What Are Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs)?
The CC&Rs are basically the rules of your neighborhood. Generally, the goal of the CC&Rs is protect, preserve, and enhance property values in the community.
Some are practical and straight forward while other rules might interfere with your plans or seem downright unreasonable to you.
For example, perhaps you want to park your car in the street and store your extra belongings in the garage. However, if you lived in a community with an HOA, they (the elected resident board members) might require you to park your car in the garage. Or, perhaps you are counting on the fact that you will be able to fence the yard to contain your dog, but if you read the CC&Rs, you may find out that the community doesn’t allow fences. Not to mention the fact that some HOA communities don’t allow certain sizes or particular breeds of dogs. This could mean that if you have a 120-pound Rottweiler, you might need to look at buying a home in a different neighborhood since changing the rules is usually difficult.
Likewise, if you’re planning a big project later on down the line (say painting your house a new color), you’ll need to check with the CC&Rs to make sure that the paint color you have chosen isn’t prohibited. The great news is is that Pacific Serena does not have an HOA and is really feels like California used to be years ago. Enjoy your freedom!
The CC&Rs are basically the rules of your neighborhood. Generally, the goal of the CC&Rs is protect, preserve, and enhance property values in the community.
Some are practical and straight forward while other rules might interfere with your plans or seem downright unreasonable to you.
For example, perhaps you want to park your car in the street and store your extra belongings in the garage. However, if you lived in a community with an HOA, they (the elected resident board members) might require you to park your car in the garage. Or, perhaps you are counting on the fact that you will be able to fence the yard to contain your dog, but if you read the CC&Rs, you may find out that the community doesn’t allow fences. Not to mention the fact that some HOA communities don’t allow certain sizes or particular breeds of dogs. This could mean that if you have a 120-pound Rottweiler, you might need to look at buying a home in a different neighborhood since changing the rules is usually difficult.
Likewise, if you’re planning a big project later on down the line (say painting your house a new color), you’ll need to check with the CC&Rs to make sure that the paint color you have chosen isn’t prohibited. The great news is is that Pacific Serena does not have an HOA and is really feels like California used to be years ago. Enjoy your freedom!
