Elkhart, Indiana
Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime / The Walnut Trails
Elkhart
Elkhart County
6 sales in 4 yrs
How Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime / The Walnut Trails actually works — the dues, the rules and the real sale prices, from recorded documents and public records. If you’re deciding between communities, take the 60-second match quiz.
Community facts
Age restriction
None — all ages
For sale now
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IDX information provided by the Indiana Regional MLS
Dues & money
The numbers most listings never spell out. We confirm every figure with the association during a transaction.
Association dues$200/moreported on recent listings
Single-level livingSome homes hereOf the 6 homes sold here that listed which floor each room is on, 2 had every room on the main floor and no upstairs bathroom. That is the MLS’s own room data, not a description — ask us and we’ll walk a specific home with you.
What homes here sell for
Based on 3 recorded sales in the last 24 months — Indiana Sales Disclosure records, data through 2025-12-30. Elkhart County files these records annually, so the current year appears with a lag.
Typical range (24 mo)$185,000 – $232,500
Median sale$215,000
Recorded sales counted3 · updated quarterly
Building & parking rules
Summarized in plain English from the recorded documents where we have them — and marked honestly where we don’t.
Conditional
Fences
Fences are not named. Common Areas may be used only as designed, subject to Board rules; no additional buildings without Board of Managers consent.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(b) and 6.01(p), pp. 17, 20
✗ Not allowed
Sheds & outbuildings
No additional buildings may be erected or located on the Tract other than those designated in the Declaration, without the Board of Managers' consent.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(b), pp. 17-18
✗ Not allowed
RVs, boats & trailers
No boats, campers, trailers, buses, mobile homes, trucks, mini bikes or mopeds may be parked or stored anywhere on the Property except in appurtenant garages.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(l), p. 19
Conditional
Swimming pools & hot tubs
Pools are not named. Common Areas may be used only for purposes for which designed, subject to Board rules; additional buildings require Board consent.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(p) and 6.01(b), pp. 20, 17
✗ Not allowed
Exterior changes & additions
Nothing may structurally change a Building or affect a unit's exterior appearance; signs, awnings, antennas and other attachments need the Board's prior consent.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(g), p. 19; see also Section 6.01(e), p. 18
✗ Not allowed
Satellite dishes & antennas
No radio or television antenna or other attachment may be affixed to exterior walls, roofs or other parts of a Building without prior Board consent.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(e), p. 18
Conditional
Solar panels
Solar not named; no attachment or thing may be affixed to exterior walls or roofs without the Board's prior consent, or change exterior appearance.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(e), p. 18; Section 6.01(g), p. 19
✗ Not allowed
Landscaping, trees & gardens
No Owner may plant trees, landscape or garden in any Common Areas or Limited Areas except with express permission from the Board.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(m), p. 20
Not stated
Mailboxes
We don’t have this one confirmed yet — we can ask the association and get you an answer before you commit to anything.
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Living-there rules
Conditional
Pets
Pet dogs, cats or customary household pets allowed in a unit if not commercial and not a nuisance; Board may require a security deposit.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(f), p. 18
Not stated
Renting your home
We don’t have this one confirmed yet — we can ask the association and get you an answer before you commit to anything.
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Conditional
Basketball hoops
Basketball goals not named. Common Areas may be used only as designed, subject to Board rules; children's play areas limited to Board-designated locations.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(p), p. 20
✗ Not allowed
Yard signs
No for sale, for rent, for lease or other signs, or window or advertising displays, without the Board's prior written consent; Declarant excepted.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(j), p. 19
Conditional
Street parking
Boats, campers, trailers, buses, trucks and similar vehicles only in garages; no inoperative vehicles parked on driveways or common areas.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(l), p. 19
✗ Not allowed
Running a business from home
No industry, trade, or other commercial or religious activity, educational or otherwise, designed for profit or altruism, may be conducted on the Property.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(i), p. 19; Section 6.01(a), p. 17
Not stated
Short-term rentals (Airbnb)
We don’t have this one confirmed yet — we can ask the association and get you an answer before you commit to anything.
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✗ Not allowed
Vehicle repair in the driveway
No repairs to any motor vehicle may be performed in the Common Areas; no inoperative vehicles may be parked on driveways or common areas.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(l), p. 19
Conditional
Trash & recycling containers
Garbage stored in containers inside the unit or garage until no earlier than sundown before collection; sealed bags or Board-approved containers, Board-designated locations.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(o), p. 20
✗ Not allowed
Grilling & outdoor cooking
Use of barbecue or gas grills or any other cooking device upon a balcony is strictly prohibited; grills may not be stored on balconies.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(n), p. 20 - "NOTE THAT USE OF BARBECUE OR GAS GRILLS OR ANY OTHER COOKING DEVICE UPON A BALCONY IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED."
✗ Not allowed
Clotheslines
No clothes, sheets, blankets, rugs, laundry or other things may be hung out or exposed so as to be visible from any Common Areas.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(h), p. 19
Conditional
Flags & flagpoles
Flags are not named; no attachment or thing may be affixed to exterior walls, roofs or other parts of a Building without prior Board consent.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(e), p. 18
Conditional
Window coverings & decorations
Nothing may be hung or displayed outside windows or on outside walls; interior window coverings visible from outside are subject to Board rules.
Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime, Article VI, Section 6.01(e), p. 18
Where these rules come from
Every rule above is summarized from these documents. Ask us for the source on any answer.
- Code of By-Laws of the Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime and of the Walnut Trails Condominium Association, Inc.
- Walnut Trails Phase V Section 3 subdivision plat (Elkhart County) — legal description & engineering/approval signatures only, no restriction/covenant text — recorded March 23, 1984, Inst. #739703
- Code of By-Laws of The Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime and of The Walnut Trails Condominium Association, Inc. — recorded Notarial acknowledgment of James V. Madary, August 1993 (DuPage County, Illinois); handwritten day illegible
- Recorded plat - Walnut Trails Phase V, Section 3, City of Elkhart (Plat Book 15, Page 68); plat text also prohibits any external electronic aerial tower for radio/television signals — recorded Received for record this 23 day of March, 1984, recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 68, Inst. #739703
Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime / The Walnut Trails questions, answered
What do the HOA dues cover at Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime / The Walnut Trails?
Recent listings report dues around $200 per month. Exact coverage comes from the association’s current budget — we don’t have it memorized, but we can ask and confirm it in writing before you rely on it.
Is Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime / The Walnut Trails a 55+ community?
No — there is no age restriction recorded for this community.
What do homes at Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime / The Walnut Trails sell for?
Recorded sales over the last 24 months ran $185,000 to $232,500, median $215,000. Want to know what a specific floor plan is worth right now? That’s a 10-minute answer — ask us.
Selling your home at Walnut Trails Horizontal Property Regime / The Walnut Trails?
Homes here have sold for $185,000–$232,500 over the last two years — median $215,000. Get a number for yours built from this community’s own sales, plus the strategy to earn the top of the range.
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