Do the nine subdivisions pay different amounts?

**No — the amounts are the same everywhere.**

Article V of all nine declarations sets the same basis: **$200.00** for a primary lot, and **$30.00** for a secondary lot.

Birchwood Heights, Pinehurst, Pinehurst II, Pinehurst III, Tamarack Trails, Lake of the Pines Villa, Lake of the Pines Villa No. 2, Woodland Heights and Woodland Heights No. 2 — all identical on this point.

**Why members sometimes think otherwise.** The nine covenants **do** differ on other things, notably minimum house size and, in Pinehurst III, setbacks and several extra provisions. So it is reasonable to assume assessments vary too. They do not.

**What can differ is your own bill**, because it depends on how each of your lots is classified. Primary or secondary is an attribute of the individual lot, fixed by that lot's own history — not by how many lots you own or the order you bought them in. Owning two primary lots is common, and that bill is $200 + $200. See the article on dues for every lot you own.

**Changing the amount takes a member vote.** Two-thirds of the votes cast at a meeting called for the purpose, with 30 days' written notice and a 60 percent quorum.

**Your assessment notice shows the exact amount** for your property. If it does not look right, call the office.

*Source: Restrictive Covenants, Article V, Section 3, all nine declarations.*