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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-0728ALLENVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A PENNSYLVANIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. DEBORAH L. GRAHAM, DEFENDANT. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBE~D COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO.' 03 '--- 7,,~ CIVIL ACTION-LAW NOTICE TO DEFEND AND CLAIM RIGHTE THIS LAW OFFICE IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND WE ARE ATYEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT OWED TO OUR CLIENT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING THE DEBT. YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this Complaint and Notice are served by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claims or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 2 LIBERTY AVENUE CARLISLE, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 OR (800) 990-9108 ALLENVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A PENNSYLVANIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. DEBORAH L. GRAHAM, DEFENDANT. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ©3 - 7.zZ CIVIL ACTION-LAW Le han demandado a usted en la corte. Si usted guiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguientes, usted tiene viente (20) dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notification. Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita o en persona o por abogado y archivar en la corte en forma escrita sus defensas o sus objectiones a las demandas en contra suya. Se ha avisado que si usted no se defiende, la corte tomara medidas y puede entrar una orden contra usted sin previo aviso o notification y por cualquier queja o alivio que es pedido en la peticion de demanda. USTED PUEDE PERDER DINERO O OTROS DERECHOS IMPORTANTES PARA USTED. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABODAGO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI USTED NO TIENE O CONOCES UN ABOGADO, VAYA EN PERSONA O LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECCION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABA JO PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE SU PUEDE CONSEGUIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (717) 249-3166 or 1-800-990-9108 ALLENVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A PENNSYLVANIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. DEBORAH L. GRAHAM, DEFENDANT. · NO.: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW COMPLAINT AND NOW, comes the above named Plaintiff, ALLENVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A PENNSYLVANIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION by its Attorney, Karl M. Ledebohm, and makes the following complaint: 1. The Plaintiff, Allenview Homeowners Association, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with its principal place of business at 3512 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011. 2. The Defendant, Deborah L. Graham ("Defendant"), is an adult individual who resides at 902 Allenview Drive, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17055. 3. The Defendant is the owner of the town house residence situate at and known as 902 Allenview Drive, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, (the "Property") which is part of the Allenview Development and under and subject to the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions dated April 10, 1980 (the "Covenants and Restrictions"), a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A". 4. The Defendant, as the owner of the Property, is a member of the Allenview Homeowners Association,Inc. (the "Association"), and is governed by the By-Laws of the Association. 5. Article V of the said Covenants and Restrictions and Article III of the Association's By-Laws, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "B" (the" ,, By-Laws ), provide that owner shall pay annual and special assessments to the Association, which assessments are to be paid in advance on a quarterly basis. 6. Each annual assessment, payable to the Plaintiff, is determined as set forth in Article V, Section 3 of the Covenants and Restrictions and as set forth in Article III, Section 2 of the By-Laws through the Association's Board of Directors with written notice of the assessment to be sent to every owner subject thereto pursuant to Article V, Section 8 of the Covenants and Restrictions. 7. The Defendant was notified that the following annual and special assessments were due and payable to Plaintiff in advance: A. Assessment for 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter and 4th quarter of 2002 due on June 1, September 1, and December 1, 2002, respectively, in the amount of TWO HUNDRED EIGHT AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($208.00) each. 8. Defendant purchased the Property under and subject to the Covenants and Restrictions and the By-Laws and became personally liable therefor. 9. Defendant is in default of her obligations to make payment of the amounts due to the association and by letter dated November 19, 2002, Plaintiff exercised its rights under the Covenants and Restrictions and the Planned Unit Development Act and accelerated all amounts due to Plaintiff for 2002 and demanded payment of all amounts due to Plaintiff for 2002. A Copy of Plaintiff's demand is attached hereto and made part hereof as exhibit "C". 10. As of the date hereof, Defendant has refused and failed to make payment of the amounts due to Plaintiff for 2002 and as of the date hereof, Defendant is indebted to Plaintiff in the amount of $1,253.48 calculated as follows: a. Balance of dues for second quarter 2002 b. Dues for third quarter 2002 c. Dues for forth quarter 2002 d. Attorney's fees e. Total due to Plaintiff as of the date hereof. $137.48 $208.0O $2O8.00 $700.00 $1,253.48 11. Article V, Section 9, of the Covenants and Restrictions provides that the Association has the right to collect all delinquent assessments together with such interest thereon and the cost of collection thereof; and if the assessment is not paid within thirty (30) days after the delinquency date, the assessment shall bear interest from the date of the delinquency at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum together with reasonable legal fees and costs of suit. 12. The Defendant, has damaged the Association by her failure to make payment of the assessments in accordance with the By-Laws and the Covenants and Restrictions. 13. Despite Plaintiffs demands, Defendant has refused and continues to refuse and fail to make payment of the amounts due to Plaintiff under the By-laws and the Covenants and Restrictions. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment against the Defendant, Deborah L. Graham, in the amount of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE AND 48/100 DOLLARS ($1,253.48), plus additional interest at the rate of six (6%) percent per annum after the date of this complaint and including on and after the entry of judgment hereon, and additional legal fees and cost. Respe~tfu~gubmitted, p me L;ourt ID#59012 P.O. Box 173 New Cumberland, PA 17070-0173 (717)938-6929 REVISION TO REVISED SUPPLEHENTARY DECL, ARAT~ON OF COVENANTS AND i{ESTRICTION$ TIllS DEGLA~JATfON, made this 10th day of April A.D; 1980, by Al~enview, ~nc., ~ucco~aor.to ~renema~ and Calabr~, hereinafter calZed Developer o~ Allenview Planned IteaidentLai Development, here/n- aEter caZled Allenvlew, located In Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. ~IIB~F. AS, Developer' la the owner of r-he real property described in ArClcle XX of tills declaration and dee/rue to create thereon a reui- den~la~ co~unlty w/ch pennant par~, playgroundu' open ~pace~, and ocher co~a faclllcLea for the benufi: of che.eaid co.unity; and ~iE~, Developer desires Co.prov/d~ for the preoervaclon of '~a values and ~enicieu in' enid co--unity and for the ~lncenance of ~aid par~, playErouude, open apices.and ocher co.on facllicieu; and, to this end, desires co subject the real proper~y deucribed in Article II, together with such addicion~ aa ~y hereafter be ~de thereto (aa Provided in Article Il), ,co the cove~nce, resCr/~cions, easements, charges and l/e~ hereinafter aec forth, each and all of which ia and are for the b~afLc of enid property and ea¢h owner cheruo~; and WIIE~S, Developer has deemed Lc dealruble, for the e~ficlenC preae~a:ion of the values a~d amenities In said c&~aunicy, co cr~ce an agency Co ~hich should be delegated and assigned the poweru of ~mlntain/ng and ad~nlaterLng th~ co.unity prope~ciea' and ~aclllctea and a~iniacer/ng and enforcing ~he gove~n:a ~nd'reacricclona and ~olleccing, and disbursing the aaaeaameate 'and !barges here/na~cer created; 'and ' ' '..~IE~S, Developer has incorporated under the laws of :he Co~on- wealth pi Pennaylvania~'.'aa a non- refit o OW~ ~OC~TIQHe ~oK ~a purpose o~ ~ercieinE the functions aforesaid; ."l- 25,.I AC[ 731 NOtt, THEREFORE, the Developer declares thaC the rea! proper~y ~escribed ~n Article II, and such additions thereto as ~y hereafter be .~de pursuant ~0 Article ZI he~eog, ts and shall be held, ~ransferced, sold. conveyed and occupied sub, eeC co the cave.nos) ~s~Cs) chagses and lie~ .(somec~es referred to as 'covenants and ARTICLE Section DEFIIClTIO.~S The FOllowing ~ords, when used tn this Declaration or ~m~ Supplemental.Declaration (unless the context shall prohibit), shall have .;.ha following mearc[.uSa: (a) "Assoc'iacion' shall mean and re[er to the .. liomeo~d'ners Association, (b) t*~he Properties** shall mean and re,er'to all such exis~int properties, apd agditions thereto~ as are sub, eec to this Declaration or an~ Supple'~en~al Declaration under the provtalo~s* of Article Il hereof. (c) *'Common Pro~rties" shall mean and re£er Co only those areas of land aborn on any recorded subdivision pla~ Propertiea and intended to be devoted to the co~mon use and e~oy- menc of the o~ners of The Properties) and may include the land and tmprove~ents for streets, easements, parks~ playgrounds, pools, pedea~rtan~ays~ and enybuildin~s~ structures or appur~en- ance~ incident there~o~ subject ro ~he ~eservaCions contained Article IX, Section 4 hereof. (d) "Lot" shall uean and refer to any plot o£ land sho~n upon any recorded subdivision map of The Properties with tho ception of Common Properties as heretofore defined. (e) 'Livln& Unl~' shall mean and refer to any · a buildin~ situated Upon The Properties desl~ned-ond intended use and OCCupancy as a residence by a single gaally. --.. 254 732 (£) "CompZeced Living Unto" ~-hall mean ,,nd ruEuc co '.any' port/on of*a butmdtng aicuaced upon '~u Pcopu~clua deul~ned a~d intended [or u~e and occupancy ae a r~stdence by .u ~ln~le gamely got ~hich an occupancy perm~c' ha~ been recelved ~rom the ~ppropr~ce CO~aahlp o:gtc/~l, bulldlng ~e~ by one gamlly, havlng' only one 11vlng unlc and C~o ~14e ya~d~. · (h) +"Single Family Seml-Decached Dwell, inS,, shall mean &. bullring uum/ by On. famlly~ having one living unit and one yard And one percy ~all In co.on wl~h aqoaher buildin~. (1) ~'~lo~ln Family Attached ~ellln8 (Row)" ahall mean a building uaed by 9ne famiiy and having one living', uni: and ~o par~y walls In go~n ~iCh o~her building~ (such am :owahousea). ,, · . Hul:t-Yamily ~elling" ~hal! m~n a building used by :hree or ~re .~a~lles ltvln~ independently of each o~her and doing ~elr o~ cooking, tnc%udlng spar:men: houses, or =ownhouae&. (k) "~ner" shall mean and refer :o the 'record owner, ~hether one or ~re persons or en:1Cies, of the fee simple tl:le :o any Lo: or Living Ustc siena:ed upon The Properties, wl:ha:andln~ any applicable' Cheory of the mor:~a~e, sl~ll no~ mean or.r~gnr'C9 .~9' ~r~a~ee u~equ aBd un:il such qulred :~:le pursues: ~o foreclosure or any proceeding i~ lieu of foFeclo~ure. . ' (.1) ,' "Member" shall mean and refer. Co all those Owners who are members of Che As~oc.taCion as provided in Arcicle III, Suction 1, hereof.' (m) "Developer" shall mean and rt..fur £0 Allenvi,-.~, Inc. ~ucce~sor to Breneman and Calabrese, and ~o such o~hur person or legal enCt~y Co whom A[lenvleu, Iuc., at,cce~;uoc ~o ~raue~m and Calabreae, expreaaly asatgn ChO rights of .the Developer heru'Ln In ARTICLE II PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THIS DECLARATION: ADDITIONS THERETO , Section 1. ExistinE Property. The real property which is, an~ shall be held, transferred, sold, conveyed, and occupied subject.to this Decla~lon is located in Allenvie~, and is more particularly described on the attached three (3) place, Exhibit '*A*** titled erase II, Section A, Final Subdivision Plan - ~insle Family and ~o Family Lots; S£age II, Section B, Final Sub-Division Plan -, To~m~ houses; Stage II, Section C, Final Sub-Division Plan - Common Open Space - borhood Commercial, vhich are recorded in 'the Office of the Recorder of D~ed~ C.mberland County, in Deed Book 36, Page 47, all of vhich real property hereinafter be referred to as '*Existing Property.e* Section 2. Res~rictions for Use and Development. The Lots ou£1in~d on said place for Stage II shall be subject Co the follo~ing (a) Land Use and Build{ns Types. The land shall be used and a building of the rolls, ins types &nd no other shall be designed0 erected, maintained and occupied on said 1o~8. (1) Section A of Sca~i II - Single Family Detached D~ellints shll be permissible on each lot except that the developer reserves the ritht to use Lots No. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 30 for Single Family De~ached, Single Family Detached and/or T~o Family Semi-De~ached D~ellin§ Units. A private garage eon- ~or~ing ~o the architec~ure of the d~ellinis may be designed, erected, used and. · ain~sined only vhen incidental and accessory to the d~ellint on said lo~e. (2) Section B of S~ase II - Slagle Family AtCacheSD~ellings (~o~nhouses shall be permissible). (3) Section C of Stase II - The following uses shall be Open Space Recreation Uses, Recreation Bulldinss and Structures, Neighborho~;,d Com- morcial Buildings, and one-El&hr Unit Apartment. (b) Buildin~ Location and Landscaped Yards..No buiiding or an~ ~ar~ there- of shall be erected or maintained closer than twenty-five (2~) feet ~o any street and, in the case of Hr. Allen Drive, Hertzler Road, and all exterior boun~ariee of Alleavle~, a building setback of not less Chart £ifty (50) feet shall be m~lnteined. Not~ithstanding ~he above an-unoccupied open space shall be designed, landscaped and maintained in the front, side and r~ar yards of each Lot, ~he' depth of shall be nsc less ~han sho~n on the recorded Final Subdivision and Land Development Plao. a54' a 'g 734 .- class og membershtp~ a~ described tn Article I~T~ Section 2. O~neg of any properCy ~ho desires Co add iC Co Che scheme o~ chis DeclaraCton and ~o subject tc co the jurisdiction of the Associacton~ may file or ~ecord a Supplenan~ary Declaration of Covenants and Restrt~ctona,'as descrtb~'d In subsection (a) hereof. (c). Hergecs. U~on a merEer o~ consolidation.of'the Association ~IC~ another.., association aa provided in ics Articles of Incorporation, tc~ p~ope~Ctes~ ~tthcs and oblita~ions may~ by opeca~ion of la~ be' cgansiegred Co-another su~lvini or consoli~a~d association or, rernacivel~ the prope~Cies~ rlib~s and obligations oi another 'tion '~ bi opeza~ion ?i lav~ be added co Chh ~operci.es~ ri~hCs and obligations, oI ~b~ t~ocia~ion as a su~ivio~ corpora~fon'pursuanC co a merge~. The au~tvln~ ~ consolidated association :uay administer the covenants and ~es~rlccions established by ~hi~ Decla~aCion ~he Existing Prop~r~y~ toEe~her ~tch the covenants arid ~esCrtccions established dpon auy ocher properties as one scheme. No suc~ merger o: consoltiatton~ h;~ever; shall affec~ any re,oration, chan~e or addi- tion ~o the.covenants established by this Declaration wi:hie ~he ing P~oper~y excep~'qa hereinafter provided. ;. I~BERSHIP AHD VOTING RIG~-T$ IN TIlE ASSOCI./CrlON Section 1. Hemberuh'ip~. Every person or eno. icy who ;is a record o1[ a gee oc undiv£ded, fee in a, ny I[o1: wh£ch is subject by covenanl:s o1[ record asseuumenl: by the Association shall be a ~aembec of the Auuocia:ion, provided :hal: any auch person or entity who'holds such ~nte. res: ~nerely a~ a secur~£y .1 vo I;.I. ng member~htp; Ri[Ih The AuuociaClon ~;!,qL1 hi,rs two clauses Cla~s A. Claes A ~emburs shall be all those Ot~ners as defined in Sectta~ 1 rich the exception of the Developer. Claus A memberu ehall be entitled to one vote /or.each Lot Car L~vlng U~it) tn ~hich they hold Ch~ tnCere~Ca r~qutred ~or mumbur~hip by Section 1. ~re ~han one per,on holds much tntere~ or 2nceres~s tn any Loc Car ,' ~lVt~g..y~g)~.~....a~Z,a~ch pc~on~.uha~Z ba mcmbcru, a~d the vote I'*- ~,,' *?,*..e* ;y,, '*(l*,~'.auch LoC~(o~ L!vlng Unit) uhaZ1 bc excccl~ed ,~ Choy mnong chmuselves ,. deCorm/ne~ b~: In no event shall more than one vo~e b~ ca~C wlch r~- spear. Co any ouch ~oC Car Living. Unit), · ..~laas ~.' Claaa ~ ~e~ura ahall be the Develope:. The CZaua member al~l~ be entitled co throe voce~ for c~ch Loc In ~hZc~ . holds the lncereuc ~equire~ for memberahJ, p by Secclon 1 Cand every Living Uni: In any HaZel-Family Structure o~ed by 1: . euch Unic la fZra sold), provided chac the Class ~ membership uhall cease and become converted co Class A Hember~hip on the.happening ' any of the ~oZZo~lng events, vhlchever occurs -., . (a) ~hen the coca1 votes outstanding in the Clas~ A membership equal the coca1 voceu' ouCscandlng tho CZaae ~ me~arahtp; or ' /~/~. (b). twenty (20) years ~rom the dace heteo:. . From and nicer :he happening ag these evenc~ ~hlc~ever . eatllec, the Cla~u ~ member ~halL be deemed co be.a CZass A member entitled :o one vote :ac e~c~ Loc (ac Living UnLc) In whtclt 1: ~'. c~e lncerea~a required :ac membership un,er Section 1. (~or purposes oE deCe~!ntng c~e va:es allo~ed under C~s ~hen Llvl~g Unica are counted, the Lo: or Loc~ upon vh~ch ~uch Living Units.are elcuaced oh~l no: be counted.) " ' '!." PROPERTY R~CHT$ l~:'/3{E .~. P~OPERT2ES Sect/on 1. Hembera' Eas~ancs of EnJo~uen~. Subject :o C~u provl~lonu :o :he Co,on Properties and such easement aha2~ be appurcenan~ co and sha2~ pass ~2cl~ :he :~:~o or Zeaao :o every Loc ~or Livin~ Un:c). .. Section 2. T~c~e co Cra:man Properties. Hoc~2:hscanding any ptov2sion herein, :he'0eveloper hereby covenan~u, gar icue2f, ica heirs and assigng, thac (a) ~tghCu-o~-way and easmoencu for and atogm drainagouaya ulth complucud huprovemuutu In place uhall be constructed in accordance ~l~h the applLcablu provluionu of Upper Allen Tounshtp~ and aha~l ~ offered ior dedication to Upper Allen (b) The title to cog',on open space £or parks, recreation and other common facilities with improvements in place shall hE trans- ferred to the Association under the condition ~hat the Association shall have or hire adequate staff to adminiscer common faclli~ies and maintain the common open space. (c) Easements for ~aCer, elec~ric~' ~elephone,'television~ and other utilicy services, shall be provided to the respec~ive operating co~panies. '. Section 3. Ex~enC co }ienbers' Easements. The rtsh~a and easements of en~oymen~ ~rea~ed hereby ghall be subiecc ~o ~he follo~in~: Ca) ~he righ~ of ~he Association. in accordance vi~h i~s Articles of Incorporation and By-Lens,, ~o borro~ money for ~he purpose proving ~he Co.on Pro~arCies and ia aid ~hereo~ ~o mortgage said prop- armies. In ~e event of a default upon' any such morCgage~ ~he lender's rt~h~s, hereunder shall be limited ~o a tithe, af~er takt~ possession o~ such pro~er~ies~ ~o cha~se ataission, and o~her fees as a ~o con~inued en~oymen~ by ~he mashers and~ ii necessary, to open ~ha en~oymen~,o~ such properties co a rider p~lic until ~h~ ~r~gage debt is sa~tsfied~ ~hereupon-~he possession of such proper~ieS s~ll be ~urned ~o ~he tasociacion and all ri~hCs ~f ~he ~ember~ ~ereunder shall bt tull~ r~sCoredl and (b) The right o~ ~h~ tssocia~0n ~o ~ake s~eps as ara ~eason- ably necessary ~o pro,acc ~he above-described properties a~aiu~ closure; and (c) The ri~h~ of ~h~asocia~ion, as provided in i~s Ir~icles and By-La~s. ~o suspend ~he en~o)~enc rt~hcs of an~ ~ember for any perio~ during ~hich any assessnenc re.ins unpaid, and for any ~eriod no~ ~o exceed ~hirCy (30) days for any tn~racCion ol ica publi~hed rules and (d) ~he ri~c of ~he Is~ocia~ioa ~o charge reasonable and o~bcr fees for ~he use of ~he Co.on Prol~r~ies; aM -ll- 5.1 'PACE. 741 (o) Tho rlshL o[ individual He,nbccu co thc cxctua£vo uue of patk£n~ spaces ~s provided tn 5ecC~o~t ~ h~c~o~; (f) ~hm ~tihC of chu l~ociacto~ co d~dicace oc crane[ur all or uctliLy lot such purposes and aubJecL re such cond£L£on~ as may be a~6r. ead co by the Hej~Le~, provided Chac no such dedication or ~ran-[er, d6~g~Luatt, on aa ~o cha pugpose~ og a~ co cite condi~ions shege0f, ~hall ~o-~hird~ (2/3) of ~h~ rocca o~ each ciasa o~ mmabcrahtp hao bees race,dad, l~a~tn~ Co ~uch dedication, c~nufcr, purpoua or condition, uuda~ la acne tO ovary Hembar at !east ninety (90) day~ in advance ~ny ac~ton Co ba ~akeu. lC is understood and agreed, thac no auc~ public lieacy, or au~o~it~ 1~ obliga~d ~o ~ccepc any uuch dedication o~. tr~ns- (g) 'Iu the 'event ~ha~ ~he Association ~1~ a~ any ~e, fa~ to malntaln t~e common properr-£es under ils Juri~dtcrion la reasonable order ~nd con~£tLon in accordiance wlch cite development plan, Upper Allen Township may serve ~ritten notice on Lhe Association or rh~ aetCtn8 retch the manner in vhich the AusociaLion ha~ failed to main- Cain the common open apace in rea'~onable condlL£on; and sa{d nottc~ aha11 include n de.and Chac such deficiencies of maintenance be cured wlthln thlrcy (30) day~ thereof and uhall ~CaCe the dale and piece o~ a heario~ thereon ~htch shall be held within fourteen (14) dayu o~ the notice. AC ou6h hearing, cha Township may ~dify the tc~a of 'the orig/nal notice a0 ~o the deftctoncieu and may give an extension of ~o within which ~hey ~hall be cured. I[ the deficiencies ~eC forc[~ ia ~he original noCico or th= modifications chef=of =hall nor ba cu~ed ~lchi~ ~ald ~hircy (30) day= or any =~en=lon checeog, the Township,. 'in.order to preserve the taxable va~u~ of the properclu~ within AlLen- view and prevent tho co.~mon opus apace frua bucomi~g a p,bltc nu£a&mc.e, ~y enter upo~ acid cO!re, ace and maintain the uame for. a per- tod of one yeac.~ Bald entry and matncuni~nc~ shall not veuc in'the -12- public any rights to use the common'open space except when the same is voluntarily dedicated to the public by the residents and Owners. Before the expiration of said year. the Township shalls upon its initiative or upon the request of the Association call ~ public hearing upon notice to the Association an~ Owners to'~e held by th~ Township~ at which hearing such tssociation and Owners ikall g~o~ cause why'such maintenance by the Tovn~hip sha~l no~, a~ ~he election of ~he To~nship, continue for a succeediu~ year. If th~ Township shall determine ~hat ~he Associa~ion is ready and able ~ min~alu said co=~ao~ open space in a reasonable condition, the Tc~mship shall cease ~o maintain said common open space at the end of said'year. If the Township shall de~ermine the Assocta~ion is.not ready and able to maintain said common open space in a reasonable condttion~ the Township may, at its discretion,' continue ta maintain said common open' space during the next succeeding year and, sub~ect to a ~imilar hear-' ing and de~ermination, in each year ~hereafter. The decision of ~he Township in any such case shall constitute a final administrative de- cision sub, act to ~udicial review, The cos~ of such maintenance by the Township shall be assessed ratably agains~ the properties within Allenvie~ thaC ha~-e a tight'of enjoyment of the common open space and shall become a ta~ lien on said' prope~Cies. Said assessments or charges shall be subordinate in lien to the lien of any mortgage or mortgages on ~he property ~hich is s~b- . ~ecE to such assessments or char~es regardless of when ~ald mortgage .or mortgages ~ere created or when such assessments or ct,arges accrued~ provided such subordtna~ion shall apply only to assess~ .n:s or charges tha~ have become parable Prior ~o the passin~ of title tm~er fo~eclost~re · of such mor~§a~e or mortgages and ~he'~ransferee shall ~ be liable for payment o~ any'assessments or char~es accruin~ prior io said fo~e- closure; but no~hiag herein shall be held to affect th~ rights herein give~ to enforce the collection of such assessments or r~lrges accruin~ after sale under foreclosure of such eorCgage or mortgag~; and pro- vided, further, that such charges accruing after sale shall also be .-13- a54 743 .! .ubordinate' in ~ien Co the lien of m~y furchuc mortgage or which ara placed on pr.percy subject r. such auueuumun~ or charges. wlch the intent ~hac no such charges uhall ac any r/me bu pr/Or lien o: any ~r:gage et mortgages ~ha:soevec o'~ such pr.perry. The Township,' ac the clme o~ cn~erlng 0n said co.non open apace for the purpose el ~nCa~nce, sha~l fi~e a no:Ice of such ~%en 'o~ che Pr~chonoga~ oi the County on U~e .pr.perrins affected by 1ien wi:h%, gha planned :e~iden:~al development. .. · " gee:i... 4. .parkins Rinhr.. ~h~ Aaa.clarion shall ~lnCaln upon the Co.on Pr.perches aC ~e~: two (2) parking apace, for eac~ Li~ng Un~ in areas ~evelope~ w~Ch Town.uae. and Apartments. S~b~ecC r. rea.ao~ble rules and con- :~i:i0~ the Aaaoc~:lon shall de~g~:e ar luau= :~o (2) parking up.Cea conven- ~en:ly 1.cared w~ch reaper: :o ~ch Living U6i: for :he exclusive uoe of :he ' "}I~ere residing ~hece~n~ th~c ~am~l~ea and gus, Ca. The uae o~ su~ apace by any other me. er o~ ~eraon ~y bu enjoined by :he Aoaociacion o~ the ~lembara ~..entitled there:o. ~he.rlgh: :0 :he exclusive uae oI such parking apace and :o it ~:n:enan~e and designs:ion bye. the Association shall be appur:e~nc Co and ah. IL pans w~Ch the ::c~e :o' each L:v~ng Un, r. . · ARTICLE V .. _COVENANT FOR MA~NTENA-"iCE,,ASSESSHENTS~ · . Section l. Creation oE the Lien anti Personal Obl£~ation o~ AusessmenC: The Developer for eac~ Comp~eced L~vlng Un$: o~ed by hSm ~htn The.Propet:Le~ he~eby cove~n:a'and each ~er of any Completed L$vlng Un~c by acceptance of a d~ed rhereIor, ~he:he: or no: ~: aha~ .be a. expressed ~n' any such deed or .:her conveyagce~ aha~l be deemed. :o cove. a..: and agree ~o pay :o the gusocSac~on: . (L) annqa~ assessments or chargeo; (2) specia~ aosess~eflts.for cap~ca~ ~mprovom~cs, such a~leaamenca co be ~txed~ e~cabltaheda and co,letted Item rime Co C~me aa hex ~naICet provided. The ann6al and special a6se~mQenc6~ together ~cl~ ~uch ~nceres thereon and cost8 oI co~ldcC~on there.fA a~ h~etnafcer provided, uhal~ be a charge on the laird and shall be a continuing ll~n upon the pr&perCy against which each such assessment is made. Each such assessment, together vl~h such interest thereon and cost of collection thereof, as hereinafter provided, shall &Isa be the personal obligation of the person who was the Owner of such property at th~ time when the assessment fell due, Section 2. Purpose of Assessments. The assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively for the purpose of 'promoting Lite recreation, health, safety and welfare of the residents in The Properties and in. particular £or the improvement and maintenance of properties, services, end facilities de- voted to this purpose and related to the use and enjoyment of the Common Prop- - erties end of the homes situated upon The Properties, including, but not limited to, the payment of taxes 'and insurance thereon and. repair, replacement and addi- tions.thereto, end for the cost of labor, equipment, materials, managements and' supervisions thereof. Section 3. Basis of Annual Assessments. The Association, through its Board of Directors, shall fix the annual assessment per lot based upon the 'estimated cost of carrying out ~he responsibilities of the Association. There shall be two types o! annual assessment aa follows: ' · (a) General assessments applicable to all record ow&era of lots upon'which ore constructed single-family or tva-family townhouses~, apartments and condominiums, Said properties shall be assessable for the ~oll. ovins purposes o~ly: 1, The lavas and plancin~ ss outlined on the ££n~1 Sub- · division Plans under the title' o[ Common Open Space. 2. The slde~alks and pedestrisnvays in ~ha public rights- of-way easements and in common open'space as outlined on the Final Subdivision Plans. 3. Outdoor lighting in public rights-of-way and on co,man properties. &. Essential i~provements such as drives, sani':'ry severs, ~ater lines~ fire hydrants, s~orm sewers, fences, sl~', and other facilities essential for the use and ~atntenance sE ¢ '~mon Prop-. erties, r $. .Ruc£eaClon -facilicLes such as suinmLL,l; pools, rennLs cou~-t~, play,round equipment, plcnLc -~aclLLcLe~. and any icruc- cure~ or appurtenances rolated the=eta, tho aEo~o~n~oned. Con~on Yropor~lee. 7. Cap~ca~ Remerve~ as deemed necessary Eoc =eplacemonc o~ the a~oromencioned Co.on ~ropeccL~. ~. ~{h Co~iecrion SerVice. 9. ~lanagem~nt Services. · ' (b) :L.lm/Ced aaaeaamencs applicabl~ only Co record o~nera .."].tvLng unlc~ ~n SCa&e 2~B - 5~ co~nhoUBeaa Stage 3-~.- ~06 Counhouae~, SCa&e 3-A - 52 ~pactmenC8 at condom/nLra, and S~,Ge 3-C 36 apart- manta or condom/fll~m. Such limLCed ~O~ tho ~ollow~n~ put,aaa and shall be an additional .a~aeesmenC over fed abov~ :haC p~ovidud under SecC.~on 3(a) above: . l. Parking Iota and rela~ed ~mprovemen~e · 2. Lawn~ and plentieS. 3. g~:erior.of :ownhouae and apartment buLldlnga L~:ed aaueaumenCa shall hOC be applied a/n&/e-Eam/ly or two-~am/ly ~ect;ion /,. '.Special Assessments .For-C. upital ]~mptovemenC;~. ~n a~dLC~on Co Cbs anKua~ aaaeas~n~a auCh~t~zed by 5ecc~on 3 hereo~ che AaaOc~ac:on levy in any aaseommcuC yoag a special assessment, applicable Co chat year only, tot'.C~a purpose o~ de/raying, tn ~hole or in parc, che coaC oE any conacrucCion o~ reconactucrlona.unexpe~c? repair or ~e, placem~nc o[ a de,ct:bed capLca~ ptoveeenc upon :he Co,on ~opecCle8~ ~ncludtng Che neceiaacy ~t~Cucea and per- sona& property, related cheretoa provided chac any such asaessmenc.ahal~ hsve the assent o~ t~o-th~tda (2/3) o~ the votes o( each c~a8~ o~ ~[embet8 ~ho are vo*tLng Ln person ot by proxy ac a meaClng du[y ca&led ~or th1/ purpoue~ ~r~cefl noL~ce o~ ~h~h aha11 bu aenc c~ a~t Hembers ac &eas~ ch~rcy (30) days In advanco and shall sec forth the pucpome o: the meeting.. . -16- Sect/on 5. ~ Rasis and Haximum of Annual Ass~ssmentSo Subject co the ZtmlCactons of Sect/on 3 hereof, and ED: the per/ods therein ~peclfted, £he Association may chan~e the max/mum and basis o~. the assoss*ments "/~txed by Section 3 i,ereof prospectively for any such per/od provided that.any such change shall have the assent o£ t~,o-rhtrds (2/3) o~ the ~oCes o~ each class og Hembegs who are voting tn person o~ by proxy, aC a meeting du~... caZled fo: th/s purpose, written notice 'of ~ht~h sha~ be sene co ~11'Hembera at least th~rty (30) days tn advance and shall set ~orch the purpose of the mea~tnE, provided fur~he~ tha~ the. Iterations o~ Section 3 hereo~ sha~Z ~: apply to any chapse in the maximum and ~asls of the assessments undertaken as aa incident to a merEeu or consolidation in vhich the Association ~ a~thorlzet' to participate under its Articles of Incorporation and under Article'I1, Section 2, hereof. Section 6o ~uor,.m for Any AcctonAuthorized Under' Sect2ons ~ and 5o · he quorum required for any act/on authorized by SeCtions 4 and 5 hereo£ shall be: as £ollo~s: .. · At the first ~eettng called, as provided in Sections 4'and $ hereof, the presence at the.meeting of Hembers, or of proxies, entitled to cast sixty (601 percent of all the votes of each class of meabership shall constitute a quorum. If the required quorum is not forthcoming at any meeting, another :eating may be · called, subject to the notice requirement set forth in Sections i an~ 5, and the required quorum at any such subsequent meeting shall be one-half of the required quorum'aa the precedinE maeCin§, provided ~hat no such subsequent meeting shall be held more'than sixty (60) days following the prccedin~ meetinl. · Section 7. Date of Co~--.en:~en~ o~ Annual Assessments: Due Dates. : The annual assessments provided for herein shall commence on thc ~=te (~hich shall be the ilrs£ day o~ a =onth) fixed b~ the ~oard of Directors o£ fire Associat~on : to be the date off commencement. -17- 254 ac£ 74'7 year and 6ha3.~ become due and payable on cl~u day £:Lxed £or coltun~nc~- · ha amount o~ Cha annua~ as~aasmenC ~h~ch ~nay be levied ~oc ct~ ' as Che re~n~ng numar o~ ~nCha ~n chac year bear Co C~e~va. 2~e aama.reduccto~ ~n the a~u~C o~ che aaa~amenC ~halX apply co .cbe fir~c aaae~smenc lev~ed .any property ~hich la he~eafcer added Co c~e properCieB no~'subjecC Co aasesameaC aC a C~me ocher Chon Che be~nntn~ o[ any auueuumenc perZod. ' ~e due dace of any epochal asseasmenC under Section 4 hereo~ ~hall be g~xed 'in cha :e~o~Cloa auchorizlng s~ch aaaea6meac. $ecCloa 8~ ~ctes o~ che Board of Dlrecco..~8. The ~oard og · ~og ~e Aasoclac~on 8ha~ Clx che dace o~ co~encemeuc and che amount og Che a~'ae~A menc age,nsc each Completed Living Unit go:. each a~aessmenc pec~od ac ~eaac (30) day~ ~n advance eL ouch dace or period and 61uL~, uc chac cime, prepare xosCe: ~g the properclea and as6easmenco applicable c~ereCo ~4x~Rh aha~X b~ kepc the' ogg~ce og che Ausoc~aC~on and sha~ be open co ~nspeccton by any O~er; W~icCen noctce o~ Che asse~nenc ul~ chereupon be aeuc co every ~ub~ ecg thereto. ' ' The ~6octacton.aha~l, upo~.de~nd, ac any ~me, :u:Ax~6B co any ~able fo~ aa~d a~seomocnc a ccrc~[lcaCe ~n ~:C~ng u~gned by an o~[~cer o[ Aaaoc~ac~on, socctng :otC~.vheche~ ~a~d a~easmenc ha9 been p~d Such cerc[f~- coco ~l~al~ be conc~up~ve evidence o~ paymedc o~ any.asae~smenc chete~n scaccd have been pa~d, ~eCt::LOil 9. ~ffe. ct:'o[ N.on-Pa~)~nc of Auueu'~m.~n~: q-'lie Put'sona~ Oblf:~,a- £ion ..of.the Ot~no~.i The. Ltenj ]tqmedt~s o~ As~oclaCton. ~f chu a9Geasmencu a~e nec p~d on Chc da:e.vhen duo (being the daceu ~puc'~:ud Jn SecC~on '/ hereof), 'chon · uch asse~umanc shall become del/nquenc and .Ghall, coge~.hec wici', uuch lnc~reac thereon and cost o[ co~lccCton thereof, as hereinnfccr provided, cherm~pon become a continuinB lien on the property vh!ch shall bind such property in the hands of the then Owner, his heirs, devisees, personal representatives and assigns. The personal oblitatton of the then ~ner to pay such a~essment) however, shall remain his personal oblization for the Statutory period .and shall not pass to his successors in title unless expressly assuaed by them. If the assessment is not paid within thi~t~ (30) days afie~ ~he de- · linquency date, th~ assessment shall bear interest ·from the date of delinquency a~ the ~ate of seven _ percent per annum) and the Association may ac:io~ at law a~ainst the O~ner personally obliS~ted to pay the same or ~o fore- close the lien azainst the property, and there, shall be added to the amount of . such assessment the costs of preparin~ and filin~ the complaint in suc~ action, and, in the event a ~ud~ment is obtained, suc~ iud~meat shall include interest on the assessment as above provided and a reasonable attorney*s fee ~o the court, to~ether ~l:h' the costs of the action. Section 10. Subordination of the Lien to }lorcgaKes. Tire lien of the. assessments provided for herein shall be subordinate to the lien of · or mortgages no~ or hereafter placed upon the properties sub~ect to assessment; provided, however, that such subor~ination shall apply only to the'assessments Which have become due and payable prior to a sale or transfer of such property pursuant to a decree of foreclosure, or any other proceedin~ ~n 1Eau of ~ore- closure. Such sale or transfer shall not relieve such property from lia~iliCy for any assessments thereafter bec,aim§ due, nor from the lien of any such sub- sequent assessment. · Section ll. ~Exemp~ Pro~arc~. ~he ~ollo~ino° property sub~ect to chis' Declaration ~hall be exempted fro~ the assessments, chaz~es and ~iens created herein: (a) at~ properties to th~ ex~euc o~ any easement or o~her interest Ju dedicated and accepted by ~he ~oca~ public au~horiCy and dcvo~d .Co pub~i~ use; (b) all Coz~mol~ Properties as'defined in Article I, Section 1, her:of; (c) all pr.per,icl; exemptcd from ~axacio~ ~)' the la~s of the Commonweals! ~f Pennsylvania, Mpo~ the terms and to th(~ ex~onc o~ such lezal exempt'fen. Notwlthstandins any provisions herein, no Completed Livin~ ~nit govoted to d~olllnS use shall be exempt from. said assessment. :herbes or liens. AND ~cctlon 1~ Ceneca! Rules o~ Lm~ to A 1 . Each I~all ~hich is l~art o~ the original con~ruc~ion o~ ~he ho~es upon ~'he Properties and place on thu d/vtdlng Zln= baleen'the Lotg shall* conuticuce a party' ~all, and to Ute extent hoc ~nconelaCenC ~1rh C)~e provlsion~ o: thlu 6rcicle, :he general rules o~ 2a~ r~gardln~ par~y valle and o[ liability ~or property da~e due Co g~C or ~1~1~ 'acta 0r'om~es~onu shall apply ~here~o ~ec:loa 2; ~har!n.~ of Repa!r ~nd }lalncenance. ~he cos: o~ raaaonabl, .. rtpait and mtn~e~ac~ al a par:F ~ali shall be shared by ~e ~ae~a who ~a of ~ha vail in prop~:foa to auc~ use. ' · Section 3. Destruct/on b ~lte or Other Caaualr · I~ a party vail d~royed or de,ged, by lite or other ca,ual~y~ any ~ec ~ho has u~ed :he ~Y .restore 1C, and tt. ~ha ocher ~neru thereafter ~ke u~e of ~he ~all, .~he~ shall conCclbu:e :o. the coat o~ restore:ton :KereoE In P~oporcion co suck use ~tthou: Prejudiced'however, :o Clue right o~ any suck ~e~s to call [or'a larger contribution ~rom the o:Kere under an}, ~1e o~ Za~ :egacdlng 11abi11~ loc gent or vll~u~ acta oc'omi~alonu. .. . ' ~ecClan 4. I~eacherproofin~. Noc~h~Candlng any o:l~ec provision this ~cclc~e~ an ~ec .~ho~ by his negllBenC o~ ~lgu~ ac:~ causes the party vail :o be exposed' :o U~e'elemen:u shall bear ~he ~hole coa~ o~ lurntshing Gectl°n 5. ' .... 0~er to conCrlbu'clon Iron nny o~her ~nqr under thin Article ~hall be a~PutCenar to the /and a~d shall pa~a :o ouch ~.~er,~s successors in ~icle ' ~ec:lon ~. Itbi:taCion. In the even: o~ an~ dia~uce afl, iht concern- .~or~ nnd ~he declalolls o[ a ~otl:}. o[ all.the,arbitrators ~l!all be linal AItTICLE VII A~C[~TECTURAL COX~OL Section 1. ~evi~ by Co..-~-it~ee. No buildings fence, vail or other structure shall be commenced, erecte~ or maintained'upon The Proper~ies, nor shall any exterior addition to or change or alteration therein be~ade the plans and specifications sho~in~ the nature, kind, shape', height,--materials, and location of the same shall have been submitted to and approVed in as to harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding struc- tures and topography by the Board of Directors of' the tssociacion~ et by an architectural com~it~ee c~=posed of thre~. (3) or more representa~ives appointed by the Board. In the event said board, or its designated ¢ommittee~ tail~ to approve or disapprove such tesiin and lots:ion vt~n thirt~ (30) days gfte~ said plans and sp~ciflcations have been aubmit~ed to i~ ~r in any even~'i~ no sui~ ~o enjoin ~he addi~ion~ alteration or chan~e has been co~encad prior ~o the completion thereo~ approval viii not be required and th'is Article v~l be d~ed ~o have been full~ complied ARTICLE VIII EXTERIOR Se=tion 1. Exterior Halntenance. In add£~ton to maintenance upon the Co~on Properties,. the Association may provide exterior maintenance upo~ each Completed LtvinS Unit vhich is subject to assessment under Article V hereof, as lollers: paint; repair, replace and care for roofs,'~u~tcrs, d¢;;aspouts, ex~erio~ buildin~ surfaces, trees, shrubs, &tess, valks, and other exte~'-~r improvements. · Section 2. Assessment of Cost. The cost of such exterior maisttenance shall be assessed against the Living Unit upon vhich suclt mainl:--uance is done and shall be added to and become par: o~ the annual maintenance asse.~aen: or charge to whicl~.such Living Unit is subjec~ under Article V hereof and, at:'par~ of such annual a~c~aenC or charge; it shall be a lien and obligation 0[ Cha O~oer and. -2l- 254 Plc£ 751 =halJ. become due and payable In al1 reupccCs ~,= pruvJdud in Ac~Lc[u V lin=seE. Yrovlded [hac the ~oa~d o~ Ulrec[ors o~ cbc A=sucluciun, shun e~c. ab].luhlnB [l~ annual asse~umenc aSa/n~c each Living Un~c fo.c any as~esumerLc yu~c a~ re~ulCe undue Article V he~eo~ may add chereCo che eacimaced ~osc o~ cite axcecloc'ma cenance got chac year buc ~haZl~ chereagcer, ~ke ~uch ad~uscmunC v~h ch~ Ow ~.~ Section 3. _Access aC Reasonable l[oUrSo For'the purpose *solely of Parformins Che exCecloc maintenance authorized by ch1~ Article, ~he'~aoctaclc ~h~ough 1cs duly auchort~ed asenca or employees, ,hall have the riser, afce~ re~sonable, noclce* Co the p~nar~ Co encee upon any LoC or ~Ce~io~ o~ any Livi~ Unlc aC ~easonabZe hou=~ on any day ~cep~ Saturday o~ Su day. . ~E~E~L PROV~S~O~IS Section ~. Duration. The covenants and res.Cric.Clons o£ chis DecZar~ eton shall run ulCh and bind ~he land. and als. all inure co che benefit enforceable b.y cite Doral,opec, rise AsSociation, or aha Owner of any land 'sub~ec~ co' chls Decla~clon~ ~t~ ~espec/lve le~al ~epresen~a~1ves~ helrs~ ~ucce~eo~, . sad assl~ns~ for a Cegm of 12 .. ~ years from che dace chis Declaraclon t~.recordc after which Clmo aa!d covunauca ~hall be au~o~Cically extended for succe~aivc periods 'of Con (lO)'yuar, u~e~ an lnsCrumenc sisned by C~e chen-~wners of :Wo-Lhlrds (2/3) of Ehe Lo~a has bees recorded, asreulns :o chan~e said coven~n . m~d rua[rlcc1ons tn'~hola or t~ parE. For purposes of. meeC'tn[ the r~ulremenc, ~hen Colupluc~d L~vln~ Unlcs are couBCed, ch~ Loc or Loca upon whtcl such Compluced Ltvtgg Un/cs are ~lcua.ced shall ~mc be counted, Provided', cvor~ ChaC no ~uch agreemenc Co chan~e shell be e~[ecclve unless made and recorded three (3) years In advance oJ Che c~[ecCive dace o~ such change, and unZCGs vrlCCen noClce o~ the propo~ed'a~r:emenC t~ Gene co'every Oaaec ac n/nary (90) days in advance of any. acc/on Ca~en. . 'Section 2, NeC/cos. Any no'clce required co be senc co any .~lcmber or. under the provisions of [Isis buclarac£on shall he' dee.mod ro hays been · ' I oO. 254 properly sent when nu~lled, postpaid, to the Iasc known address of. th~ parson who appear~ as ~lember or ~ne~ on the records of the'lssociaiton at tile time of such Section 3. Enforcement. £nforce~ent of ~hese covenants and restric- tions shall be by any proceedinE at la~ or in equity a~ains~ any person or per- sons vtolatini or a.t~emptin~ to violate any covenant or rest:tctlon~ e{thar to restrain violation o~ ~o ~ecover da..~Ees, and alainst the land to 'enforce any lien created by these covenantsi and failure b~ the tssociation or any Owner to enforce any covenant or restric~ion her~in contained shall in no'even~ be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereafter. Section 1. Reservation. The Developer has submitted to ths author- l~ies of Upper Allen Township certain p~ans ~or thg future development ol the ee~l.property described in Article Ii of this Declara~ion an~ such additions thereto as may hereafaer ha~a to be made pursuant .to Article II~ said plans hay-' iai been submitted in ozder to fulfill the requiremen~s of township ordlnanies and the ~ennsylvania Hunietpalities Plannin~ Code. Said plans are on file with ~pper Allen To~-nship. The De~eloper~ay be required :o make'addi~ional submis- sions of' plans to said au~horities. Ail such plans are pa~ of the public con- t~ols imposed by the To, ship Board, the developers, o~ers, resfdenCs and of ~he projec~ and they do no~ create, and are no~ intended to creaCe~ any private proper~y o~ contract rithts in the o~ers and.zes~den~s o~ ~he projea~. ~e p~ which the Developer has Submitted Co :he ~o:~ns~p aulhoriCfes represent a p~an o~ development which fl~e Developer believes ~ill p~ovide max~t~ benefits to' the residen~ o~ners and :he public. DuIlna. :he cx~ended development proEram~ h~eve~ various factors can intervene ~hich ~aX hinder ~he effectiveness of such lona-raule plans and ~hich ~ay threa~n the benelics to be derived by the residen~s~ and the p~blic unless such plans can be modified as prescribed by the a~plicable ~o~nship ordinances. Accor~inEly, this Declaration is no: intended ~o nor does Erant or crea~e any private propers7 or contract ri~hCs under any of the above 0escribed plan~ and such plans con~iaue ~o rea~afn subject to modiricaClon by proper to~nshi~ authorities in accordance ~i~h the procedures ~el lor~h In ordinances of the to~shii, and the Pennsylvania H~nicipali~ies Planning Code. 753 aec£Lon 5. ~ CoocdLnation oE Y~nLsh Ccadin ond Land~~raCL~. permLr the coord~n~rLo~ o~ ~tnt~h gradLn~ and land~cap~n~ operations and thu · /ah~ Co change, aLco~ ~d~y and/or rev~ee the //ntah grade a~ Co complete. ~andacapa ~rk o~ tho yard ~/Chln Can (~0) ~eoc of any loc line and ~n drainage . ha~ been tgana[erred to another Owner· ' : . provialona ~hlch ahall rumaLn In ~u~l ~o~ce and cllucc. 'ALLE~VIE~, INC. Prealdanc On this', the.~Z~day"of'~ , 1980. before me, a Notary Public, the underslsned officer, personally appeared BENJA}IIN L. BRENENAN,' Presiden~ of lllegvtew, Inc.~ successor to Breneman snd Calabrese, known' to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within lnstrumen~ and that he executed same for' she purpose therein con~eined. ~oo~. 254 ~Ac~ 755 o, ,]  ' "Association',,..shall mean and refer to The Allenviev Home O~mc.: s A. ssociation, Incorporated , a nonprofit corporation °~gan~zed and ex~C~ng -nde~ the ~aws o~ the Commonwealth o~ ~ennsYlvan{a. ..ge~~. "The ~tope~es,, sba22 mean and tenet to R22env~e~ ~lanned ~'~den:~a2 D~ve!opmen:, Stage ~, and suc~ add,:tons :hereto as may hereaf:e~ :~e b~o,gh: ~:htn t~e ~u~sd~C~on o~ the ~SsOC~at~o~by annex- at,on as ;':.'ov~de~ ~n'Ar:tcle V~ Section 2~' he~e~n. . ,eCtion 3. "Co, on Properties,, -' ' ' , -~uc~a?s, includ~ng bu~2d~ngs, ~tuc.tu:es, P~:rSona2 p~ope:t~es ~nc~dent the ' ed and m~zntaZned b? the Assoc~ation [o~ ~to, an~ an~ Other Properties th~ reslue~,ts ~ithzn ~ ~_ _ _ '""~., e co.non benefit and e~o~ent A~TICLE I! '~ S~e.cc_~./on_Q~/. The Principal office of the Association shall be located at 5001 Carlisle Pi~e, '~lechantc.~burg, 'P°nnsYlvania 17055, Cumber- 2.and Coun:y' EXHIBI-~-',B,, ARTICLE :S'ec't~on'~[ Every person or entity Qho is a record owner of a fe-e ~?.u:~di.V~ded fee', interest in any Lot (or Livin§ Unit) which.ks sub-' ' ject'by covena,~ts of record to assessment by the Association shall be a member of the ^ssociation, provided thaC any such person orLentity who holds such interest merely as a security £or the perfformance of an obliga- tion shall not be a member. Sect/on 2. The rights of membership are subject co the payment of annual and special assessments levied by the Association, the 6bligation of u'hJch asscssmi':nLs is imposed asainsC each o'-'ner of and becomes a lien upo~ the property a~ainst which such assessmen~s.ar.e made as provided by .Article V of ~he Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions to which ~he Properties are subject and' recorded in bliscel]aneous Book Vol6me 226,.Page 2i,.'Office for Recording of Deeds, Cumb6rtand County, December 30, 1976, 'and which provide as follows: ' ':?~'":~ · 1. Creation of the L~(-n and Personal Obligation of AsSessments. · The Developer for each Loc (and Living Unit) owned by him within .. The Properties hereby covenants and each O~mer of .any Lot (or l. ivin~ Unit) by acceptance of a deed Lherefor, whether or not it sha] 1 be so expressed in any such deed or other convuyance,' be ' ac,(:med t'b' covenant and agree to pa)' 5o [he ^ssocia~ion:. (1) a~nual ...... : '' 'a'~;st~.:;:~m,.n'Ls or charges; (2) special as:~e, ssm(:nCs for capital improve- mc. aLs, such asses~mencs to b.e fixed, established, and collected ..-. . '...-. from time [o time 'as hereinafter provided. The annual: ang special '~Sussm~nCs, together ~'ith c~]:~ecc~°n i:h~ruo/ as such £ncc*resc thereon a~ld costs o£ hereina£cer p=Ovided~ sha~! be.a ch~rSe ~n the ~and and sba!! be a ConCinuir~ iien Upon the a~ainst' uhich each .suc~.aSsessmenc l ~ made Each such t;~e~eo~ a~ here~na~t~ P~OV~ded, shal~ ~Z~o. ~e the Pe~ona~ °~gaC~on of the person ~'ho ~'as the O~,'ner o~ such Property the time ~hen the aSSeSSment ~e~ due. 2. : ., The =sse . ncs ZevZed by the Association sha~ be Used excZus~ve~y ~or the purpose o~ pto- m~Cing CEe recreacLon, ~ealch, Sa[ety, ~nd ~e]~are off the res{- d~ncs in The Prope~t{es and in part~cu~r ~o~ the improvemen: an~ m;~inCenance o~ Properties, servlces~ and fac{~iC~es devoted to :his Purpose and related to the use and · . *''J°Ymenc o~ the Co~.~on ~coperC~e~ and o[ the homes S{tuaced GppnThe Propert{es~ lnc~udi .buc no~ Zimited to;~. ~Ee Payment o~ taxes a=~d insurance' thereon an rc'Palr,.rep~ace,~enc, and additions thereto; and ~o; the cost ~ dbor~ equ~ pn~ent n:a :et~aZs ~n'a~ement ~ 3..' : ' ./ · a.~ Supervision thereof. a,:'y l, 1979, am~;al ~Se~sm~pcS.~.~y be '~evL~:d sa~d assessments sL~i*~ be' fevi~,cl a~d a~plied ~n acc~rdance ~: ~h Arttc[e V, Section of the rev~sud D~*clarat/on of Covenants and ~esCrLctlons o~ the ---__.__ clay u f ~ __, ~n lhe'Recorder recorded ------._;' !9 ~n ~ook of Deeds O[£~ce, Cumber/and Count),. Zn addition co the annca! assessm~nts aul:horized by $~C~ton 3 hereof, the '~s°ct~:~n may le~ in any assessment y~ a spec/a/ assess- ment, applicable Co chat 'Year only', ~o~ ~he purpose o~ deffray_ ~ng, tn whole or in part, the cost of an~ construction or re- construction, unexpected repair or replacement of a described c:~Pi~al improvemen~ upon ~he Co.on Properties' i~cludtng the necessary'fiXtures and personal proper:y rela:ed there:o, pro- vided Cha: any such assessment shall have uhe assen: of t~'o- Chtrds of :he vo:.es of each class of person or by proxy a~ a meetin~ duly calle~ for Chis purpose, wri::en no:~ce of which shall be senc :h~r:y (30) days ~n advance and shall '~e: for:h :he PUrpose of ' '. ' ge :he ~naxlmum and basis of the ,~,ses,. ~n:s fl.xed~b) Secrlon ~ hereof PrO~pecLlve .' · _ o: r~o-ch~rds o~ the Vo:es o~ each class o~ Hcabers ~'ho a~e.. v~cLn~ in ;er~on or by proxy, ac a meeting duly ca1]&d fo~ rhJs purpose, ~:~Cten not~ce oE whlch shal~ be ~en: co a21 ?~;e~bers at ]'cas't'"thircy (30) days i.n-advance and shall set forth the Purpose 'o~ 'the moec~nS' prov~d~.d ~urther. that the 3 hc. rco~ s~all not ~pply ~o :~ny change ~n the maximum and.bas~s of the assessments undertaken as an incident co a merger 'or · conso21daCton tn ~htch the Association ts auChortzed to Part/cA~ · ~a'c~ ul~der Its A~ticles of Incorporation and un'er Artlcl~ IZ, ': :''"'; '' ' '~eccton 2, of the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions. 6.' ~Jorum for An ' : ~_A. ct~on Author/zed Under Sec~£ons 4 and 5. Th quorum required for uny action au=hor~zed by Sec=ions ~ and 5 hereof shall be as £oll~s: AC the fSrsC meecin~ called, as Provided in Secctons 4 and 5 hereof, the presence aE the meettn~ of H=mbers. Or of proxies, entitled co cas~ sixty (60) per cent of all ~he vo~es of each class of membership,shall const~uEe a . . quorum. If the required quorum is hOE £orchcomin~ aE any meettn& anoth'ur mee[in~ may be called, sub, acc co ~he noc£ce requirement sec £orch in Sections 4 and $, and ~h'e'requ£red ~uorum a~ any such subsequenc .meeCins shall be one-half of ~he req~t~ed quorum aE =he precedin~ meecinE~ Prov~ded thac no such subsequent meecln: · . .~0.,. ~ shall be held more than st~.(60) days foZlowing ~he precedtnE mae=in§. · 7 De__Ce. of Co,~-menc_c~m~e_n_c oE Annua~ Assc-~ment:s: Due Dace:. The · ~nnua! assessments Pt'ovlded for h~re~n shall co.-.mence on Che d~ce C~,'hi¢.h shall be the /irs= day of a month) fSxed b.v =he. Board of Dirvc[ors o.~ =he As.~oci~Cjon Co be the date o~ comn, encemenc. Tim firs= annual aS~ussmen~s shall be ma4e lot ~he balance oE ~:; t'J~:e c~i~ar year and'~ha2'l become '~e ~nd Paya'ble on t'he day fix~ 'fur cummultcc,menc. Tho ns.s~s~mct~ts fur a~ly )'oar,'a'fter ~he first -5- year, shall become duo and payable on th~ first day of Hatch of said year. The amount o~ the annual assessment which may be levte~ ' ' ' f°r~'the balance remaining in' the first year of assessment shall b~ an ~oun~ which bears the same relationship to the annual '" · ' assessment provtged for In Section 3 hereof as n~ber of mon=hs in tha~ year bear ~o =welve, The.same reguc~ion tn =he amoun~ of ~he assessmen= shall apply ~o =he firs~ assess men= levied alains~ any property which i~'hereafCer added =o ~he properties now subjec~ ~o assessmen= ac a ~ime o~her ~han the be- ~innin~ of any assessment period. The due da~e of any, apecial assess=en= unger Section 4 hereof ~all be fixed tn ~he resolution au%hortztng such assessmen=. · .'~. .Duties of =he' Board,off Director~. The Board :. ~ ",.~e.associaClon.shall fix the date of co~encemen~ and ~he amounn ",~ff the assessmen~ a2ains~ ea[~'.' ~ (or Ltvtn~ 'Unit) for each a~ses ~ . . . · ~:~ent period of.~t least ~hir'~y :~(30) days in 'adva,ce of. such gat= · ..'f~r'.perlod and shall, ,at =hat tl~e, ~repare a roster of the prop- '~i'%~rties' and. assessments applicable ~:hereto ~hich ..shall. ' ' ' '",;:he ol/ice of :he lssociation and shall be.open to inspec:io~ b~ · ' ~'a ny Owner. · ~ .:t~.r. itten notice o~ the' assessment sh~ll t~hereupon bl~ sent to . . ':.';~very Owner subject thereto.' . "....~.',... :-..' : ,,'.?.:,'. -': .' '. . . .... at .an tim ...... " . .....:.:~,.. ....:~,...~.,~., . .. ~,. . .... .. . . .. Y .... e furnish to .anv · · '.". ' "~xtl:;,.'. - ; ':~" '; ' , ' ' ' l~[~Ca[e '~ .h. · · , . . ,.:' ' -:.'.. >-.'. -, ; . ......... . · rltln ~ .... ~.. ...~ ..... ~. : .... .... : ~ ........ . .... . · ,.. ~ gned c'-". :.,:::F~:..,:~-,~a,:r;,~,~G~'C~;:&:, ...:.,'.:";,-.>: :.., . . ......: ' .: ...--. '.: ' . "'-' ..... ' .' . ...... ' 'by'an officer of the ASsociation, setting forth ~her. her said assessment has beene'paid. Such. certificate shall be conclusive ev.idence of pa),-nent of any assessment theretln,stated to have been paid. ' ..... * ." , 9. Effect o£ Non-Payment of Assessment: The Personal Oblt~a~id, , of O~mer- The ~medtes of Association. If the assessments are noc paid on ~he dace when due (being the da~es specified in Section 7 hereof), then s'uch assessment shall bec°m~' and shall~ cosecher ~ith such tn~eresc thereon and cost o~ col- lection thereof as herei~afrer provid.ed, thereupon become a con- ~inaing lien on ~he property ~hich'shall bind such property in the hands.o£ the then O~,-ner, his heirs, devisees, .personal. rep- rescataCtves and assigns. The personal oblfga~ion o£ the then O,,,'ner to pay such assessment, however, shall remain his p~rsonal ... obl~satton ~oc'che statu£ory period and shall not pass Co his suc- cessors tn title unless expressly assumed by them. .:~-.:~ I£ ~he assessmen~ is no'c Paid virhln thirty (~0) days a~ter rhe delinquency gatt, the assessment shall bear in~eres'C from the i · dace of delinquency ~t the ~ate of six 6) per cent per annum, an ~he Association may bring an action at la~'against tKe Ch,mcr pac- '' Sonally obligated ~o pay che same or co £oreclose ~he lien a~ains ~he property, and ~here shall be added to ~he amount of such asse ment the costs o£ prepa[in~ and filing the complaint i~ such ac~i. :; ........ ., ... ;...:. and in £he ~u~n~ a ju¢l~m~ng-is obtained, s~ch. jud~menc shall inc], · . the . terms and to the extent of SUch legal e~emptton. '" :~:~; :":"N°t~lthStanding any P~ovis. tons..hetein, no land'or improve_ · . % ~ .% ,~ · . .. · .. · men:s devoted to d~ell~ng men:s, char&es or liens. ~n:etest on the assessment,s above provided and a reasonable attorney,s fee to be £1xed 'by the court together ~ith the Costs o£ the actlo~' ag~g~. The 2~en o£ the aSSessmeHts provided £or herein Shall be s.ubor~nate to the 2~en o£ any mortgage or mort&ages no~ or hereafter Placed Upon the Properties sub~ect to assessment; ' Provided, however~ that Such Subordinat~on sba22 appl~ only to the assessments ~h~ch have be- Come due and Parable Prior ~o a Sale or trans£er o~ such property PUrsuant to a decree of £°reclosure, or an~ Other PrOCeeding lieu o['£oreclosure. Such Sa~e or transfer Shall not relieve Such property £~o~ 11ability £or any assessments t~erea£ter becoming due~ nor £rom the 1ten o£ any.such subsequent.assessment. Declaration .... " The fO/lo~tng property subject to this =nall be exempted £rom.i~h~ aSSessments, Charge and 2~en Created here~: (a) a~! pro~:~.~es to the extent o£ any easement or ocher !nterest, theretn d~: * . ;~cateo and accepted by the local public authority and de~,o~ed to PPb~c use; (b~ all Cocc=on Properties as de£ined tn Article Z, Sect/on l, o£ the Declaration ~£ Covenants and RestrlCtlons; (c} all properties exempted taxation by the lares of the C°mmon~ealth o~ Pennsylvania, Upon USe-Shall be exempt from said assess. -8- Section 3. The membership rights oE any person whose interest The P. rope:rXes ~s' subject to a~essmen:s under Article Z~I, Sectxon 2, ~he o; not h~ be PerSonally obligated to pay such assessments, ma,.be SUspende~ ze'e~on '.'or" ~he. Dt~ectors d~ring the 'period when the assessments remain Unpa 'bu't', upon' pa~'men~ oE such assessments, h~s rights and PriV~leges shaZl be maritally restored. ;~ the Directors ha~e adopted and published rules and regu]at~ons governing the use o£ the common Properties 'and ~acil~ties, and persona! co~duc.t..'oE, any person thereon, as provided in Ar£icle IX, Section the~ ma),, ~n their discretion, suspend the rights oE any such person 2atio¥, o£ s,~ch rules and regulations £or a period not to exceed thirty (30) ARTICLE IV _Voting Rights Section l. me~be'rship: The Association shall have two classes of voting Class A~. Class A members:;',s.haZ! be all those o~rners as de- £~,ued 'in Article l'II, "Section 1', o~ the Declara:ton'. Og 'Covenants mt',,bers ~halZ be enc~:led'to one Vote ~or e~c~. Lo~':~o; Living Un~;) in vhich the~ hold the ~nCecests ceq~'~red [o~':'~emSership · by ~.n~d Sect:ion 2. ~n mote thnn one per~;on bo]d~ 's~:~h or Jnlr:z'asts in ;iny Lot (or Living UnXt) aJl.~uch'p.~rsons shall ::' 'be;~'mbers, and the Vote:for.such. Lo: (or.Living Unit)..shall be ~'"" ~'~xl.i-<:i~od as. they ;,mong thc'm~ves 'deLarmJne~,-but' in';'no ~ven: . ~;::. :' ~..... . shnXl ~nore.than one Vote be ~'~s: ~ith rospec: tO a~'such Lot :'Livl~ Unit) ' .... .... ~... ... :~,. ' ..' .L. , .I n. .,' .'.'..:.~,L :-~::~. . . ~ ..~e' KARL M. LEDEBOHM ATTORNEY-AT LAW P.O. BOX 173 New Cumberland, PA 17070-0173 Phone: 717-938-6929 Fax: 717-932_0317 Deborah Graham 902 Allenview Ddve Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 January 14,2003 Re: Delinquent Homeowner's Association Dues- Property: 902 Ailenview Drive Dear Ms. Graham: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, I AM REQUIRED TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS LETTER AND ANY SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As you know, the Allenview Homeowner's Association (the "Association'~ has referred to my Office the collection of the delinquent Association Dues regarding the above referenced property(the "Property'S. By letter dated November 19, 2002, a copy of which is again enclosed for your reference, the Association accelerated all dues assessed against the Property for 2002 through February 2003 and demanded the payment of all dues due to the Association in the amount of $761.48. On December 6, 2002, the Association received and applied a partial payment to the amounts due to the Association in the amount of $208.00. The above payment has been applied to the amounts which you owe to the Association as a partial payment without waiver of any demand for the payment of all amounts due to the Association and without POstponement of any rights or remedies available to the Association to collect the balance of the indebtedness without further notice. The above Parital payment has been applied to the amounts due as follows: 1. Legal fees 2. Late charges $125.00 3. Dues for June through August 2002 12.48 4. Total amount applied 70_.q~52 $208.00 After the application of the above Partial payment the amount which you now owe to the Association is $853.48 itemized as follows: 1. Balance of Dues for June through August 2002 2. Dues for September_ November 2002 3. Dues for December 2002 _ February 2003 4. Legal fees $137.48 208.00 208.00 5. Total due to the Association as of 1/14/03 300.00 $853.48 The Association continues to demand the immediate payment of the $853.48. Failure to deliver payment in the amount of $853.48 to the Association immediately will result in the filing of a legal action against you to collect the balance of the indebtedness due to the Association without further notice. Interest, legal fees and costs continue to accrue on the above obligation. EXHIBIT "C" · Page 2 January 14, 2003 If you do not want the Association to sue you, Please contact Betty Fitzpatrick at 612-5165 to arrange payment. Cc: Betty Fitzpatrick, Property Manager Very truly/yours, /Kad M i~edeboh~ / ALLENVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A PENNSYLVANIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. ZLo DEBORAH GRAHAM, DEFENDANT. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLF-,AS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO.: CIVIL ACTION-LAW VERIFICATION I, Betty Fitzpatrick; Property Manager, being authorized to do so on behalf of Allenview Homeowners Association~ Inc., 'hereby verify that the statements made in the foregoing pleading are true and Correct to the best of my information knowledge and belief. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S.A. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. ALLENVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. try Fitzp~'~tficJ~ ~ .... Property M~anager SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR CASE NO: 2003-00728 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ALLENVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATI VS GRAHAM DEBORAH L CPL. TIMOTHY REITZ , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon GRAHAM DEBORAH L the DEFENDANT at 902 ALLENVIEW DRIVE , at 1930:00 HOURS, on the 24th day of February , 2003 MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 by handing to DEBORAH L GRAHAM a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE together with and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Service Affidavit Surcharge 18 00 6 9O 00 10 00 00 34 90 Sworn and Subscribed to before me this '/ day of 7~ ~2~3 A.D. I ; Pr~hAnotar~ So Answers: R. Thomas Kline 02/25/2003 KARL LEDEBOHM ~ // - Del~6t y Shery f ALLENVIEWHOMEO~R~ERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A PE~TRSYLV~NIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION PI~INTIFF DEBORAH L. DEFEND~-NT IN THE COURT OF CO~R~ON PLEAS CUMBEPJ~AND COUNTY, PENNSYL~NIA NO. 03-728 CIVIL TEP~ DEFEND~T'SANS~ER TO PI~INTIFF'S COMPI~INT AND NOW comes the Defendant, Deborah L. Graham, by and through her attorney, Thomas D. Gould, and files the following answer to plaintiff's complaint and avers: 1. Admitted that plaintiff is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of Pennsylvania. After reasonable investigation the defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averment that the principal place of business is at 3512 Trindle Road, Camp Hill. Article II, Section 1 of plaintiff's Exhibit "B" states that the office is located at 5001 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg. principal 2. Admitted 3. Admitted. 4. Admitted. 5. Denied. not provide for quarterly basis. provide basis. Article V of the Covenants and Restrictions does the assessments to be paid in advance on a Article III of the Association's By-Laws does not for the assessments to be paid in advance on a quarterly 7. annual assessment and defendant denies proper procedures in setting the Admitted. Denied that plaintiff properly notified defendant of the that plaintiff followed the Association's assessment. Defendant denies that plaintiff timely and properly notified her of any assessments. Strict proof of proper notice of the assessment meeting, proof of votes cast approving the assessment and timely written notice of the assessment as provided by the By-Laws and Covenants and Restrictions is demanded. 8. Admitted. 9. Denied that defendant is in default of her obligations to pay the plaintiff. Although defendant has challenged the amounts assessed and the procedures used to determine the assessment, she has paid all amounts assessed by the plaintiff. She has not paid unreasonable attorney fees and has challenged the assessment of late charges and other costs not properly approved by the association. There is no provision in the By-Laws or Covenants and Restrictions to "accelerate" all amounts due. Admitted that a demand letter was sent by plaintiff's attorney on or about November 19, 2002. When defendant inquired about the amounts demanded she was not given written proof or explanation, by rather was assessed additional fees. 10. Denied that amounts set forth are accurate. Defendant has paid all balances due for proper assessment. Defendant never of Article V, Reasonable legal the court, in the event a judgment demanded unreasonable attorney fees, form collection letter, 19, 2003. refused to pay an assessment amount, rather she requested written proof of proper assessment and billing notices prior to continuing to make demanded payments. Each time she challenged the amounts she was assessed additional fees or costs. 11. Denied. Plaintiff has inaccurately stated the provisions Section 9 of the Covenants and Restrictions. fees and costs are only collectable, as fixed by is obtained. Plaintiff has stated at $125.00 for each from its initial demand letter of November 12. Denied that defendant has damaged the plaintiff. Ail assessments due the plaintiff have been paid. Defendant has attempted to exercise her member right to know the procedure followed to determine the assessment; be given notice of the assessment; to be notified of the amounts and dates for the assessments to be paid and the determination of the appropriate additional costs and fees to be charged. 13. Denied that defendant has refused to pay any lawful and assessment made pursuant to the By-Laws and Covenants reasonable and Restrictions. Ail assessments have been paid, except for unreasonable attorney fees. Defendant continues to challenge the procedures followed in determining the assessed amount and the failure to give the required written notices as set forth in the By-Laws and Covenants and Restrictions. WHEREFORE plaintiff's complaint should be dismissed. Respectfully submitted, Thomas D. Gould Attorney for Defendant I.D. 36508 2 East Main Street Shiremanstown, PA 17011 (717) 731-1461 VERIFICATION I verify that the statements made in this Answer to plaintiff's complaint are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Deborah L. Graham ALLENVIEWHOMEO~ERS A~SOCIATION, INC., A PENNSYLV]~NIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION PLAINTIFF DEBORAH L. GRAHAM, DEFENDANT IN THE COURT OF CO~4ON P?.~S CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 03-728 CIVIL TEP/~ CIVIL ACTION - LAW CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AND NOW, this~'~ day of July 2003, I, Thomas D. Gould, Esquire, Attorney for Defendant, hereby certify that I have this day sent a copy of Defendant's Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint by depositing a copy of it in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to: KARL M. LEDEBOHM, ESQUIRE P.O. BOX 173 NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-0173 DATED Thomas D. Gould, Esquire ID # 36508 2 E. Main Street Shiremanstown, PA 17011 (717) 731-1461 ALLENVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Pennsylvania Non-profit Corporation, Plaintiff VS. DEBORAH L. GRAHAM, Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 03-728 CIVIL TERM CIVIL ACTION - LAW PRAECIPE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Please mark the above-referenced case s~~~.d disco~~~ ~rejudice. /,t~L~RIJ M. LEDEBOHM, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff I.D. No. Post Office Box 173 New Cumberland, PA 17070 Date: