upon the failure of an
Owner to make timely payments of any assessment (or a periodic installment of
an assessment, if applicable) when due, the Board may in its discretion
accelerate the entire balance of any unpaid assessments and declare the same
immediately due and payable, notwithstanding any other provisions hereof to
the contrary. In any action to foreclose the lien for any assessment, the
Owner and any occupant of the Lot shall be jointly and severally liable for the
payment to the Association of reasonable rental for such Lot, and the Board of
Directors shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the purpose of
preserving the Lot and to collect the rentals and other profits therefrom for
the benefit of the Association to be applied to the unpaid assessments. The
Board of Directors of the Association may, at its option, bring a suit to recover a
money judgment for any unpaid assessment without foreclosing or waiving
the lien securing the same. In any action to recover an assessment, whether
by foreclosure or otherwise, the Board of Directors of the Association, for and
on behalf of the Association, shall be entitled to recover from the Owner of the
respective Lot costs and expenses of such action incurred (including but not
limited to reasonable attorneys' fees) and interest from the date such
assessments were due, until paid.
(i i) Notwithstanding anything contained in this paragraph 8.7 or
elsewhere in this Declaration, any sale or transfer of a Lot to a Mortgagee
pursuant to a foreclosure of its mortgage or conveyance in lieu thereof, or a
conveyance to any person at a public sale in a manner provided by law with
respect to mortgage foreclosures, shall extinguish the lien of any unpaid
assessments (or periodic installments, if applicable) which became due prior
to such sale, transfer or conveyance; provided, however, that the
extinguishment of such lien shall not relieve the prior Owner from personal
liability therefor. No such sale, transfer or conveyance shall relieve the Lot
or the purchaser at such foreclosure sale, or grantee in the event of
conveyance in lieu thereof, from liability for any assessments (or periodic
installments of such assessments, if applicable) thereafter becoming due or
from the lien therefor.
ARTICLE VII
INSURANCE
7.1 Casualty Insurance. The Association shall purchase and maintain
fire and extended coverage insurance in an amount equal to the full
replacement cost of all improvements, if any, which the Association is
required to maintain hereunder. If the Association can obtain such coverage
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for a reasonable amount, it shall also obtain "all risk coverage". The
Association may also insure any other property, whether real or personal,
owned by the Association against loss or damage by fire and such other
hazards as the Association may deem desirable. Such insurance coverage shall
name the Association as the insured. Such insurance policy or policies shall
contain provisions that (i) the insurer waives its rights to subrogation as to
any claim against the Association, its Board of Directors, officers, agents and
employees, any committee of the Association or of the Board of Directors, and
all Owners and their respective agents and guests and (ii) waives any defense
based on invalidity arising from the acts of the insured. Insurance proceeds
shall be used by the Association for the repair or replacement of the property
for which the insurance was carried.
7.2 Liability Insurance. The Association shall also purchase and
maintain a master comprehensive public liability insurance policy in such
amount or amounts as the Board of Directors shall deem appropriate from time
to time, but in any event with a minimum combined limit of Three Million
Dollars ($3,000,000.00) per occurrence. Such comprehensive public liability
insurance shall cover all of the Common Areas and shall insure the
Association, its Board of Directors, officers, agents or employees, any
committee of the Association or of the Board of Directors, all persons acting or
who may come to act as agents or employees of any of the foregoing with
respect to the Real Estate, all Owners and all other persons entitled to occupy
any Lot. Such public liability insurance policy shall include a "severability of
interest" clause or endorsement which shall preclude the insurer from
denying the claim of an Owner because of the negligent acts of the Association
or other Owners.
7.3 Other Insurance. The Association shall also purchase and
maintain any other insurance required by law to be maintained, including but
not limited to workmen's compensation insurance, and such other insurance
as the Board of Directors shall from time to time deem necessary, advisable or
appropriate, including but not limited to officers' and directors' liability
insurance.
7.4 Miscellaneous. The premiums for the insurance described above
shall be paid by the Association as part of the Common Expenses.
ARTICLE VIII
MAINTENANCE AND DECORATION
8.1 Maintenance of Lots and Improvements. Except to the extent
such maintenance shall be the responsibility of the Association under any of
the foregoing provisions of this Declaration, it shall be the duty of the Owner
of each Lot to keep the grass on the Lot properly cut and keep the Lot free of
weeds and trash and otherwise neat and attractive in appearance, including,
without limitation, the proper maintenance of the exterior of any structures
on such Lot. In the event the Owner of any Lot fails to do so in a manner
satisfactory to the Association, the Association, after approval by two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the Board of Directors, shall have the right (but not the
obligation), through its agents, employees and contractors, to enter upon said
Lot and to repair, maintain and restore the Lot and the exterior of the
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improvements erected thereon. The cost of such exterior maintenance shall
be and constitute a special assessment against such Lot and the Owner thereof,
to be collected and enforced in the manner provided in this Declaration for the
collection and enforcement of assessments in general. Neither the Association
nor any of its agents, employees or contractors shall be liable for any damage
which may result from any maintenance work performed hereunder.
8.2 Damage to Common Areas. In the event of damage to or
destruction of any part of the Common Areas, the Associaiton shall repair or
replace the same from the insurance proceeds available. If such insurance
proceeds are insufficient to cover the costs of repair or replacement of the
property damaged or destroyed, the Association may make a Special Assessment
against all Owners to cover the additional cost of repair or replacement not
covered by the insurance proceeds. Notwithstanding any obligation or duty of
the Association hereunder to repair or maintain the Common Areas, if, due to
the willful, intentional or negligent acts or omissions of an Owner or of a
member of his family or of a guest, tenant, invitee or other occupant or visitor
of such Owner, damage shall be caused to the Common Areas or if maintenance,
repairs or replacements shall be required thereby which would otherwise be a
Common Expense, then such Owner shall pay for such damage and such
maintenance, repairs and replacements, as may be determined by the
Association, unless such loss is covered by the Association's insurance with
such policy having a waiver of subrogation clause. If not paid by such Owner
upon demand by the Association, the cost of repairing such damage shall be
added to and constitute a special assessment against such Owner and his Lot to
be collected and enforced in the manner provided in this Declaration for the
collection and enforcement of assessments in general.
ARTICLE IX
MORTGAGES
9.1 Notice to Association. Any Mortgagee who places a first mortgage
lien upon a Lot may notify the Secretary of the Association of the existence of
such mortgage and provide the name and address of such Mortgagee. A record
of such Mortgagee and name and address shall be maintained by the Secretary
of the Association and any notice required to be given to the Mortgagee
pursuant to the terms of this Declaration, the By-Laws of the Association or
otherwise shall be deemed effectively given if mailed to such Mortgagee at the
address shown in such record in the time provided. Unless notification of any
such Mortgage and the name and address of Mortgagee are furnished to the
Secretary, as herein provided, no notice to any Mortgagee as may be otherwise
required by this Declaration, the By-Laws of the Association or otherwise shall
be required, and no Mortgagee shall be entitled to vote on any matter to which
it otherwise may be entitled by virtue of this Declaration, the By-Laws of the
Association, a proxy granted to such Mortgagee in connection with the
mortgage, or otherwise.
9.2 Notice to Mortgagees. The Association, upon request, shall
provide to any Mortgagee a written certification or notice specifying unpaid
assessments and other defaults of the Owner of such Lot, if any, in the
performance of such Owner's obligations under this Declaration or any other
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applicable documents, which defaults have not been cured within sixty (60)
days.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENT
10.1 By the Association. Except as otherwise provided in this
Declaration, amendments to this Declaration shall be proposed and adopted in
the following manner:
(i) Notice. Notice of the subject matter of any proposed amendment
shall be included in the notice of the meeting of the members of the
Association at which the proposed amendment is to be considered.
(ii) Resolution. A resolution to adopt a proposed amendment may be
proposed by the Board of Directors or Owners having in the aggregate at least
a majority of the votes of all Owners.
(iii) Meeting. The resolution concerning a proposed amendment must
be adopted by the designated vote at a meeting of the members of the
Association duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of the By-
Laws.
(iv) Adoption. Any proposed amendment to this Declaration must be
approved by a vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) in the aggregate of the
votes of all Owners; provided, however, that any such amendment shall
require the prior written approval of Declarant so long as Declarant or any
entity owned by Declarant owns any Lots within and upon the Real Estate. In
the event any Lot is subject to a first mortgage, the Mortgagee shall be notified
of the meeting and the proposed amendment in the manner as an Owner if the
Mortgagee has given prior notice of its mortgage interest to the Board of
Directors of the Association in accordance with the provisions of the
foregoing paragraph 9.1.
(v) Special Amendments. No amendment to this Declaration shall be
adopted which changes any provision of this Declaration which would be
deemed to be of a material nature by the Federal National Mortgage Association
under Section 402.02 of Part V, Chapter 4, of the Fannie Mae Selling Guide or
any similar provision of any subsequent guidelines published in lieu of or in
substitution for the Selling Guide, without the approval of all Mortgagees who
have given prior notice of their mortgage interest to the Board of Directors of
the Association in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing paragraph
9.1.
Any Mortgagee which has been duly notified of the nature of any
proposed amendment shall be deemed to have approved the same if said
Mortgage or a representative thereof fails to appear at the meeting in which
such amendment is to be considered (if proper notice of such meeting was
timely given to such Mortgagee). In the event that a proposed amendment is
deemed by the Board of Directors of the Association to be one which is not of a
material nature, the Board of Directors shall notify all Mortgagee whose
interests have been made known to the Board of Directors of the nature of
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such proposed amendment, and such amendment shall be conclusively deemed
not material if no Mortgagee so notified objects to such proposed amendment
within thirty (30) days of the date such notices are mailed and if such notice
advises the Mortgagees of the time limitation contained in this sentence.
10.2 By Declarant. Declarant hereby reserves the right so long as
Declarant, or any entity related to Declarant, owns any Lot within and upon
the Real Estate to make such amendments to this Declaration as may be deemed
necessary or appropriate by Declarant, without the approval of any other
person or entity, in order to bring Declarant into compliance with the
requirements of any statute, ordinance, regulation or order of any public
agency having jurisdiction thereof, or to comply with the requirements of the
Federal National Mortgage Association, the Government National Mortgage
Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Housing Administration, the
Veterans Administration or any other governmental agency to induce any of
such agencies to make, purchase, sell, insure or guarantee first mortgages, or
to correct clerical or typographical errors in this Declaration or any
amendment or supplement hereto; provided that Declarant shall not be entitled
to make any amendment which has a materially adverse effect on the rights of
any Mortgagee, nor which substantially impairs the benefits of this
Declaration to any Owner or substantially increases the obligations imposed by
this Declaration on any Owner.
10.3 Recording. Each amendment to the Declaration shall be executed
by Declarant only in any case where Declarant has the right to amend this
Declaration without any further consent or approval, and otherwise by the
President or Vice President and Secretary of the Association; provided, that
any amendment requiring the consent of Declarant shall contain Declarant's
signed consent. All amendments shall be recorded in the Office of the
Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana, and no amendment shall become
effective until so recorded.
ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
11.1 Right of Enforcement. Violation or threatened violation of any of
the covenants, conditions or restrictions enumerated in this Declaration or in
any subdivision plat of all or any part of the Real Estate now or hereafter
recorded in the office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana, shall be
grounds for an action by Declarant, the Association, any Owner, and all
persons or entities claiming under them, against the person or entity
violating or threatening to violate any such covenants, conditions or
restrictions. Available relief in any such action shall include recovery of
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damages or other sums due for such violation, injunctive relief against any
such violation or threatened violation, declaratory relief and the recovery of
costs and attorney's fees incurred by any party successfully enforcing such
covenants and restrictions; provided, however, that neither Declarant nor the
Association shall be liable for damages of any kind to any person for failing to
enforce or carry out any such covenants, conditions or restrictions.
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11.2 Delay or Failure to Enforce. No delay or failure on the part of any
aggrieved party to invoke any available remedy with respect to any violation
or threatened violation of any covenants, conditions or restrictions
enumerated in this Declaration or in any subdivision plat of all or any part of
the Real Estate shall be held to be a waiver by that party (or an estoppel of that
party to assert) any right available to him upon the occurrence, recurrence or
continuance of such violation or violations of such covenants, conditions or
restrictions.
11.3 Duration. These covenants, conditions and restrictions and all
other provisions of this Declaration (as the same may be amended from time to
time as herein provided) shall run with the land and shall be binding on all
persons and entities from time to time having any right, title or interest in the
Real Estate, or any part thereof, and on all persons claiming under them, until
January 1, 1998, and thereafter shall be automatically extended to successive
periods of ten (10) years each, unless prior to the commencement of any such
extension period, by a vote of a majority of the then Owners of Lots within and
upon the Real Estate, it is agreed that this Declaration shall terminate in its
entirety.
11.4 Severability. Invalidation of any of the covenants, restrictions
or provisions contained in this Declaration by judgment or court order shall
not in any way affect any of the other provisions hereof, which shall remain
in full force and effect.
11.5 Titles. The underlined titles preceding the various paragraphs
and subparagraphs of this Declaration are for the convenience of reference
only, and none of them shall be used as an aid to the construction of any
provisions of this Declaration. Wherever and whenever applicable, the
singular form of any word shall be taken to mean or apply to the plural, and
the masculine form shall be taken to mean or apply to the feminine or to the
neuter.
11.6 Applicable Law. This Declaration shall be governed, interpreted,
construed and regulated by the laws of the State of Indiana.
11.7 Annexation. At any time prior to December 31, 1997, additional
land within the tracts described in the attached Exhibit B may be annexed by
Declarant or its successors and assigns to the Real Estate (and from and after
such annexation shall be deemed a part thereof for all purposes of this
Declaration) by execution and recordation in the office of the Recorder of
Hamilton County, Indiana, of a supplemental declaration by Declarant; and
such action shall require no approvals or action of the Owners.
11.8 Sales Offices and Models. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Declaration or any subdivision plat of the Real
Estate now or hereafter recorded in the office of the Recorder of Hamilton
County, Indiana, Declarant, and any agent of Declarant, during the
Development Period, shall be entitled to construct, install, erect and maintain
such facilities upon any portion of the Real Estate owned by Declarant as, in
the sole opinion of Declarant, may be reasonably required or convenient or
incidental to the development of the Real Estate and the sale of Lots and the
construction of residences thereon. Such facilities may include, without
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limitation, storage areas, parking areas, signs, model residences, construction
offices and sales offices.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Declaration has been executed by Declarant as
of the date first above written.
THE C. P. MORGAN CO.,INC.
By: -- -- ---
William B. Blake, Vice President
STATE OF INDIANA )
COUNTY OF MARION )
Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of Indiana, personally
appeared William B. Blake, the Vice President of The C. P. Morgan Co., Inc, and
Indiana corporation, who acknowledged the execution of the foregoing
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Lake Forest for an on
behalf of said Corporation.
WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal this day of
1988.
Notary Public
Printed Name
My Commission Expires:
I am a resident of — — County, Indiana.
This Instrument was prepared by Brian J. Tuohy, STARK DONINGER MERNITZ &
SMITH, 50 S. Meridian St. Ste. 700, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
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