Quick answers about dues, changes to your home, pets, parking and more.
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Current dues are $100 a month and are required from every homeowner. Your Board of Directors, who are also fellow homeowners, use the money for trash pickup, snow removal, repairs of streets, sidewalks and other common areas, light repairs, events for homeowners, management fees, funding the required statutory reserve, and the mandatory fees paid to the master association.
See the Pay Dues page for more.
Pay online from the Pay Dues page. For balances and account questions, contact O’Brien Association Management.
The account goes into collections and incurs additional fees, up to and including all collection efforts available to the association. Under the Bylaws, the association can add a late charge of 1% per month once dues are 5 or more days late, place a lien on the home and enforce it by foreclosure, sue for a money judgment, and charge collection costs and attorneys’ fees to the homeowner. Before filing a lawsuit or starting foreclosure, the association mails a written notice and allows 10 days to fix the problem.
See the Rules page for the full summary.
Source: Bylaws, Article II, Section 6
Because of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement, the association is responsible for its own services. The City does not provide the services that your dues pay for. The PUD is on the Documents page.
Source: Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement
The reserve fund is savings for large, occasional costs such as major repairs or replacement of the community’s private roads and other common areas. Michigan law (MCL 559.205 and Michigan Administrative Code R 559.511) requires an association to keep a reserve fund of at least 10% of its annual budget, and the money can only be used for major repairs and replacement of common elements.
Source: Bylaws, Article II, Section 3
The Financials page has the monthly summary for homeowners. To see it, you confirm you live here by entering the phone number on file, your house number and street, and your last name.
Yes. No building, structure or improvement can be built, and no exterior change can be made, until the plans have been approved in writing. Submit the Exterior Modification Request form and wait for written approval before you start any work. Include details like size, materials, color and location, and attach drawings or photos if you have them.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 3(a)
Every fence needs Board approval, including small fences and landscaping fences. A fence must be wrought iron or an aluminum equivalent, no taller than 4 feet, and black or brown. A plot plan is required. The fence must stay within your builder’s box and entirely on your own property, never on a neighbor’s property.
Start with the Exterior Modification Request form.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 3(d)
No. The Bylaws only allow wrought iron or an aluminum equivalent. If you ask for something else, the Board will likely deny it.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 3(d)
Any change to the color or design of your home needs written approval first. Submit the Exterior Modification Request form with the new color name or number, and a paint swatch or photo if you can.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 3(a)
Only with written consent before it goes up. A satellite dish must be 18 inches across or smaller and attached to the side or rear of the home.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 5
No sign or advertising of any kind may be visible from the outside, including a For Sale sign, without written permission from the association.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 7
No. The Bylaws do not allow above-ground swimming pools on any lot.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 3(c)
No statues are allowed in the front yard. Large gardens are not allowed either, because our community is not an agricultural community. Flower beds and normal landscaping are fine as long as they are well kept. Large plantings, hedges and trees need approval first.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 3(f)
The size, color and style of mailboxes are set by the association so they look the same throughout the community. Contact the Property Manager before replacing yours.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 3(e)
No more than two dogs, two cats, or a combination of two of these animals, unless the association approves it in writing. No animal may be kept or bred for a business. A pet may not be a nuisance because of noise, odor or unsanitary conditions.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 4
Yes, a pet must be leashed and attended by a responsible person at all times on the common areas. Dog kennels and dog runs are not allowed.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 4
Only in a garage or an approved outbuilding. House trailers, commercial vehicles, boats, boat trailers, campers, camping trailers, motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles may not be parked or stored in the community otherwise.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 6
Cars parked on the street must be in running condition, with no flat tires and a valid registration. Each street has a side where parking is prohibited, so park on the correct side. Never block a driveway. Passenger vehicles should be parked in garages as much as possible, and garage doors should stay closed when not in use. Inoperable vehicles may not be stored anywhere in the community. Commercial vehicles and trucks may not be parked here except while making deliveries or pickups.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 6
Keep your grass cut and your lawn and landscaping well maintained at all times. If a lawn or landscaping is not kept up, the association can send a written notice. If it is not fixed within 15 days, the association can do the work and bill the homeowner for the cost plus a 20% administrative fee.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Section 3
Remove your trash cans by the evening of trash pickup day. Contact the Property Manager for the pickup schedule.
Source: Community Rules
Each homeowner keeps their own sidewalks and driveways clear. Sidewalks, driveways and roads also may not be obstructed or used for anything other than their intended purpose.
Source: Community Rules; Bylaws, Article VI, Section 9
Yes, with conditions. Short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and VRBO, are not allowed. You must tell the association in writing at least 10 days before you present a lease to a tenant, and give the association a copy of the lease form. The whole home must be leased, the first lease must be at least 6 months unless the association approves otherwise, and your tenants must follow all community documents.
Source: Bylaws, Article VI, Sections 1 and 2
The association sends a written notice that explains the violation. You have the chance to appear before the Board and respond, and the Board will not ask you to appear less than 10 days after the date of the notice. Fines under the Bylaws are none for a first violation, then $25 for a second, $50 for a third, and $100 for the fourth and later violations. Fines are billed with the regular assessment.
Source: Bylaws, Article XIX
The Rules page summarizes the community rules. The full documents are on the Documents page. If the summary and the recorded documents ever differ, the recorded documents control.
Sunday, October 25, from 3 to 6 p.m. Registration is preferred. There will be food, games and fun. You must be registered and receive a ticket for food. See the Announcements page for the RSVP link.
The annual meeting is held on the second Tuesday of April.
Source: Bylaws
The Board of Directors has five directors, who are homeowners in the community. The officers are the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The board members are listed on the Home page.
Source: Bylaws
Your Property Manager is Jen Kelly at O’Brien Association Management, 47687 Van Dyke, Shelby Twp, MI 48317. Office: 586-737-7641. Direct: 586-251-2386. You can also use the button on the Contact page, which sends your message to board@rhvheritage.org so it reaches Jen and the Board.
No. Fireworks are strictly prohibited in our community. The City of Warren requires fireworks to be kept a safe distance from homes, vehicles and landscaping, and no place in our community is far enough from a neighbor’s home to do that. Please don’t use fireworks, and please don’t allow your guests to.
Source: Community Rules; City of Warren ordinance
The association follows the City of Warren’s noise ordinance. From 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., excessive noise that disturbs the neighbors is not allowed, including loud music, televisions, parties and vehicle noise. Car stereos and portable speakers that can be plainly heard 30 feet away are not allowed between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. either. Construction work is not allowed after 7:30 p.m., or before 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays. The Warren Police non-emergency line is (586) 574-4700.
Source: City of Warren Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21
Drive no more than 25 miles per hour on all residential streets in the association. If a lower speed is posted, such as 15 miles per hour, follow the posted speed.
Source: Community Rules
Often, yes. Approval from the association does not replace a City permit. Many projects need a permit from the City’s Building Division, including fences, decks, porches, sheds, roofs, concrete patios, hot tubs, pools, garages, additions and other exterior changes. A fence permit application needs a plot plan. Working without a required permit can bring fines from the City.
Contact the City of Warren Building Division before you start, and get both approvals.
Source: City of Warren Building Division
Try different words, or contact your Property Manager. For any questions or concerns, contact O’Brien Association Management.
Contact pageThese answers summarize the recorded governing documents. If anything here differs from the documents, the documents control. See the Documents page.
