The Las Colinas Association

History of Las Colinas

. . . . In building this world-renowned community, Ben Carpenter was determined and indefatigable. Conversely, he also was modest and content to stay out of the limelight, a man who preferred to let his accomplishments speak for him. He came by these traits naturally: Ben was the son of a man whose own vision and drive helped bring Texas out of Reconstruction and into the modern era, a man who valued deed above reputation.

John W. Carpenter came of age at a time when Texas was at a crossroads. Born in 1881, only seven years after Reconstruction had come to an end in the state, John was reared by parents who had lost everything in the Civil War and moved from Tennessee to Texas in a covered wagon. They settled on a farm in Navarro County. John left the farm in 1900 to support his mother and five sisters after his father's death, taking a job as a laborer at Corsicana Gas and Electric Company. . . .

- Excerpt from Chapter 2
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Las Colinas Association
122 West John Carpenter Frwy.
Suite 550
Irving, Texas 75039

Phone (972) 541-2345
Fax (972) 650-0229

Accounting Services

The Accounting Services Department provides support services for the general operations of the Association and responds to vendor inquiries, assessed value questions, assessment billing issues, lien inquiries, and the issuance of Statements of Account and Estoppel Certificates. This department also tabulates voting results for any matters placed before the Association membership for consideration. Some general information related to Accounting Services is detailed below:

Assessments
The Association's Declaration and Bylaws provide for an assessment to be paid by each property owner in the Association. The assessment is presently established at the rate of $0.14 per $100 of total value as determined by the Dallas Central Appraisal District for the preceding calendar year and does not recognize homestead exemptions as part of the calculation. Assessments are due by July 1 of each year and cover the calendar period January 1 through December 31. The assessment applies uniformly to all property owners, including, but not limited to, offices, retail, single family, multifamily, warehouses, and unimproved land. The annual assessment forms the nucleus of the revenue that funds Association operations.

Property owners in the residential villages also pay an additional assessment to their independent homeowners or condominium association to support the various services within their private villages. If you need information regarding village assessments, please click on this link: Village Association Information

Statement of Account / Estoppel Certificates / Resale Certificate
The Las Colinas Association, as the Master Association, will provide the information required for the sale or refinance of unimproved land or properties that are 100% complete in their construction by issuing a Statement of Account (Residential Properties Only), Estoppel Certificate, or Resale Certificate upon receipt of the appropriate request forms and document processing fee.

Statements of Account and Estoppel Certificates are not issued for properties that are under construction.

If you have any questions regarding the Statement of Account, Estoppel Certificate and/or the Resale Certificate for the Master Association, please click on the appropriate link: Residential Request Forms or Commercial Request Forms, e-mail resale@lascolinas.org or fax 972.717.9628. For general Association information, click here contacts.

Voting Rights in the Association
All owners of property covered by the Las Colinas Declaration are members of The Las Colinas Association and have one vote for each $100 of assessed value. Please refer to the "Assessments" section above to see how values are determined. The membership votes to elect the Board of Directors at the Association's Annual Meeting which is held the first Monday in October at 4 p.m. The membership may be called upon to vote on other matters from time to time during the year.

To request additional information about finance, fees, accounting, or assessments, click here: membermoney@lascolinas.org. For general Association information, click here contacts.