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Covenants

Bell Brand Ranches covenants

The land we sell in Bell Brand Ranches carries private neighborhood covenants, recorded with Apache County in the late 1960s and still in effect. Here is what they say, in plain terms.

What these cover

This page covers Bell Brand Ranches Units 7 and 14. The two sets of covenants are closely similar. Unit 7 was recorded on April 29, 1968 as document 1968-050303. Unit 14 was recorded on April 9, 1969 as document 1969-054397. Both were recorded by Transamerica Title Insurance Company of Arizona, as Trustee.

The basics

  • Residential lots. A site built home has to be new material, built in a workmanlike way. The covenants set no minimum size.
  • A mobile home can be lived in, but only inside a cabana built around it so the home isn't visible. The size rules are in the recorded documents below.
  • A camping trailer can stay up to 90 days. A trailer that stays longer has to be enclosed the same way.
  • There is no homeowners association, no dues, and no architectural committee.

The covenants don't restrict short recreational visits. For anything beyond the basics above, read the recorded documents below or ask us for the property report on the parcel you're looking at.

Who enforces them

Apache County does not enforce private covenants. In the county's own words, these are private agreements that are not enforceable by the county. Enforcement rests with the property owners. Any owner of land in the same subdivision may ask a court to enforce the covenants. No association is involved.

The covenants remain on file and in effect, renewing automatically in ten year periods. Unit 7's current term runs through January 2036. Unit 14's current term runs through January 2027 and renews automatically. Changing them takes agreement of a majority of the lot owners.

Read the full document

This page is a plain summary, not the legal text. Read the full recorded declarations here:

These are the county recorder's copies of the recorded documents. You can also look them up yourself on the Apache County Recorder's self service site at eaglerecorder.co.apache.az.us/web, and we're glad to send them to you before you buy.

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