sevfiv Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 The neighborhood I'm moving to doesn't have an active civic club or neighborhood association and I can't find any information about deed restrictions. I have asked the president of the local chamber of commerce and a longtime resident that publishes the local paper (the two most knowledgeable folks of the area as far as I know) and they aren't aware of anything except that a civic club had existed but she hadn't heard about it in a long time.I am heading to the county clerk's office soon to get copies of whatever they have on file (probably expired deed restrictions) and will try to talk to neighbors about it, but does anyone have any other ideas or experiences with this? And I'm not sure if reviving a civic club (and deed restrictions) is in my future, but what would something like that entail? Also, while I have exhausted my archival resources, does anyone have other ideas of where to look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbarz Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Have you asked the surveyor or title company to give you a copy? They come up during the title search. If there are no deed restrictions in place then to produce enforceable restrictions you would have to get every single home in the neighborhood to sign them. I wouldn't bet on that happening anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) I am heading to the county clerk's office soon to get copies of whatever they have on file (probably expired deed restrictions) and will try to talk to neighbors about it, but does anyone have any other ideas or experiences with this? And I'm not sure if reviving a civic club (and deed restrictions) is in my future, but what would something like that entail? Also, while I have exhausted my archival resources, does anyone have other ideas of where to look?ditto on title company. you're doing the right thing by going to the clerk's office. once you find them, you'll be able to tell whether they've expired. as for reviving deed restrictions, look in the state property code ch 201 and 204 and you'll find all you want to know about restrictions including the varying percentages needed to enact them. it would be fairly easy to resurrect the civic club, esp if you find a few to help you. Edited October 23, 2009 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 The neighborhood I'm moving to doesn't have an active civic club or neighborhood association and I can't find any information about deed restrictions. I have asked the president of the local chamber of commerce and a longtime resident that publishes the local paper (the two most knowledgeable folks of the area as far as I know) and they aren't aware of anything except that a civic club had existed but she hadn't heard about it in a long time.I am heading to the county clerk's office soon to get copies of whatever they have on file (probably expired deed restrictions) and will try to talk to neighbors about it, but does anyone have any other ideas or experiences with this? And I'm not sure if reviving a civic club (and deed restrictions) is in my future, but what would something like that entail? Also, while I have exhausted my archival resources, does anyone have other ideas of where to look?What hood are you talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Eastridge Terrace - SE of Hobby. There are ~360 households and it covers less than .25 square miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 I am calling around to ask about a neighboring civic clubs' boundaries (found in the COH civic club database). Is there a way to request incorporation of an adjacent area? While things are pretty unjunky around my house, someone just bought a house down the street and is at this very moment paving the backyard. Word is that he is going to rent out the house and use the new concrete backyard to park his "trucks." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 to enact restrictions no. you may be able to talk to marie flickinger at the leader. she knows many of the neighborhood reps on the se side and which are active. maybe look into the superneighbor over there as well for some guidance since it is a group of civic clubs in the southbelt area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 The county clerk's office will definitely have them if any ever existed. YOu might also check with your council member. If all else fails, you can try to do minimum lotsize and minimum building line protections for your block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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