FAQ

Yes, there is a Condominium Association to manage the common elements of the neighborhood and promote a harmonious community.

The Association is made up solely of the owners. Each owner is a member of the Association and receives one vote per home in any voting matters, regardless of home size.

The Association is governed by an elected Board of Directors*. The Board may hire a professional management company to manage the Associations’s operations. Carson Properties currently provides professional management services for the Association, but serves at the will of the Board.

*The Board is under the control of the Declarant (i.e., the developer) until 75% of the homes at Lively Lane have been sold.  As such, once the 22nd home at Lively Lane is sold, a new Board election shall be held within 120 days.

At Lively Lane, Association assessments provide far more value than a typical single-family HOA, as the Association is maintaining and insuring the exterior of your home and the neighborhood.  Monthly assessments at Lively Lane vary based on the size of your home so that everyone pays a fair share.

Regular Monthly Assessments include:

• 500 Mbps Spectrum High Speed Internet (upgradable)

• 125+ channel Spectrum TV Select (upgradable)

• Structural and Common Area Property Insurance*

• Common Area Maintenance (including landscaping, irrigation, site lighting, amenities, etc.)

• Reserves to minimize future maintenance expense on common elements and systems

• and more.

We are currently finalizing the amended association budget integrating the 2025 homes, but current monthly assessments for the existing townhomes range from around $225 to $400 per month.

*Please note that while the Association covers a significant portion of insurance requirements, homeowners are required to maintain an HO-6 policy covering their personal property and liability.

The City of San Marcos provides electricity, water, and sewer services to Lively Lane, but all services are master-metered and paid to the City directly by the Association.  Each home is equipped with its own water and electric submeter, as well as a submeter for electric vehicle chargers, if applicable.  Homeowners are billed back their actual usage, less any solar share offsets, one month in arrears.  The Association further consolidates other services, like trash, recycling, compost, drainage, and more into a single detailed statement each month.

This consolidated utility structure allows you to say goodbye to managing multiple bills, providers, and connection/disconnection requests.  And aside from easing your bill management burden, the submeter structure also helps spread the typical base fees charged per service resulting in savings to each homeowner.  Your Utility Assessments can be paid via the Association's online Owner Portal with a click of a few buttons and can even be set up to auto-pay.

You know we do! In addition to landfill (aka trash), both recycling and compost containers are located in the community waste enclosure across from the Community Shed.  With Lively Lane's refuse consolidated into a single area, you may eventually even forget how pleasant it is not to have to stare at trash carts all over the neighborhood!

Our services also include periodic bulk pick-up by request. And, if you have large recyclable items that aren’t covered by pick-up service, the City of San Marcos Resource Recovery and Green Guy Recycling are available to help.  The Association has members passionate about resource recovery and when in doubt, questions are always welcomed.

In short, you can do as little or as much landscaping as you want.  The Association's landscape contract covers care of all landscaping in the common areas as well as mowing of your rear garden area if you choose.  Each home also has its own raised entry planter pre-planted with herbs to assist in your culinary pursuits. These receive some base irrigation by the Association, but plant maintenance and additional care are at the discretion of the homeowner to better cater to everyone’s personal preferences and expression.  If you ever need help rejuvenating the front planter, the Association's landscape company can help - just ask.  And if you want to lend your green thumb or expertise toward community landscaping matters, members are always welcome to join the Board's landscaping committee.

Note that our team has worked to ensure quiet electric equipment and non-toxic practices are utilized for all landscape maintenance to minimize nuisance noise and ensure you and your family’s health is prioritized. Native and adapted drought-tolerant plants are also utilized throughout the neighborhood to help contribute to lower community water usage, as well as support the local fauna, including pollinators, birds, lizards, etc., that also call the shared common yards home. 

The Association Board has an architectural review process for any requested permanent changes to home exteriors or for any interior improvements that are structural or visible from the exterior. Reach out to our sales team with additional questions or to receive a copy of the condo docs where you can find all the details.

Absolutely! Typical domestic pets are allowed, and each home is allowed up to three pets over 10 pounds, and no more than five pets total.

We do kindly require the removal of pet waste from common areas and rear gardens. The Association provides and maintains multiple bag stations around the neighborhood for this purpose.

If you have an unusual or exotic pet, just reach out to our team for more details and to receive a copy of the condo docs that contain all the details.

Life happens and if your circumstances change in the future, you are allowed to lease out your home subject to some reasonable conditions.  Firstly, no Airbnb, VRBO, or any other short-term leases less than 180 days are allowed. Additionally, only full-unit primary leases are permitted, meaning no by-the-bed leases or subletting. Leases must be made subject to the condo docs and Association rules, which includes a maximum number of legal adults residing in a home equal to the number of bedrooms plus one person.  Owners should always review the condo docs for a full listing of lease conditions and contact the Association prior to and after signing a lease to provide occupancy information.

The Association provides insurance for the common elements in accordance with the condo docs.  Owners are also required to have their own HO-6 insurance policy, sometimes referred to as condo insurance.  This typically covers the interior of your home, your personal property, personal liability protection, and more.  Owners may also elect to add other coverages, such as flood insurance. 

Prior to closing, we always recommend you share a copy of the condo docs, particularly the article covering insurance, and the Association's current policies with your insurance agent to receive their guidance and recommendation as to what coverages are right for you.

Condominium documents, or condo docs, are the collection of recorded legal documents that govern the operation and rules of the condominium association. Among them are the condominium declaration, articles of incorporation, bylaws, rules and regulations, and more. These are mostly public documents filed of record with Hays County.

All prospective purchasers will receive a formal Condominium Information Statement (CIS) that provides a comprehensive overview of the condominium regime’s legal and financial aspects, including a copy of all current docs.

Our CIS for 2025 homes is still being compiled, but you can contact our sales team for a link to the current condo docs governing the existing homes.