These governing policies are guided by the covenants stipulated and agreed to by all property owners when the homeowner and the developer signed the memorandum of lease and subsequent memorandum of transfers.

Repairs of Premises

Throughout the term of the Lease, the Lessee shall, with all due diligence and to the satisfaction in all respects of the Lessor, well and substantially repair and maintain (including painting and decoration) with all due diligence the Demised Premises and all parts thereof and all fixtures and fittings therein and additions and improvements to it (including all walls, doors, windows, grills, glass, shutters, lights, and light fittings, pipes, wires, conduits, and ducts) including the renewal and replacement of all worn or damaged parts and in particular:

a) shall properly maintain all landscaping on the Demised Premises, including the trees, shrubs, lawns, flowerbeds, walkways, and ground elevations as initially approved by the Lessor;

b) shall keep the Demised Premises, including windows, in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition, free of rats, cockroaches, and other vermin, stored in rat-proof receptacles, and regularly remove all refuse, rubbish, garbage, trash, scrap, used tins, cans, boxes, and other containers, and generally comply with the rules and regulations published by the Lessor from time to time and with all laws, ordinances and governmental rules and regulations from time to time in force, and orders made thereunder, in respect of the condition or sanitation of the Demised Premises;

c) shall not permit any drain, ditch, or watercourse on the Demised Premises to become clogged, nor cause any blockage to or interference with the water, sewerage, and drainage system on the Estate serving the Demised Premises;

d) shall replace any damaged fixtures, fittings, or cracked or broken glass in or on the Demised Premises with such fixtures, fittings, or glass of equal quality as initially installed.

Exteriors

The Lessee shall not place or allow to be placed any drawings, signboard, plate, show-board, name bill, placard, advertisement or notice of any description upon any part of the Demised Premises which is visible from outside the Demised Premises or in any part of the windows of the Demised Premises nor place or allow to be placed any article on the sills of any such window or on any balcony, which is visible from the outside of the Demised Premises and which in the opinion of the Lessor and the Community Association is unsightly, nor expose or permit or suffer from being exposed to any clothes or any articles outside or upon any exterior part of the Demised Premises, nor allow any plants, matter, articles or things placed or installed on the outer part of the Demised Premises to soil or stain the exterior paintwork of the buildings save and except such signboards, notices or advertisements, as shall be pre-approved in writing by the Lessor.

Use of Demised Premises

The Lessee shall not use or occupy the Demised Premises or any part thereof or permit the same to be used or settled otherwise than as a private dwelling house to be no more than two storeys in height, as approved by the Planning Permission with the roads, water, sewerage and drainage systems, telephone and utility supply, and amenities necessary for the proper enjoyment of a dwelling house of this kind.

The Lessee shall not use or occupy the Demised Premises or any part thereof or permit the same to be used or occupied for commercial or industrial purposes.

The Lessee shall not carry on or permit or suffer from being carried on any trade, business, manufacture, or occupation upon any part of the Demised Premises or permit or suffer the Samaan Grove Community Association Limited Memorandum of Lease.

Covenants – Homeowners (completed houses)

Demised Premises or any part thereof to be used for any illegal or immoral purpose nor do or suffer from being done in or upon the Demised Premises or any part thereof anything which in the opinion of the Lessor shall or may be may become a nuisance, damage, danger, annoyance, disturbance, or inconvenience or in any way interfere with the quiet or the comfort of the owners, tenants, or occupants of or of any persons for the time being using any adjoining or neighbouring portions of the Estate and shall pay all costs charges and expenses incurred by the Lessor in abating a nuisance in obedience to a notice served by a competent authority.

 Noise Pollution

The Lessee shall not permit any singing or the playing of any musical instrument or the use of any gramophone wireless television or recording instrument to cause or, in the opinion of the Lessor, be likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to any other occupiers of the Estate or to be audible outside the Demised Premises between the hours of 11.00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.

Animals and Pets

In this regulation, the words “animal” and “pet” shall include birds, fish and reptiles and the phrase “household pet” shall mean any domestic dog, cat, fish, bird or other domestic animal defined as such and expressly permitted by these Rules and Regulations.

No animal may be kept, bred or maintained on any Lot or other part of the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme for any commercial purpose, nor shall any wildlife, livestock, reptiles or poultry of any kind be kept thereon.

No other animals shall be kept or reared on any Lot except with the specific consent of the Lessor and by the following provisions:

a) no pets other than household pets defined as such and expressly permitted by these Rules and Regulations may be kept on any Lot;

b) not more than two (2) household pets may be kept on any Lot at any time;

c) birds must be kept indoors in cages;

d) no pet may be kept on any Lot if, in the opinion of the Lessor, it will or may become a danger, nuisance or annoyance to neighbours, and the Lessor may order any animal which, in its opinion, becomes obnoxious or otherwise creates a problem because of aggressive or intimidating behaviour, barking, littering or temporarily or permanently banned from the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme;

e) no pet may run loose or be unleashed in the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme,

f) all pet waste must be removed promptly;

g) pets may be walked only in areas specifically designated for such purposes.

h) no pet burials shall occur on any Lot or other part of the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme.

Motor Vehicle, Parking & Traffic Rules

In this regulation, the word “vehicles” means carriage, conveyance and means of transport . It shall include carts, cars, trucks, pick – up trucks, motorcycles , trailers, minivans, campers and boats of all kinds and of whatever means of propulsion and all trays and trailers designed to be attached to any such vehicle and “commercial vehicle” shall mean any such vehicle used for commercial purposes or designed for such use.

No vehicles of any kind may be kept or parked on any Lot or other part of the Residential Samaan Grove Community Association Limited Memorandum of Lease Covenants – Rentals, Homeowners Leasehold Building Scheme except by these Rules and Regulations.

No commercial vehicles may be kept or parked on any Lot or other part of the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme except delivery vehicles (and in any such case only to make deliveries) or vehicles of workers employed thereon provided, however, that no such car shall remain on the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme for any period longer than required to effect such delivery or work in the ordinary course of events.

No trailers, boats, campers, or trucks may be kept on any Lot except for the private use of the occupant of such Lot and, in such case shall not be owned or parked were visible from other Lots or the roadways of the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme.

No vehicle repairs may be conducted on any Lot or other part of the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme (except in an emergency).

All owners of Lots, their invitees, employees and agents shall comply with all traffic rules promulgated by the Lessor and all signs indicating the same as may be erected from time to time by the Lessor.

Any vehicle parked in violation of Rules and Regulations made under this Lease may be towed by the Lessor at the sole expense of the owner if it remains in violation for twenty–four (24) hours from the time a notice of a breach is placed on the car.

The Lessor shall not be liable to the owner of such vehicle for trespass, conversion or otherwise, nor guilty of any criminal act because of such towing. Once the notice of violation is posted, neither its removal nor the failure of the Lessee to receive its return for any other cause shall be grounds for relief against the Lessor.

Flags and Banners

No flags or banners shall be displayed where they are visible from surrounding Lots or roads within the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme without the consent of the Lessor.

Firearms

No firearms, including BB guns, pellet guns, and other firearms of all types and sizes, may be discharged at any time on any Lot or other part of the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme.

Open Fires

No open fires shall be permitted in any part of the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme, including any Lot forming part thereof, except in permanent barbecues erected by plans and specifications approved by the Lessor under clause 12 of the Third Schedule hereto or in commercially available portable barbecue grills.

Security

All owners of Lots, their visitors, employees, agents and invitees shall comply with all regulations made by the Lessor about security arrangements for the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme, including:

a) the provision to the Lessor of the names and addresses of all such persons and the vehicle registration numbers of all vehicles operated by any such persons using the roadways of the Residential Leasehold Building Scheme;

b) the provision of personal identification in response to all requests by security personnel employed by the Lessor;

c) display of evidence of authority to use the roadways of the Residential Leasehold.