It is the obligation of the CSA Board of Trustees to ensure that all CSA common property (namely, all CSA property other than privately owned lots located within the CSA) is reserved for the common good and for common use. It is recognized that circumstances can arise that cause it to be appropriate to permit CSA property owners to make limited use of common property for certain specific and limited purposes, when such use can be accomplished without detriment to the common good.

 

This policy was revised to include that Lot Owners seeking a new, or modified, use of common property may not do so without the express written permission of the Board of Trustees. When a Lot Owner wishes to use CSA common property, they must make a written request to the Board. If approved, the Legal Committee works with the Lot Owner and our outside legal firm to finalize a Permissive Use Agreement (PUA) or other legal documentation of the use (such as an easement), if either the CSA or the Lot Owner requests such documentation. The final document will be recorded with the Benzie County Register of Deeds. The Lot Owner shall pay all legal fees and expenses for the development and recording of their PUA or other document. Click here to read entire policy.