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Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation of the Glen Meadows, Section 4A, Community Association, Inc.

We, the undersigned natural persons of the age of eighteen (18) years or more, acting as the incorporators of a corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation of such corporation.

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation is GLEN MEADOWS, SECTION 4A, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., herein after called the "Association".

ARTICLE II

The Association is a non-profit corporation.

ARTICLE III

The period of its duration is perpetual.

ARTICLE IV

The purpose or purposes for which the Association is organized are: to provide for maintenance, preservation and architectural control of the Lots and Common Area, if any, within the Glen Meadows, a subdivision in Harris County, Texas, or any other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the Declaration (as herein after defined), and to promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents within the Property and any additions therto as may here after be brought within the jurisdiction of this Association, and for the purpose to:


  1. exercise the powers and privileges, to perform the duties and obligations and possess the rights of the Association as set forth in that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Glen Meadows, recorded in the Real Property Records of Harris County as the same may be amended from time to time as therein provided (the "Declaration");
  2. fix, levy, collect and enforce payment by any lawful means of all charges and assessments established pursuant to the Declaration; to pay all expenses in connection therewith and all office and other expenses incident to the conduct of the business of the Association, including but not limited to all license fees, insurance premiums, taxes, or government charges levied or imposed against the property of the Association;
  3. acquire (by gift, purchase or otherwise), own, hold, improve, build upon, operate, maintain, convey, sell, lease, transfer, dedicate for publis use or otherwise dispose of real or personal property in connection with the affairs of the Association;
  4. borrow money, and mortgage, pledge, deed in trust or hypothecate any or all of its real or personal property as security for borrowed money or debts incurred;
  5. subject to the terms of the Declaration, dedicate, sell, or transfer all or any part of the Common Area;
  6. participate in mergers and consolidations with other non-profit corporations organized for similar purposes and annex additional residential property and Common Area as provided in the Declaration; and
  7. have and exercise any and all powers, rights and privileges which a corporation organized under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act of the State of Texas by law may now or hereafter have.

ARTICLE V
Registered Agent

The street address of the initial registered office of the corporation is 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1110, Houston, Texas 77056, and the name of the initial registered agent at such address is Richard A. Schubert.

ARTICLE VI
Members

Every person or entity who is a record owner of any Lot which is subject to assessment by the Association, shall be a member of the Association. The foregoing is not intended to include persons or entities who hold an interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation. Memberships shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from ownership of any Lot which is subject to assessment by the Association.

ARTICLE VII
Directors

The affairs of this Association shall be managed by a board of not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) directors, who need not be members of the Association. The number of directors may be increased or decreased by amendment of the By-Laws of the Association. The names and addresses of the persons who to act in the capacity of initial directors until selection of their successor(s) are:




Name Address
James R. Holcomb 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1110
Houston, Texas 77056
Misty K. O'Leary 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1110
Houston, Texas 77056
Gail Atwood-James 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1110
Houston, Texas 77056
Allen Schubert 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1110
Houston, Texas 77056


The initial directors shall hold office for five (5)years after the date of incorporation of the Association. At the first annual meeting thereafter, the members shall elect two (2) directors for a term of two (2) years and two (2) directors for a term of three (3) years, and one (1) director for a term of one (1) year; and at each subsequent annual meeting the members shall elect that number of directors whose terms then expire for a term of three (3) years each.

ARTICLE VIII
Voting Rights


  1. The Association shall have two classes of voting members:
  2. Class A: Class A members shall be all owners, as defined in the Declaration, with the exception of the Declarant, as defined in the Declaration. Class A members shall be entitled to one vote for each Lot owned. When more than one person holds an interest in any Lot, all such persons shall be members. The vote of such a Lot shall be exercised as the Owners may among themselves determine, but in no event shall more than one vote be cast with respect to any Lot.
  3. Class B: Class B member(s) shall be the Declarant or its successors and assigns to whom the right of Class B membership is expressly assigned in writing. Class B members shall be entitled to three (3) votes for each Lot owned. The Class B membership will cease and be converted to Class A membership on the happening of either of the following events, whichever occurs earlier:

    1. When the total votes outstanding in Class A membership equal the total votes outstanding in Class B membership, including those votes attributable to duly annexed areas,

      or

    2. On the first day of January, 2010.

The Class A and Class B members shall have no rights as such to vote as a class, except as required by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, these Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Association, or the Declaration.

ARTICLE IX
Dissolution

Upon the dissolution of the Association, other than incident to a merger or consolidation, the assets of the Association shall be dedicated to an appropriate public agency to be used for purposes similar to those for which this Association was created. In the event that such dedication is refused acceptance, such assets shall be granted, conveyed and assigned to any non-profit corporation, association, trust or other organization to be devoted to such similar purposes

ARTICLE X
Adoption and Amendment of By-Laws

The initial board of directors of the Association shall adopt the by-laws of the Association. After the initial by-laws have been adopted, the right and power to alter, amend, or repeal the by-laws, or adopt new by-laws shall be vested in the Board of Directors, and such right and power is hereby delegated to the Board of Directors by the members of the Association.

ARTICLE XI
Incorporators

The name and street address of the incorporator is:




Name Address
Richard A. Schubert 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1110
Houston, Texas 77056
James R. Holcomb 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1110
Houston, Texas 77056


ARTICLE XII

"As long as there is a Class B membership, the following actions will require the prior approval of the Federal Housing Administration or the Veterans Administration: annexation of additional properties, mergers and consolidations, mortgaging of the Common Area, dissolution and amendment of these Articles."