The Declaration of CC&Rs is the legal document that lays out the guidelines for the planned community. The CC&Rs are recorded in the county records in the county where the property is located and are legally binding. This means that when you purchase a lot or a home in a planned community, for example, you automatically become a member of the “Homeowners’ Association" or “HOA" for short. The CC&Rs are the rules of your neighborhood. They govern what you can, cannot, or must do with respect to your home. For example, the CC&Rs may require you to keep your garage door closed or prohibit certain types of landscaping. It is also typical for the CC&Rs to regulate things such as:
Landscaping standards
Architectural changes
Basketball goals
Fences, painting, parking
Storage units
Garbage can type and placement
Mailbox colors and type
Bylaws
An HOA, which is typically set up as a nonprofit corporation, is an organization established to manage a private, planned community. Like other corporations, the HOA is governed by a board of directors (who are elected by the members) and a set of rules called bylaws. The bylaws govern how the HOA operates and contain the information needed to run the HOA as a business. For example, the bylaws cover matters such as:
How often the HOA holds meetings
How the meetings are conducted
The duties of the various offices of the board of directors
How many people are on the board, and
Membership voting rights.
For more information, please visit our “Links" page for resources on Florida HOA’s. Also, to become involved in the Copper Ridge HOA, please consider attending a monthly meeting. (More information on monthly Copper Ridge HOA meetings can be found on the homepage.)
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The Board meets every 3rd TUESDAY at 6:00pm. The location is very close to the community at Mulrennan and SR-60 at the Farm Bureau Community Center, 100 S. Mulrennan Road. We will continue to meet here until a new location is found.
HOA Payments are due Quarterly. They are due January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st. Dues are considered LATE on the 2nd day of the month in which they are due.
Our trash pick up days are on Wednesdays (yard waste; recycling; trash) and Saturdays (trash). Remember to only put your trash out on the night before pickup or you will be in violation of our documents. Please note that if trash is put out on the curb during any other time you will receive a violation letter.
COPPER RIDGE HOA, INC. C/O First Service Residential. PO BOX 28157 MIAMI, FL 33102-8157
In order to process your payment in a timely manner, you need to submit your coupon with your payment. This coupon has your account number on it. This account number is needed.
You could also pay online. Just click on the “ClickPay" logo on the front page. Please note that payment will take up to four (4) business days excluding bank holidays to process so please take that into consideration.
A tree removal permit is required for the removal of trees on residential and non-residential properties for all tree species, with the exception of exempted tree as defined by the Hillsborough County Land Development Code.
Please see the following PDF pamphlet from Hillsborough County’s Planning and Growth Management Department for more information and to where to obtain a permit. You will find a list of exempt trees located on the PDF pamphlet.
There has been a lot of discussions regarding parking on the street. The Board (and management company) have operated under the understanding the the HOA has no jurisdiction over county streets. This has been challenged by some homeowners recently so we sought the advice of our attorney. CopperRidge will NOT be enforcing the violation of overnight parking based on that advice. Our documents actually exclude public streets from its jurisdiction.
If you are having a parking issue that you feel is a safety issue based on emergency vehicles not being able to fit, you may contact the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office at 813-247-8200.
The Board must follow the advice of the attorneys and this answer may make some people very unhappy. There is also a group of homeowners that will be happy about this. Please use caution when parking in the street and be considerate of your neighbors. Don’t block driveways and mailboxes or fire hydrants.
