An Owners' Question

An Independent Initiative Patriots Choice Planned Community
Cumberland Township, Adams County, PA

An open question for our neighbors

Does Patriots Choice still need a homeowners' association?

We are 108 households on a quiet stretch of Adams County. Our Declaration includes a built-in mechanism for ending the Association any time 80 percent of us decide we'd rather govern ourselves directly. After thirty-plus years and a newly announced fines schedule, the question deserves an honest answer.

No. 01

We share almost nothing.

Three small lots and the stormwater system. No pool, no clubhouse, no private road. The collective property we pay to govern is three patches of grass.

No. 02

We are restricted broadly.

Architectural pre-approval, inspection rights, lien authority for assessments. Now a per-violation fines schedule administered by the same Board that defines violations.

No. 03

An exit was written in.

Article XVII of our Declaration contains a clear termination procedure: written agreement of 80 percent of unit owners. The rule was written by the original developer.

of 108 unit owners

How termination actually works.

Under Article XVII and 68 Pa.C.S. § 5220, our planned community can be terminated by a written agreement signed by 80 percent of unit owners. The agreement specifies what happens to remaining property and is recorded with Adams County.

What you can do

Read the Declaration. It governs your property. Skim Article XVII first — it's where the dissolution mechanism lives.
Talk to one neighbor this week. Not five. One. Coalitions in a 108-house community grow one porch at a time.
Share your experience — 60 seconds. Tell us what's happened with the Association. No name or email required.
Show up at the next meeting. A quiet, persistent presence of concerned owners changes the room more than any letter.

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