Notice for Realtors

Notice to Realtors, Escrow Officers, Title Companies, New Property Owners in Waddell Haciendas Unit 1, and 2.

Waddell Haciendas Landowners Association, contrary to its name, is not an HOA as you probably are familiar with dealing with subdivisions/developments and property ownership transfers. 

We are a community “group” or association formed to deal with the ownership, administration, governance, maintenance, installation, and repair of water delivery (known as “flood irrigation") from Maricopa Water District “MWD” to eligible property owners within the developments known as Waddell Haciendas Unit 1 and Waddell Haciendas Unit 2.  Membership in the Association is voluntary (NOT REQUIRED) and is available to property owners in these developments with the payment of an annual fee, which is currently $140.00.  The fee is due in one payment.  The annual fee pays membership from June 1 to May 31 of any given year.  It is not prorated to a monthly or daily rate.  The cost of membership is the same whether joining June 1 of one year or any day of that year or the following year up to May 31 of the following year. No property owner has an ownership interest in any of the assets owned by the Association.

The annual fee paid by a property owner to be a member for the year June 1st to May 31st is credited by the Association to the new owner upon transfer of title until May 31st.   On June 1st a new annual fee will be required by the new property owner if continued membership is desired.  If the seller believes that he/she or it should be credited for the remaining months or days of the membership by the buyer, that will need to be done through escrow.  The Association will not refund any portion of the annual fee to the seller and will consider the new owner to be the member until May 31st.

The Association has no authority to place any lien on any property for non-payment of dues (as it is voluntary).  Nor any right to assess fines or penalties.  The Association does have the right to demand payment or to require payment for labor and equipment spent by the Association to either install or repair equipment for an individual member or property owner for which it has not been paid before delivering water to the property involved.

Not every property within these developments has been equipped with water delivery pipes and valves to receive water from MWD through our system.  If this is the case for the property in question, the new owners must contact the Association as stated in the Association’s Rules and Regulations (March 8, 2019) and it Bylaws if a connection to the system is wanted.  Installation is approximately $1500.00 and must be completed under the Association’s purview.

Also, all properties that are on the west side of 186th Avenue from Waddell Road to Gelding, although within the development, are unable to receive water.  There is no delivery system for these properties.  In addition, the properties on the east side of 180th Avenue between Waddell Road and Acoma Avenue are not within the development and have no water delivery system, and also are unable to receive water.

Our governing documents are the following:

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AND RESTATEMENT OF THE BYLAWS OF WADDELL HACIENDAS LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION recorded on August 14, 2015 as document 20150590659;
AMENDMENT OF YEAR 2018 TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO AND RESTATEMENT OF THE BYLAWS OF WADDELL HACIENDAS LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION recorded on March 19, 2018 as document 20180204978; and
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF WADDELL HACIENDAS LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION adopted by its Board on March 8, 2019.

Hope that answers any questions.