In a community with a Homeowners Association, the governing documents benefit everyone by outlining the terms and conditions, by-laws and rules and regulations for residents, tenants and guests to follow. At Timberlakes Homeowners Association of Sarasota, Inc. (Timberlakes), those documents give the responsibility and accountability for applying and interpreting the rules to the Board of Directors, which is elected by the homeowners.
In order to be a recognized homeowners association, the association must be a Florida corporation. To be official, the governing documents must be recorded with the Clerk of the County Court. The documents for The Loop can be found on this page.
Note: Some documents are very large and may take a few moments to download/open.
Florida Statutes
Homeowners associations in the State of Florida are governed by two primary statutes, which can be found through the links below. As protection to Florida homeowner communities, all persons serving as directors are required to become certified in basic knowledge of the statutes as part of their fiduciary duty as a director.
- Florida Statute 720 – Homewners’ AssociationsIn Florida, homeowner association laws are derived from Statute 720. Commonly referred to as simply HOA laws, these encompass everything from homeowner association dues to board meetings and regulations.
- Florida Statute 617 – Corporations Not For Profit
Governing Documents
As a deed restricted community, all residents agreed to follow the governing documents when they purchased homes in Timberlakes. The four governing documents for The Loop include the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (with Amendment 1), Association By-Laws and Association Articles of Incorporation.
The governing documents for The Loop are below. Click on each link to see/print the document.
- Declaration of Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions
- 1st Amendment to the Declaration
- Articles of Incorporation
- BylawsThe Association By-Laws detail provide guidelines for the smooth operation of the organization by its members, directors and Board officers.
Other Documents
Other governing documents including guidelines for Timberlakes are below. Click on each link to see/print the document.
Disclaimer
While the information provided above is believed to be correct, there is no liability for any loss or damage occurring by reason of reliance thereon.
