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NORI'HLAI{E IIOT4EOWIVERS
ASSOCIATION OF LEXTI.IG'I'ON COUI]TY, TNC.
Ai{i[ICLE I
NAMFJ AND I,OCATION.
NORTHLAKE HOIUEOWI{ERS ASSOCIATTOIq Or LEXIITGTON COU}.rTY, INC. ,
(hereinaf ter ref erred to as Lhe "Associat.iolt " ) . The pririci.pal
offj-ce of the corporat.ion shall- be i.ocaLed at 2BB Or-rtrigger Lane,
Colunrbia, SouLh Caro-lina 292I0, l-rut meetings of nrenrbers and
directors Inay L,e heJcl al- strch places rrithin the 'State of Soutlr
Carol.ina, as nlay be des_i-gnat.ed by i-he Board of Directors.
Sect.ion 1.
AI1TICLE I I
DEFIN ITIOI{S
"Association " s ha l- f nrean ancl re f er Lo
NORTI-iLAITE HOI'IEO}{T'IERS ASSOCIATION OF LEXINGTON COUI'ITY, II,]C . , iIssuccessors and assigns. t'
Secl-ion 2. "Propertlr" slral] nrean and refer to thatce-rtain rea-L property desc-ribed in tlie Declar:ation of Ccvenants,
Restrictions ancl Easement.s ancl such .inrl:rr:vernents and adciitionsthereto as ntaf' hereafa". Lre brought rvithitr t.he,jurisdiction of theAssociatir:n.
Section 3. " Conulorr Areas" shall lltean all real property
t-he coirunon Llse and c=n joynrent of theowned by t-lre ,Fr,ssociatiorr forOwners.
T'he nanre of ttre corpc)rat lolr ls
Secti.on 4 "Lot " shall- Neall and ref er: to an)' plot
Section L.
ARTICLE I iI
T4ECITIi.IG OF' I,lEI'IBERS
{1Llt1gI 4g:rl!11gf . 'llhr-- f i rs L ann,:a-l rneet.inrJ
be hel.d within c)1.. j/e.r.r fronr the date of
Associatir,-rn, ancl each strl-rsecluent. reqtrlar
t-r f
itlrrIand, r,.lith iurprr:rvt:mertts tlrereutr, slrowrl upon arl)' recor,-lecl subdivis
nap of the Propert-y with the exceptiorl of the (lc,nuncrr Ar:ea.
Sect ion 5 . " Owner " s hal- l- irrean anr-l re f er tr) t-he. recorct
owner, r"rhether one ol: rnor:e persons L)r entities, of t-he fee sinrple
t itle to any Lot wh.i-ch is a part of t.he Property, including
contract se1lers, but exclucling those havin,g an int-erest nrer:eIy
as secrrrity for the perforntance of an ol:1igal-iorr.
Section 6. "Declarant " shal-I rrrean and ref er to
a Georgiu j oinL vt+rr l-ure comprisetl of.l,lolt'l'llLAI{Ll J(JINT VEI'lI'UItlJ,
llannove:: Development Corporation, anrl Stonehenge Development
Corporation, its successors ancl ass-iglrs, if such successors or
assigrts sl-rouId acquire more than one undeveloped Lot f rom the
Declarant for the purpose of development. '
Section 7 "Declaration" shall nrean alrd refer to the
Declaration of Covenants, Restrict-ions ancl Easements applicable
to the Property recorded in the Office of the RegisLer of I'4esnes
Conveyances for Lexington County, Sout.ir Carolina.
Section B. "Member shall mean and re f er to t-hose
persons entitled to nentJ:rership' i n the Assoc-i-at ion as prorric-lecl j-n
the Declaration.
of t.he I'lenrbers shaIl
incorporation of the
a
annual meeting of the Meml;er:s shall be held on the same day of
tlre sanle nrr:nth of each year Lhereaf ter, dt t-he ltour of 6:30
o'cloc;<, p.ln. If. the day for the annual nleeting of the lvlembers
is a SaLprclay, Sunciay or legal holiday, the meeting rvill be held
at- L5e sane hc,rur on the f irst ciay f o1-low:'-ng rvlt j cl'r is not a
Sat.urday, Sunday or legal holiclay.
Section 2. Epgglgl-_l'{_eetinge Special
I'iembers may be called aL u,ty tinte by the pres
Board of Directors, or upon written request of
are entitJ-ed Lo vote one-fourth (I/4 ) of all of
Class A inembership.
nreetings of the
; cienL or by the
the l"lembers who
the vot.es of the
Section 3. Notice of ltleeLing. l.lriLten notice of eacl-t
nreeting of the Members shall be given by, or aL the direction of,
the secretary or person authorizecl to caIl the meeting, by
maj.Iing a copy of sttch notice, postaqe prepaicl, at l.east 15 days
but hot nore than 50 days before such nreeting, to each ltlember
entitled to vote tltereat, aclclressecl to the lulenber's ad.dress l-ast
appearing on the books of the Assoc j-at.ion, or- supplrec.l by such
Menrber to the Association f or tlre purpose of nol-ice. Such notice
sha.Il specify the p1ace, .lay aricl hour of the nreeting arrd, in the
case of a s1.iecial meeting, Lhe pllrpose of the meeting.
Section 4. Quolurn. The presence aL tire meeting of the
l,lembers entitlecl to cast r or ctf proxi.e:s entitlecl trs case, c)ne-
tl-rird (1./3) of the votes of each CIass of mernher-ship shaIl
constitute a quorunl for any action, e;-lcepL as otherwise provided
.i.n tlre Art j.cl-e-s ot: Jncorpora t-iorr, tlre Der:Iara tion, er these By-
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Laws . If, holever, such quoruln shall- not be present or repre.set'rted
at any rneeting, the l"lembers entitled to vote t.hereat shall have
the por-/er to ad journ the meetitg, f rom time to tinre, rvithou t.
notice otl'rer than announcement at the meeting, until- a quorunlr ds
aforesaid, shal1 be present or be represented.
Sectj-on_ 5. Bf-e_Ilg_s-. At all meet.ings of l-lernbers, each
Menrber may vole in person or l:y proxy. All proxies shall be in
writing and filecl with the secretary Every proxy slt.rll be
revocable anci shall- automatically cease upon conveyance by the
Member of his Lot.
ARTICLE TV
BOARD OF DIRECTORS; SELECTILII'I; TtrRI"t OF OFFICIi
Section 1 . Nrrnber. The af f airs of the Associatiorr
shall be managecl by a Boarcl of three (3) di.rectors, r\'llo need noL
be. Menbers of the Association.' Section 2_-------:-_- Term of Office. Ai
meet-ing, and at each annual meet.ing thereafter,
elect three directors for a tern of one year.
Section 3. Rernoval Any director inay be removed from
1-ire Board, with or witlrout cause, by a nlajority rrote of the
Itlenbers of the Association In the everrt of cleathr r€s;i.gnation
or r:enloval of a director, lris successor shall be se-l.ectecl b)' the
ll€llklittin,J Mentl:ers of the Boarcl and slrall serve for the unexpiretl
terrn of his pr:edecessor.
Section 4 Qt_iuggng i_t !gI . Nc_.r cl j-rec Lor-' sh;:rl I receive
service hc- nlay rencier t.o the rissociation.
the first annual
the }lembers shaLl
corrrl)ensation fo:: atly
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I-iovrever, dDy clirect-or n)ay lre reinrbursed for lris actttal expeuses
incurred in the perfornance of ltis dut-ies.
Sect.ion 5. Action Taken lrtithou b a _t1g_-gj!]]g . The
direcl-ors shalL have the right to take any action in the ctbsence
of a meeting r^ririch Lhey coulcl 1-ake at a nreeting by obtaini.ng tlte
writ-ten approval of all the directors. Any action so approved
shall- have the same effecl- as thougtr talcen at a nreeting of the
directors.
ARTICLE V
NOMITIATION AIID ELEC'IION OF DIRECTIORS
Section 1 . Nornination. Nomination for election to the
Board of Directors shall- be nrade lry a Itrominati rrg Cornmittee.
Nominations may also be nrade f rom the f l-oor at the annual-
meeting. The Nominat.ing Comnrittee shall-'consist of a Cirairman,
r.iho shall be a member of the Board of Directors, and two or more
Members of the Association. The Norninating Committee shall be
appointed by the Board of Directors prior to each annual nreeting
of 1-he lulembers, to serve f rom the close of such annual- meeting
until the close af the next annual meeting ancl such appointment.
sl-ralI be announced at each ?nnuaI nreeting The l.lom-inatirrg
Comnittee sliaII ntal'.e as many nominat,ions for elect-ion to the Boarci
r:f Directors as it shall, in it-c discrerion, determine, but, not
Iess tlran tlre nunrber of vacancies that are to be fillectnominat-ions nlay be rnade f ront anlong l,lernl;ers Lrr non-nenlbers.
Such
Sectic-rn 2 El.ectitln. Elec tion to tlre tsoard ofDirectors shall be by secret writ-t.en baIIot. At such election,
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the l4enrbers or their p::oxies nay case, in respect t,o each
vacancy, ds many votes as l-hey are entit.led to exercise uncler theprovisions of the DecLaration. The persons receiving the largestnumber of votes sha_l-I be elected. Cunrulat.ive vo1-ing is notpermitted.
ARTTCLE VI
},ItrETII!GS OF DIRECTORS
sec-L-ion 1. ngglil.-qr_l!-_es_qi=.llg_g. Regular meerings of rrre
Board of Directors shal-I be helcl nlontllly, without rrotice, dt sucS
1:lace and hour as nay be fixecl, fronr tinre to tirne, by resolutjonof the Board. Should saicl nreeting faIl uporr a Saturclay, Sunriay
or legal holiday, then thr-tt meeting slra.l l be held a b t.he sane
time on the next clay which is not a saturday, suncray or regalholiday. ..
' .!gg_-!lol_-?. 912_qcia]. rlge!_iljg_s.. Special neet.ings of rheBoard of Directors shall be held when called by the presirlent ofthe Association, or by any two directors, after not less thanthree (3) days not.ice to each director.
Section 3. Quorun. A majority of the number
clirectors sha1l constitute a- qllorllm for the transactionbusiness. Every act or clecision done or macle by a ma joritythe directors present aL a ctuly held meeting at wSich a quorum
present shalL be regardecl as the act of the Boarc.l.
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POI,iERS AI'lD
Sect-ion 1.
AR1.'IC],8
DUTIIiS OF I'IIE
Powers. The
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BOARI) OF DIRECTORS
Boar:d of Directors shalL have
power to:
a. adopt and publish rules and regulations
governing Lhe use of the Comrnon Area and facilities, and the
personal concluct of the Members and their guests thereon, and to
establ.isli penalties for the .infraction t.lir:reof ;
b. suspend tl're vot.ing rights ancl right to use of
the recreaLional facilit-i-es of a l.,lenber during any periocl in
which sucir Mentber shaIl be in default in the payment of any
assessmenl levied bl' ttre Associat.ion. Such righLs nay also be
srrspendecl after not.ice and lrearing, for a period not to exceecl 30
days, for infraction of published rules -and regulations;
dul-.les
and not
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c. exercise for the Assoc.iation all powers,
and authority vested in or delegatecl to the Association
reserved to the mernbership by other provisions of these
, the Articles of Incorporationr or the Decl-aration;
dec-lare the office of menrber of the Board of
Di-rect.ors Lo be vacanL in the- event such nrerrrber shall be absent
from three ( 3 ) consecutive regular meetings of the Board of
Directors ; ancl,
b . employ a nlarlag€r, an j-nclependent contractor:,(f,r-- sttch otlter employees as tlrey deenr r)ecessat:y, anci to prescribe
thei.r cluties.
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Section 2. Duties It shall be tlre cllrty of the Board
of DirecLors to:
a. cause to L're lcept a complete record of all j-Ls
acLs and corporate affairs and to present a statement thereof t-o
the l{entbers aL tl-re anrrual rneeting of the lulentber s , ot at any
special rneeting when such sLatement is requestecl in rvriting iry
one-fourtl'r (I/4 ) of the Class A lletnbers wiro are.: entitlecl to vote;
b. strpervis.e a1-L clfficers, irgents and enrprloyees
of the Association, ancl see that their cluties are prope::ly
pe::f ormed;
c. as more fully provided in the Declaration, to:
(1) f ix the arnount of the annual assessnrent
against each Lot at least Lhirty ( 30 ) days inaclvance of each annual assessnrent per-iod;
(2) send rvritten not.ice of each assessnlent
to every Owner sr"rbject thereto at least tiiirty( 30 ) days in ad.vance of each annual- assessmerlt
period,' anci ,
(3) foreclose the lien against any Lot for
which assessments are not paicl wiLhin ten ( 10 )
clays af ter clue date or to bui ng an act ion at law
against the Owner personally ,-.'bligated to pay the
same;
cl. issuer or to cause
issue I r,rlfon demancl by atty pet:son, a
whether or not any assessment has been
an appropr:j.aLe offj.cer to
certificate seLting fortlrpaicl. A reasorrable charge
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may be made by the Board for the issuance of tirese certificates.
If a certificate stat.es arl assessment- has been paid, suclt
certificate shall be conclusive evidence of such payntetrt;
e. pr:ocure and nta j-nta i n adequate I j.ability and
hazard insurance on proper:t-y orvnecl L-y the Associat.ton;
f . cause aII laborers or emS.rloyees having fiscal
responsibilities to be bonded, ds it may cleent appropriate; and,
g. cause the Contnton Area to be ntaintained.
ART.ICI,E VI I I
OFFICNRS AI.ID THEIR DUT]]1S
.9-e_.r!-tol--1. -riU4telC!fgt 9_!-tlt-f-i_q-e-s-. Tire of f icers of
the Association shall be a presjclent and vice-president, who
shali., at aIl- tinres, be menrl-'ers of tl're Lloard of Directors, a
secretary, and a t.reasurer, ancl such other of f icers as the Boarcl
r[ayr from time to time, hy r:esolution cr-eate.
Sect ion _2 . Election of Of f icers . The e.l-ection of
of f icers shalI talce p.lerce at the f irst meet-.i ng of the Board of
Directors following each annual meeEing of the Members.
Section 3. T'e.rnt. The officers of the Association
shall be elected annually by Llfe Boarcl and each shall hold office
for olre (f) year unless he stral1 sr::oner r:esignr or shall be
removed, or otlrer:w-i-se clisqtraJ..i.f ied Lo serve.
Ses!_+on _{. :SIreqIgl__Sppe-f11l!_erEg . I'ire Btrard nray elecr
such other off-lcer:s as 1-he affairs of Lhc Assor--j.ation ntay
require, each of rvhont shal.l irt-lId of f ice f o:-- such perir-rd, have
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such authority, and L-,erfr)rnr such duties as the Boar:cl nlay, front
t inre to time, detennine .
Qee_!+_qn_5. .tse_q_fg!q!.f9t .etg_._.89[9_f:e]. Any of f j-cer ma]'
be removed frorn of fice, with or: rvj-thout cause, by the Board. Any
of f icer nay resign , dX any time, giving written noLice to the
Boarcl, the president or the secretary. Sucl-r r:es ignat. i on shalL
take effelct on the date of receipt of such not-ice or-- at any later
t.i nre speci f iecl therein, and unl-ess ol-herr.rise s!)ec i f j ed the.rei.n,
tlre acceptance of sucl'r resig'nation shall not t,e necessary to make
it ef f ecl-ive.
Section 6. Vacancies A vacancy j-n any oifice may be
ful.filled hy appointment by LIre Board. The r-rf ficer appointed Lu
such vacancy shall ser--ve for the renraincler of the Lern of the
officer he replaces
" Section 7. }lultiple__OLf_i.ces. The of f ices of secretary
and treasurer nay l:e held by tlie same person. No Lrel:son shaII
sinrultaneously hold more tiran gne of any of tire otlrer of f ices,
except in tlte case of special offices created L)ursuant to Section
4 of this Article.
Section B Duti-es. -The cluties of the of ficers are as
follows:
Pres iclent
a. I'ire presirlent shal_1 preside at all meetings
of the Boar:d of Directors; sha.il see thai: o::cler.s antl i.-esolrrtj-crns
o f the Boarcl are carr j-ecl out ; .slraI J. s j.gn a l -t Ieerses , ntcrt:t!Jaq{...s ,
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cjeeds anri o Lher
pronris.sory notes.
r+ritten ins trurttent s and shalI co-sign aIl
Vice-Pres ident
b. The vice-presj.dent shall- act in the place and
stead of the presidenl- jn the evenl- of his absetrce, i.nability or
ref usal to act, and shall exr:rcise and clischarge such otlter
dnties as nlay be required of him by the Board.
Eeqr_e!e_ry
c. The secretary shall record the votes and keep
the minutes of all meetings and proceedings of the Board ancl of
the Menbers; Jceep t.he corporate seal of t-he Association and af f ix
it ol1 a1t papers requirj.ng sa.i-d seal; serve notice of nteetings of
the Board ancl of the Members; l<eep appropriate current records
showi.ng tlre l{embers of the Association) together rvitlr their
acid::esses, and shall perform such other clut-ies as required by tlte
Board.
ls.g.qggrgr
d. The treasurer shall receive and cieposit in
appropriate banJ< accounts all monies of tl-re Association a.nd shall
disburse such funds as clirecti:d b]'resolution of ttre Board of
Direct.ors; shal1 sign all checks and promissory notes of the
Associatj-on; keep proper booJcs of account; cause an annual aucjit.
af the Associatiorr books to J:e made by a public accountanL at. the
completion of each f isca.l year:; ancl sha_l I prepare an annual
buclget ancl a sLatenent of j.nconre ancl expelrclitrlres to be presented
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to the nrentbershj.p at its regular annual nreetirtg , and deliver a
copry of eaclt to Llre I.{errrlrc.r--.s.
ARl'TCI,E IX
C()l4ivl t I'llEES
Association shall appoint an Arch.itectural tlontrol
provided irr the Dec laraticrn, and tloninating. The
Cc.rnmil-tee, as
Comnittee, as
of Directors
appropriate in
providecl in these By-Laws. frr addition, the Board
shal.l appoint sr"rch other comnrittees as it deems
car::1zipg orrt its purpose.
ARTICLIJ X
BOOI(S AI.ID RECORDS
Tlte bool<s, records and papers r>f tire As-sociation shaIl,at. all tiines during reasonable business hours, be subject to
inspection by any Member. The Declaration, lhe Articles of
Incorporation ancl the By-Laws of the Associat.i-on shalt be
availabLe for inspection by any Member at the principral office of
t.he Association, where coi:ies nray be purchasecl at reasonabl-e cost.
ARTICLE XI
ASSESSMENTS
As nlore fulty providecl .in the Declaration, each l.tenbe.r
is obligated to pay to the Association annual ancl specialas sessnents which ar.e .sectrrecl b), a coltt inu j nq I ien upon the Lot
against which the assessrirent is macle. Any assessnlents which are
not paicl when due shall be clelinqrrent. If the assessflrgli is not
pai.d rviLhin 1-elt ( l0 ) clays af ter the due ciay, che assessnler)t. shal.l.
bear iuterest from t-l're tlate of cielinqtrency at the h:'.ghest nraxinrurn
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.rate peunl j.ttecl by f alv or at tlre .rate of eighteen ( 1B t ) percent
peranJtun, v;hichever is -l.ower, aucl tire Association niay bring an
action at law aga.inst the Ovrner personally obligatecl to pay the
same or forecLose the lien against the Owrler's Lot or Lots, ancl
inleresl-, costs, and reasonable attorrrey's fees crf any suclt action
eguat to f if teen (l5t) percer-rt of l-he prirrcipal anrount shal] be
added to the amount of such assessnlent. No Owrrer inay waive or
otherwj-se escape Iiability. f or t he assLrssments prrovided f or
herein by nonuse of the Common Area or abandonment of his Lot.
1'he
liav-i.ng wi1-hin
ASSOCIA'TION Or
ARTICLE XIII
AIV1EI{DIVIENTS
Section 1. These By-Laws nlay be anrended, dt a regular
or special nieeling of the I'{embers, by a vote of a nrajority of a
guorum of iutenrbers present in person or by proxy.
SecLion 2. fn the -case of any conflict
ARI]ICLE XI I
CORPORATE SEAL
Association shal- l have a
its circunrference tlie worcls
LEXTNGTON COUNTy, rI.lC .
s ea l- i n c ircu.l ar f orm
: NORTIILAITE HOMEOWI'IERS
betureen the
icles shaIl
Decl-ara t ion
Articres c-tf rrrcorl:oration and these By*Laws, the Artcontr-ol; ancl j n 1-he case r-if arly cr)r-rf licL bel-ween tlreand these Ry-r,crvrs, the Declar.rtir:n shal-1 controf .
ARTICI,E XTV
I,{I SCEt].,;\}JEOUS
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I'he f iscal year of
first. day of January and end
year, except that the firstof incorporation.
the Association shall begin on the
on the 31st day of December of every
fiscal year shall begin on the date
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, wQ, being a1I of the dlrectors of
the NORTHLAXE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF LEXTNGTON COUNTY' rNC.
i L day of A. {'+r1v->, , 1987 .to seL our hands this
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IN WII'NESS WIIL:REOT" I
and affixed the seal of said
CIiRTI TICAl]ION
I, the undersigned, clt: hereby certify:
THAT I am the duly elected and acting secretary of the
I{ORTIITAKE IIOMEOWNERS ASSOCTAiTION OF LEXINGTON COUI'ITY, INC., A
South Carolina eleemosynary corporati-on, anr-l
THAT the foregoing By-Lavrs constit.uLe the c'riginal By-
Laws of said Association, :" duly adopt.e,C at a nteeting of the
Boarcl of Directors thereof , helcl on the a b day of
O-r{,gt!z^ - ,1987.h;rve hereitnto subscribed
Associat ion this O.to
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LJ-*.c-Ic,-1_,
ny name
day of
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