Welcome to Rabbit Run
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Who is a member of Rabbit Run? There are 411 homeowners in Rabbit Run that are required by their deeds to be dues-paying members of the Rabbit Run Homeowner’s Association, Inc. Of these homeowners, 363 are also required by their deeds to be dues-paying members of the Recreation Center, which falls under the Homeowner’s Association area of responsibility and control. This difference in membership requirements stems from deed exceptions made by the Developer to certain property buyers in the early stages of his development of Rabbit Run. What is the Rabbit Run Homeowner's Association? The Association is a distinct legal corporate entity governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. Another association, the Rabbit Run-Stonewall Woods Neighborhood Association, is separate and distinct from the Rabbit Run Homeowner’s Association and membership is voluntary. This neighborhood association is the entity that speaks publicly for the neighborhood on issues of crime prevention and detection, school redistricting, recycling and other public/social issues affecting our community. How does the Rabbit Run Homeowner's Association operate? The
Homeowner’s Association is a non-profit corporation which, through its Board of
Directors, plans and approves an annual budget, oversees members’ compliance
with deed restrictions and covenants of the Association, investigates complaints
from members pertaining to noncompliance, oversees landscaping and maintenance
of common areas, and reviews applications from members for structural
improvements, landscaping plans, or changes (e.g. installation of fences and
additions to homes such as sundecks and porches. The Board’s responsibility also includes the management and
operation of the Recreation Center and swimming pool, and care of
adjacent grounds.
The
Homeowner’s Association operates pursuant to the directives and authority set
out in the Declaration of Covenants, the By-Laws of the Association, and the
numerous deed restrictions that pertain to the various sections of Rabbit Run.
All members and their property are subject to the conditions, covenants
and restrictions set out in these documents, which should have been provided to
your by your builder/Realtor at closing. If
you do not have those documents they are available as a public record from the
Fayette County Clerk. What are the structure and duties of the Board of Directors? The Board of Directors consists of a minimum of five and maximum of nine elected homeowners who serve staggered two-year terms. The Board is elected at the Homeowner’s Association's Annual Meeting each September. The new Board then elects the officers for the coming year: the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The President is the chief presiding officer of all meetings. The Secretary keeps minutes of each meeting.
The Board meets monthly on the fourth Monday of each month to transact
Association business. These
meetings are open to all homeowners. Meeting
minutes are available for review on the Homeowner’s Association web site, www.rabbit-run.com
or by making prior arrangements with the office of the Managing
Agent. The
Board has the authority to hire a Management Company for operation of the
Recreation Center and has done so.
The Management Company is Lancho Management Group, LLC and the Managing Agent is
Jorge Lancho. Clare Frost assists in the preparation of the annual budget, general bookkeeping and
payment of monthly association expenses, billing and collection of members’
dues, reports of the financial status of the Homeowners Association to the
Board, preparation of agendas for the monthly meetings, and maintenance and
operation of the Recreation Center including the pool facilities.
The Board also contracts with a lawn care service, Sharp Lawn Care, Inc.,
for mowing and grounds care of all common areas within the Rabbit Run community. Some of
the responsibilities with which the Homeowner’s Association Board is charged
include:
Many issues, concerns and suggestions come to the Board’s
attention during the course of the year.
Association members' participation is requested and encouraged in all meetings.
Please join one of the committees or consider seeking election to the
Board at the annual meetings.
Please help to keep the neighborhood in compliance with the rules,
regulations and restrictions that exist for the common good. The best way to
make this an even better neighborhood is to become involved.
M The following is a reprint of
the information contained in the September 2000 Homeowner’s Association
newsletter explaining the merger of the Recreation Center and Homeowner’s
Association and the dues for each for Fiscal Year for Fiscal Year 2001 that are
payable on November 1, 2000. The merger of the Rabbit Run Recreation Center and the Rabbit Run Homeowner’s Association became effective on July 24, 2000. The surviving entity of this merger is the Rabbit Run Homeowner’s Association which has assumed all the assets and obligations of the Recreation Center. The Board was guided through this merger process by outside professional legal and accounting counsel familiar with merger procedures and the structure of both Rabbit Run entities. The objective of this merger was to:
With the merger of these two organizations there will now be a single dues invoice issued which will include the annual dues for both the Homeowner’s Association and the Recreation Center. The invoice will be mailed each October, starting this year, and will be due November 1, the start of the Homeowner’s Association fiscal year. Annual Dues Summary Recreation Center: Dues for the period 11/1/2007 to 10/31/2008 $348.00
Dues for the period 11/1/2007 to 10/31/2008 $96.00 Total Dues Bill Payable 11/1/2007 $ 444.00
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