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To Lot Owners in Harbor Point from a HOA Board Member.
I have been a lot owner in Harbor Point since mid 1999. We started building our home in late 2009, moving in July 4th 2010. I went to the annual HOA meetings and attended a few regular board meetings. Meetings were casual and mostly routine HOA business. Later I worked on the Proposed Covenant Changes Committee in 2016 and 2017 and became a board member in 2019.
There are several items that continue to come up and I would like to provide the information that I am aware of, based on conversations with long time lot owners or first hand knowledge of actions taken on those items. The following is not opinion, but facts.
In the original plat Lots 12 through 63 were lake front condo lots on Deepwater Dr. No other lot owners were entitled to use the Greenbelt. The original plan was to build condos on those lake front lots. When the hydrilla took over the lake and property values dropped our developer decided to replat those lots into larger home size lots, hence “Replat B”. The Greenbelt went from lake front condo owners public space to individual lot owners land. See Third Amendment page 1 Amendment No. 3 and page 2 Amendment No. 8.
I know that this is probably not the best answer and you were hoping for more options. But, I want to warn you that if rules are voted on and implemented that violate both the federal laws I mentioned, the association could be fined $10,000 (after an investigation) and the directors would have to take classes about discrimination from the ADA for a year. It is pretty serious.”
I keep hearing from property owners that the board doesn’t care and does not listen nor support them. Just the opposite is true. We do listen and look into every comment or complaint. There are just some things that cannot be changed. We invite participation from all of Harbor Point lot owners and ask only for understanding. None of the board members are perfect, but we do care about the subdivision.
All of the documents and plats mentioned above can be found on the Harbor Point website. I maintain our website and have added many documents to the site.
https://harborpointhoa.com
I have been a lot owner in Harbor Point since mid 1999. We started building our home in late 2009, moving in July 4th 2010. I went to the annual HOA meetings and attended a few regular board meetings. Meetings were casual and mostly routine HOA business. Later I worked on the Proposed Covenant Changes Committee in 2016 and 2017 and became a board member in 2019.
There are several items that continue to come up and I would like to provide the information that I am aware of, based on conversations with long time lot owners or first hand knowledge of actions taken on those items. The following is not opinion, but facts.
- Greenbelt - As defined in Original Covenants dated October 1976, Page 5, Section 7
In the original plat Lots 12 through 63 were lake front condo lots on Deepwater Dr. No other lot owners were entitled to use the Greenbelt. The original plan was to build condos on those lake front lots. When the hydrilla took over the lake and property values dropped our developer decided to replat those lots into larger home size lots, hence “Replat B”. The Greenbelt went from lake front condo owners public space to individual lot owners land. See Third Amendment page 1 Amendment No. 3 and page 2 Amendment No. 8.
- Group Homes – In late 2019 the board was made aware of the group home at the end of Inlet Circle. We contacted the HOA attorney and inquired on the legality of this home because of our Covenants and Single Family Home restriction. Following is their reply.
I know that this is probably not the best answer and you were hoping for more options. But, I want to warn you that if rules are voted on and implemented that violate both the federal laws I mentioned, the association could be fined $10,000 (after an investigation) and the directors would have to take classes about discrimination from the ADA for a year. It is pretty serious.”
- Bulkheading Ownership. In almost every meeting I have attended since we moved in, this has been a heated topic. To address this issue the board created a special committee to look into owner suggestions for possible changes to our Covenants. We had many meetings asking for suggestions, then meetings to review and discuss the suggestions, then meetings with our HOA attorney on which changes we could make. After close to $4,000 in legal fees (lawyers don’t work for free), we were told our changes were ok except for the bulkheading change. HOA ownership is not just established in the Covenants. The developer issued a Special Warranty Deed on February 26, 1996 assigning legal title of the bulkheads to the HOA.
If a lake front property owner wanted to purchase the bulkhead from the HOA and the HOA agreed, then the property owner would pay to have a Warranty Deed drawn up giving title to the property owner, thus changing ownership of that portion of the bulkhead.
When the attorney advised that the Bulkhead ownership change via the Covenants was not an option, the cost to proceed with the other minor changes was too much and the committee was dissolved.
I keep hearing from property owners that the board doesn’t care and does not listen nor support them. Just the opposite is true. We do listen and look into every comment or complaint. There are just some things that cannot be changed. We invite participation from all of Harbor Point lot owners and ask only for understanding. None of the board members are perfect, but we do care about the subdivision.
All of the documents and plats mentioned above can be found on the Harbor Point website. I maintain our website and have added many documents to the site.
https://harborpointhoa.com
Harbor Point
Harbor Point is a subdivision on Lake Conroe with over a hundred homes filled with great neighbors. Harbor Point is a great place to live and raise a family. With it’s quiet backdrop on Lake Conroe, the reasonably low taxes, and the very low maintenance fees, Harbor Point is a wonderful place to live.
History
In June of 1976, the original plat of what was to become Harbor Point was created. Harbor Point was created out of a replat of another recorded subdivision, Roman Hills. The original plat was recorded on February 23, 1977, consisting of 5 blocks and 113 lots encompassing approximately 33.7 acres on Lake Conroe. Additional Replats “A” along Harbor Drive and Replat “B” along Deepwater Drive were added in 1977 and 1978.
The first recorded “Property Owners Committee” was formed in 1987.
The first recorded “Property Owners Committee” was formed in 1987.