What the recorded documents actually say about Oakhill Condominiums in South Bend — fences, sheds, pools, pets, parking and the rest — with the part of the document each answer comes from.
20 homes have sold here in the last four years, which is why this neighborhood was compiled early.
Before you rely on this page
WHAT IS READ HERE IS THE ASSOCIATION'S 2021 RULES AND REGULATIONS, NOT THE RECORDED DECLARATION - that declaration and the by-laws were not attached to any of these listings, and the Rules themselves say the Declaration outranks them wherever the two differ. So this page is an accurate picture of how the community is run day to day, and it is the right document for most practical questions, but for anything turning on a recorded restriction get the Declaration from the association. The Rules also refer to amendments to the by-laws - the fourth, on dogs, and the sixth, on the leasing limit - which are not on file either. A condominium association can also change its Rules at a board meeting, so confirm the current version before relying on a detail.
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We can find out →There is a shared pool area with its own usage rules, and a clubhouse owners may reserve. Nothing may be built that affects the exterior or the common and limited areas without the Board's prior approval.
Any construction, addition or alteration that would affect the exterior of a unit or the common or limited areas must be submitted to and approved in advance by the Board - the Rules add the words NO EXCEPTIONS. The association keeps separate construction guidelines attached to the Rules for exactly this.
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We can find out →OAKHILL HAS A NO-DOG POLICY. That is the rule, adopted by the Fourth Amendment to the by-laws, and it is the single thing most likely to decide whether this community works for a buyer. A VISITING dog may stay in a unit for less than 48 hours; beyond that you must get approval from the association office and register the animal. A visiting dog must be leashed at all times outside, all waste picked up immediately, and breaking either rule costs $25 an incident.
Leasing here is genuinely restricted and an investor needs to read this twice. EVERY lease, whatever its term, must be filed with the Oakhill office and APPROVED BY THE BOARD, at least 30 days before it starts. The minimum term is six months. An owner may lease the unit for a maximum of FIVE TERMS during the whole period of ownership - unless the unit was bought before April 1996. A full leasing package is required: an application, a copy of the lease, proof of liability and structure insurance, a non-refundable $25 filing fee, a signed affidavit that the appliances and plumbing have been inspected and work, vehicle registration for up to two cars, and third-party notification forms for NIPSCO and AEP so the utilities will warn the association of a pending shut-off. Occupancy is capped at two people per bedroom, and a loft does not count as a bedroom - nor does a basement room without an egress window or a walk-out patio door in the room itself. The Board may refuse a lease if the unit's account is past due, if the tenant moved in before approval, or for other legitimate reasons, and it will weigh the owner's leasing history.
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We can find out →Worth knowing before you list here. Only ONE standard-size FOR SALE sign may be displayed, and only in a window or in the limited area assigned to that unit - no other for-sale signs anywhere. One OPEN HOUSE sign may be set on the property next to the unit, no earlier than 48 hours before the open house starts, and it must be removed the same day once the open house ends. Garage sales, moving sales, auctions and other public sales are not permitted at all without the Board's prior written approval.
Parking is permit-controlled and enforced by towing. Any vehicle not properly parked in a marked spot is subject to immediate towing, and every vehicle on the property must display a permit. Each unit gets a maximum of TWO permits, issued annually to the owner of record, and it is the owner's job to pass them to family, roommates, tenants or guests. A visitor may park without a permit for at most 3 nights in any 30-day period, in the spots by the clubhouse, and will be flagged; management may issue a temporary permit for longer stays. Special parking rules run on Notre Dame home football weekends and other days the Board designates - a football parking sticker is required, replacements cost a fee, and owners are responsible for getting the passes and instructions to their tenants and guests. Vehicles must be well maintained and in working order.
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We can find out →Short-term leases and rentals are NOT permitted - and the Rules name the obvious temptation directly: not for football weekends, and not at any other time. Doing it anyway is subject to fines and penalties. The minimum lease term is six months and every lease needs Board approval first.
Only emergency or minor repairs may be carried out on the property - the Rules give topping off fluid levels and changing bulbs as the examples. Emptying or changing fluids is prohibited outright, and a vehicle the Board considers unsightly has to be removed.
No garbage or trash container may be kept anywhere in the common or limited areas. All trash goes securely closed in plastic bags - unless a single object such as a box is too big for one - and inside a dumpster, never beside it, with the lid able to close. Anything too large for the dumpster, a couch for instance, is the owner's to have removed privately. Fines start at $25 for a first violation and climb by $25 for each further one within a year.
Gas grills are allowed on patios and decks. CHARCOAL GRILLS ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY under the South Bend Fire Code, and the fine starts at $100 for a first violation, rising $25 for each further one within a year. Patios and decks may hold well-maintained patio furniture, gas grills, potted plants, bicycles, one burning's worth of firewood and customary patio objects - carpet remnants and indoor furniture are not allowed out there.
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We can find out →The only thing the Rules allow in a window is a single standard-size for-sale sign when the unit is on the market. Anything else affecting the exterior needs the Board's prior approval.
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