Neighborhood Association for the Old Brook Farm Addition to the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana

WHAT IS MEANT BY GOVERNANCE?

Simply stated Governance is the legal structure by which business is conducted within any given organization. With the Old Brook Farm Association it is the Covenants and By-Laws that define our organization. Covenants are attached to the property and follow, or go with, the property as it passes from owner to owner. Covenants take precedence over anything else except where the Covenants provide options.

Our Covenants provide us the option of developing a By-Laws to further define our Governance structure. Together, the Covenants and the By-Laws define and direct how we do things as they pertain to the day-to-day business of our Association.

The Old Brook Farm Addition is divided into eight sections. Because each section was developed separately we deal with eight sets of Covenants. This is not a problem because the Covenants all read about the same from section to section especially when it comes to defining Governance. The Covenants and the By-Laws are reproduced and published here on our website. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these documents and we are reasonably certain they are accurately represented. None-the-less, homeowners may wish to obtain an official copy of their Covenants at the City/County Building. A nominal fee per sheet will be charged. The By-Laws are maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Old Brook Farm Association.