Please note covenant 8.12 below:
8.12 Completion of Construction. All improvements commenced on any Lot in the Community shall be prosecuted diligently to completion and shall be completed within one (1) year from its commencement, unless such improvements are being constructed by Declarant, or unless an exception is granted in writing by the Architectural Review Committee. If an improvement is commenced and construction is then abandoned for more than ninety (90) days, or if construction is not completed within the required one-year period, then after notice to the Owner of the Lot, the Association shall have the right to impose a fine of Five Hundred and no/hundredths ($500.00) Dollars per day, or such other amount as the Association shall deem appropriate, on the Owner of the Lot until
construction is resumed, or the improvement is completed, unless the Owner can prove to the satisfaction of the Architectural Review Committee that such abandonment is due to circumstances beyond the Owner’s control. Such charges shall be considered a default assessment and lien as provided in hereinabove. Landscaping shall be completed within ninety (90) days after the completion of an improvement on the Lot or a fine of Ten and no/hundredths ($10.00) Dollars per day, or such other amount as the Association may deem appropriate, shall be levied against the Lot Owner. The Association may also take appropriate court action, whether at law or in equity, to compel the immediate completion or removal of any improvement not completed within one (1) year from the date of commencement of construction.
