ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.01
NO REVERTER. No restriction herein is intended to be or shall be construed as, a condition
subsequent or as creating a possibility of reverter.
11.02
SEVERABILITY. A determination by a court that any provision herein is invalid for any
reason shall not affect the validity of any other provision hereof.
11.03
HEADINGS. The headings of the Articles and Section hereof are for convenience only and
shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of the contents of this Declaration.
11.04
GENDER. Throughout this Declaration, the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the
feminine and neuter, and the singular, the plural, and vice versa.
11.05
NOTICES. All amendments, notices, requests, objections, waivers, rejections, agreements,
approvals, disclosures or consent of any kind made pursuant to this Declaration, whether
made by the Declarant, the Association, the ACC, the Owners, or any other person, shall be
in writing. All such writings shall be sufficient only if deposited in the United States
Mail, with sufficient postage, and sent to the following addresses:
(a)
Declarant: P.W.S., Inc.
Attention: Jerry F. Price 3565 Austell Road
Suite I
Marietta, Georgia 30060
(b)
Owner: P.W.S., Inc.
Attention: Jerry F. Price 3565 Austell Road
Suite I
Marietta, Georgia 30060
Any written communication transmitted in accordance with this
Section shall be deemed received on the third (3rd) day following the day such written
notice is deposited in the United States Mail.
11.06 NO LIABILITY. Declarant has, using best efforts and all
due diligence, prepared and recorded this Declaration so that each and every Owner shall
have the right and the power to enforce the terms and provision of this Declaration
against every other Owner. However, in the event that this Declaration is, for any reason
whatsoever, unenforceable by an Owner (or any other person) in a court of law or
otherwise, Declarant shall have no liability of any kind as a result of such
unenforceability , and each and every Owner, by acceptance of a deed conveying a Lot,
acknowledges that Declarant shall have no such liability .
11.07 INSURANCE.
(a)
At all times during the term of this Declaration, the Association, its successors
and assigns, shall be required to keep any and all
recreational facilities and any other improvements located on the Common Property fully
insured by a reputable insurance company authorized to transact business in the State of
Georgia with (i) fire, vandalism, malicious mischief and extended coverage insurance in an
amount adequate to cover the cost or replacement of such improvements in the event of loss
or any and/or all of such improvements, fixtures and contents thereof; and (ii) public
liability insurance in such amounts as shall be determined by the Board of Directors as
appropriate for the type of recreational activities which shall be allowed on the Common
Property. Any such policies of insurance shall require that the certificate holders and
insured be given thirty (30) days prior written notice of any cancellation of such
policies.
(b)
Immediately after the damage or destruction by fire or other casualty to all or any
portion of any improvement covered by insurance
written in the name of the Association, the Board or its duly authorized agent shall
proceed with the filing and adjustment of all claims arising under such insurance and
obtain reliable and detailed estimates of the cost of repair or reconstruction of the
damaged or destroyed property. Repair or reconstruction, as used in this paragraph, means
repairing or restoring the property to substantially the same condition and location that
existed prior to the fire or other casualty.
Any damage or destruction shall be repaired or reconstructed
unless, within sixty (60) days after the casualty , at least seventy-five percent (75% )
of the total Association vote entitled to vote thereon, and, so long as the Declarant has
the right to appoint and remove directors, the Declarant, otherwise agree. If for any
reason either the amount of the insurance proceeds to be paid as a result of such damage
or destruction, or reliable and detailed estimates of the cost of repair or
reconstruction, or both, are not made available to the Association within such period,
then the period shall be extended until such information shall be made available;
provided, however, such extension shall not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days. No
Mortgagee shall have the right to participate in the determination of whether damage or
destruction shall be repaired or reconstructed.
If the damage or destruction for which the insurance proceeds
are paid is to be repaired or reconstructed and such proceeds are not sufficient to defray
the cost thereof, the Board shall, without the necessity of a vote of the Association's
Members, levy a special assessment. Additional assessments may be made in like manner at
any time during or following the completion of any repair or reconstruction. If the funds
available from insurance exceed the costs of repairs or reconstruction or if the
improvements are not repaired or reconstructed, such excess shall be deposited for the
benefit of the Association.
In the event that it should be determined by the Association in
the manner described above that the damage or destruction shall not be repaired or
reconstructed and no alternative improvements are authorized, then in that event the
property shall be restored to its natural state and maintained as an undeveloped portion
of the Community in a neat and attractive condition.
(c) The deductible for any casualty insurance policy carried by
the Association shall, in the event of damage or destruction, be allocated among the
persons who are responsible hereunder for maintenance of the damaged or destroyed property
.
(d) In addition to the coverage described hereinabove, the
Association shall obtain such additional amounts and types of insurance as may be required
from time to time, by either the Veterans Administration or Federal Housing
Administration, their successors and assigns, for similar type residential subdivision
communities.
11.08 OTHER CHANGES. Notwithstanding any other provision herein
which may be construed to the contrary, unless at least two-thirds (2/3) of the first
mortgagees (based upon one vote for each first mortgage owned) or Owners (other than the
Declarant) of the individual Lots in the Development have given their prior written
approval, the Association shall not be entitled to:
(a) by act or omission seek to abandon, partition, subdivide,
encumber, sell or transfer the Common Property owned, directly or indirectly, by such
Association (the granting of easements for public utilities or for other public purposes
consistent with the intended use of such common area or property by the Association shall
not be deemed a transfer within the meaning of this clause);
(b ) change the method of determining the obligations,
assessments, dues or other charges which may be levied against an Owner; or
(c) by act or omission change, waive or abandon any scheme of
regulations, or enforcement thereof, pertaining to the architectural design or the
exterior appearance of Structures on the Lots of the Development, the exterior maintenance
of Lots and improvements thereon or the maintenance of the Common Property.