COVENANTS
WHAT ARE THE COVENANTS?
The Covenants are a binding legal obligation between the developer of Hickory Ridge and all of the residents. There are similar covenants, or contracts, for each of the other villages of Columbia. Our Covenants establish the residents of certain minimum standards for land use, architectural design and property maintenance throughout the village.
The Covenants "run with the land" as part of your deed of ownership and cannot, as a practical matter, be changed. When the development period of our Village was completed, the Covenants became a contract between the Village Association as represented by its elected Board of Directors (the "Village Board") and the residents, and between each resident and every other resident of the Village. Thus, when dealing with the Covenants and the architectural control process, you will be dealing not with the developer but with your friends and neighbors in the village of Hickory Ridge. It is our intent and duty to help you in every way possible to obtain the fullest enjoyment of your private property and Columbia Association property consistent with your obligations to the other residents.
The Covenants are one of the many documents you (or your landlord) received at the time of settlement on your property in Columbia.
