The "By-laws"
of the El Dorado Property Owners Association (EDPOA) is a legal document
that defines the operation of our property owners association (membership,
meetings, record keeping, etc.) and the various duties of its officers.
The purpose
of our POA is as follows:
(a) To form an
Association for the better welfare of the owners and occupants of
El Dorado Development on Lake Cypress Springs.
(b) To accept
title to certain common properties and facilities.
(c) To encourage
compliance with the restrictive covenants covering said lands and
to take legal steps, when necessary to enforce said restrictions.
(d) To collect
and administer assessments in accordance with the Covenants and Restrictions,
and for the general operation of the association and such other purposes
as the majority of the membership shall direct.
To view a copy
of the current By-laws, please click the "By-laws" tab to
the right.
The current
By-laws document is recorded as Instrument 134070, Official Property
Records Volume 270, Page 390, dated 12-18-2012.
Covenants
The "Covenants"
of the El Dorado Property Owners Association (EDPOA) is a legal document
that is essentially a set of deed restrictions that tells us what
we can and can't do to our property without POA approval. These covenants,
conditions, reservations and restrictions are to be construed as restrictive
covenants running with the title to each lot.
To view a
copy of the current Covenants, please click the "Covenants"
tab to the right.
Previous amendments
to the El Dorado Bay Subdivision Declaration of Restrictive Covenants
have been recorded in the official records of Franklin County:
1. Declaration
of Restrictive Covenants, Instrument 1330, dated 09/01/1979, filed
01/08/1980.
2. Declaration
of Restrictive Covenants, Instrument 53609, dated 04/22/1993, filed
05/06/1993.
3. Declaration
of Restrictive Covenants, Instrument 113824, dated 08/13/2007, filed
10/03/2007. ARTICLE
The current
Declaration of Restrictive Covenants is recorded as Instrument 134069,
Official Property Records Volume 270, Page 367, dated 12-18-2012.
Policy
Documents
The Board has
approved three "policy" documents as required by Texas law:
1. Document
Retention Policy
2. Records
Production and Copying Policy
3. Payment
Plan Policy
To view copies
of these policies, please click the tabs to the right.
NOTE:
In 2011 the Texas
Legislature enacted major reforms to our state laws governing Homeowners
Associations. As a result of the numerous changes, the then existing
"El Dorado By-Laws" and "Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants" lacked some of the new provisions and had other provisions
that were no longer enforceable. To correct these discrepancies, the
POA Board formed a By-Laws and Covenants Committee which was tasked
with updating these two documents. The POA members approved the new
documents in November 2012, and they were recorded with Franklin County
Clerk on December 18, 2012.
The By-laws, Covenants,
and Policy documents, along with all previously filed documents, can
also be viewed by going to https://tx.countygovernmentrecords.com/texas/web/splash.jsp
and following the instructions. To find all of our documents, type
"el dorado" under "Grantor" and click "Search".
