RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GREEN OAK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

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1 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GREEN OAK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. The following Rules and Regulations are applicable to all occupants of units as well as to all unit owners: 1. Nuisances. No noxious, offensive, or offensive activity shall be carried on in any Buildings, Unit, Lot or Common Properties located in the Project, nor shall anything be done therein which may be or become an unreasonable annoyance or a nuisance to any Owner. 2. Signs. No sign, poster, display, billboard or other advertising device of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any portion of the Buildings, a Lot or on the Common Properties without the prior written consent of the Architectural Committee, except signs, regardless of size, used by Declarant, its successors or assigns, for advertising during the construction, sale and leasing period. 3. Parking and Vehicular Restrictions. Parking in the Project shall be restricted to the parking areas therein designated for such purpose. No Owner may keep any vehicle on the Common Properties which is deemed to be a nuisance by the Board. No Owner shall conduct repairs (except in an emergency) of any motor vehicle, or other vehicle upon any portion of the Buildings or Common Properties. No overnight parking shall be allowed. 4. Boats and Commercial Vehicles. No boats, jet skis, waive runners, boat trailers or commercial vehicles shall be permitted in the Condominium, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors. The Developer is specifically exempt from the foregoing provision to the extent that any of the vehicles of Developer, or its designee, are engaged in any activity relating to construction, maintenance or marketing of the Units. 5. Animal Restriction. No owner shall keep any animal on any portion of the Common Properties, Unit or Lot. 6. Trash. No rubbish, trash, garbage or other waste material shall be kept or permitted on the Project except in containers located in appropriate areas, and no odor shall be permitted to arise therefrom so as to render the Project or any portion thereof unsanitary, unsightly, offensive or detrimental to any other property in the vicinity thereof. NO DUMPING 7. Insurance Rates. Nothing shall be done or kept in the Common Prope1iies which will increase the rate of insurance on any property insured by the Master Association without the approval of the Board, nor shall anything be done or kept Page 1

2 in the Buildings, on a Unit, a Lot or on the Common Properties which would result in the cancellation of insurance on any property insured by the Master Association or which would be in violation of any law. 8. Drilling. No oil drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted in or on the Project, nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels or mineral excavations or shafts be permitted. No derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for water, oil, natural gas or minerals shall be erected, maintained or permitted on or around the Project. 9. Land Use. No Unit shall be used except for professional office and ancillary purposes. Temporary uses for parking lots, construction trailer, construction storage areas and/or sales offices shall be permitted for the Developer. 10. Change in Buildings. No Owner shall make or permit any structural modification or alteration of any building without the prior written consent of the Architectural Committee. No Building shall be demolished or removed without the prior written consent of both the Board of Directors of the Association and Owner(s) of the immediately adjoining Building(s). In the event any Building is demolished or removed, if replaced, said Building shall be replaced with a Building of a substantially similar size, type and appearance within twelve (12) months. In the event the Building is not replaced, then the Unit shall be sodded and maintained as a landscaped Unit. 11. Landscaping of Easements. In addition to the easements reserved herein, easements for drainage, installation and maintenance of utilities and for ingress and egress may have been granted. Within these easements no structure, planting or other material may be placed or permitted to remain that will interfere with vehicular traffic or prevent maintenance of utilities, in all cases except with the consent of the holder/beneficiary of the easement. Public utility companies servicing the Project and the Association, and their successors and assigns, shall have a perpetual easement for the installation and maintenance of water lines, sprinkler lines, sanitary sewers, storm drains, gas lines, electric and telephone lines, cables and conduits, including television cables and conduits and such other installations as may be required or necessary to provide maintenance and utility services to the Units and/or the Common Areas under and through the utility easements. Any damage caused to pavement, driveways, drainage structures, sidewalks, other structures, or landscaping in the installation and maintenance of such utilities shall be promptly restored and repaired by the utility whose installation or maintenance caused the damage. All utilities within the Project, whether in streets, rights-of-way or utility easements, shall be installed and maintained underground, provided, however, that water and sewer treatment facilities and control panels for utilities may be installed and maintained above ground. Page 2

3 12. Signs and Advertising. No Owner, tenant or occupant of a Unit shall, without the prior written approval and consent of the Association, place or suffer to be placed or maintained any advertising matter in the Unit which shall be visible from the exterior thereof or any sign, decoration or lettering. Signs or insignias of the Owner's business must be of a bronze colored material, of a size and in the location, all as approved by the Association, except that a national company may use its national logo, further, no Owner shall advertise or permit any advertising which, in the opinion of the Association would tend to impair the reputation of the Building or its desirability as an office, showroom and warehouse building, and Owner shall refrain from or discontinue any advertising in violation hereof upon written notice from the Association to such effect. The Developer and/or the Association shall have the right to place signs on or in unsold or unoccupied Units indicating that such premises have been sold, are for sale or are for rent. 13. Visibility at Intersections. No obstruction to visibility at street intersections shall be permitted. 14. Garbage and Trash Disposal (Non-Hazardous). No garbage, refuse, trash or rubbish shall be deposited on any Unit, Building, Unit or the Project, except in a walled-in designated area. The requirements from time to time of the County of Broward for disposal or collection shall be complied with. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition by the Association. All garbage must be in sealed garbage bags approved by the garbage collecting authority. 15. Extra-hazardous substances or conditions. No Owner shall keep in his Unit any inflammable, combustible or explosive substance, nor shall an Owner be permitted to bring into the Building or used in his Unit any substance which would create or tend to create a dangerous or combustible condition or impair or interfere with any of the Building's services with respect to heating, cooling or otherwise, nor shall an Owner install any electrical or other equipment which the Association determines might cause any such impairment or interference. Any Owner intending to use his Unit for a business which of necessity entails possession and/or use of extra-hazardous substances or entails extra-hazardous operations or conditions shall advise the Association of such intended use. Any damage to persons or prope1iy resulting or arising out of such use shall be the sole responsibility of such Owner Communication Equipment. Except as may be installed by the Developer or as may be permitted by the ACB, no antennas, satellite dishes, aerials, or Jines, wires or other devices for communication or transmission of current shall be placed on any portion of the Project. In no event, however, shall Jines or wires for communication or the transmission of current be constructed placed or permitted to be placed within the Common Areas unless the same shall be installed by the Association for the common use of all Owners, and shall be protected cables, and any of said lines or wires which are not located in buildings shall be constructed Page 3

4 or placed and maintained underground. Any line or wire installations permitted by the Architectural Control Board pursuant to this Section shall be protected cable and shall only be installed underground. 17. Drainage. No change in any drainage pattern of any Building, after issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the residence thereon, or of any portion of the Project, after all contemplated improvements have been completed, shall be made which will cause undue hardship to an adjoining Building or Unit or adjoining property with respect to natural runoff of rain water. Streets, swales, and any other areas designated as retention areas pursuant to the engineer's drainage plans will retain water during certain storm periods that may extend for a period of time beyond the engineer's design estimate. 18. Roof Vents. All vents installed through the roof of a Building or Unit, whether for plumbing or other purposes, shall be installed in the rear of the roof and shall be painted the same color as the roof. 19. HVAC Equipment. Any outside HVAC equipment shall be maintained by the Owner of the Unit served thereby. If such equipment is initially installed with screening material, such Owner shall maintain that as well. 20. Building and zoning regulations. The use and occupancy of the Building shall be subject to all applicable building and zoning regulations if governmental bodies having jurisdiction thereof. 21. Security. The Board may take all reasonable measures as it may deem necessary or appropriate for the security of the Building and its Owners and their invitees, licensees or employees, including but not limited to the search for cause or suspected cause of any person entering, leaving or within the Building, the evacuation of the Building for drill purposes or otherwise, the temporary denial to Owners and their licensees, invitees or employees of access to the Building or any Unit therein, and the closing of the Building on non-business days and legal holidays and after regular working hours on business days, as such hours may from time to time be established by the Board. The Board may from time to time prescribe reasonable regulations for admittance to the Building by an Owner after regular working hours, and for admittance to the Building by an Owner after regular working hours, and for admittance to the Building by any person whether or not during regular working hours. 22. Deliveries. Supplies, goods, packages, furniture, equipment and all other items being delivered to or removed from the Building shall be delivered or removed at such times arid in such manner and in accordance with such rules as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board. 23. Moving. Each Owner shall supervise all moving of furniture, fixtures or other heavy or bulky items in or out of his Unit. Any such moving shall be restricted to Page 4

5 hours as may be designated by the Association. Each Owner expressly assumes all risk of loss of and damage to any item moved, as well as injury to any person, whether or not engaged in such moving, nor damage or loss to.property resulting directly or indirectly from any act in connection with such moving. 24. Exterior appearance. Provisions relating to the maintaining of a uniform and pleasing appearance of the exterior of the Building are contained in the Declaration. In addition to, but without limiting the foregoing provisions of the Declaration, no Owner shall keep any junk cars or other items which the Board deems, in its sole discretion, to be an eyesore. 25. Solicitations. Solicitations on any part of the Condominium Property for any purpose whatsoever are prohibited, unless specifically authorized in advance by the Association. 26. Conduct. No Owner shall commit or permit any nuisance, immoral or illegal acts in or about the Condominium Property. 27. Association Employees. Employees of the Association are not to be sent out by Owners for personal errands. The Board of Directors shall be solely responsible for directing and supervising employees of the Association. 28. Ingress and egress. The Owners' use of sidewalks, entrances, corridors, fire exits and other Common Elements of the Building is limited to ingress and egress from the Unit for each Owner and his employees, licensees and invitees and for no other use. No Owner shall permit the encumbrance and obstruction of the Common Elements. The Association reserves the right to control and operate all Common Elements of the Building in such manner as it deems best for the benefit of all of the Owners generally. 29. Television and radio equipment. Except as contemplated or permitted by the Declaration, no Owner shall install any antenna or aerial wire, or radio or television equipment, inside or outside of the Building, without the prior written approval of the Association, which may specify terms and conditions for any such installation. 30. Generators. Gasoline powered portable generators may not be operated on the Master Association common areas without prior written approval of the Board of Directors, which approval may be conditioned upon receipt of a written application and subject to such reasonable procedures regarding the operation of generators as may be adopted by the Board from time to time. 31. Care of Common Elements. No Owner shall obstruct, litter, mar, damage or deface any part of the Building or other parts of the Common Elements, and an Owner shall be responsible for any such damage caused by himself, his Page 5

6 employees, licensees, invitees, or by mechanics or materialmen with whom he may contact. 32. Off-Limit areas. No Owner shall enter upon or attempt to enter upon the roof, power or equipment rooms in the Building. 33. Plumbing. The toilets, sinks and other plumbing fixtures in or serving Units or the Common Elements shall be used only for the purposes for which they were constructed. No acids, vapors, rags or other materials shall be discharged or permitted to be discharged into the waste lines, vents or flues of the Building nor shall any sweeping, rubbish rags, acids or other foreign substances be deposited therein. Any damage resulting from misuse of such fixtures shall be borne by the Owner who shall have caused the damage, including his employees, licensees or invitees. 34. Theft and other losses. Each Owner is fully responsible for the protection of his Unit and the contents thereof from robbery, theft, vandalism, pilferage, or other loss. 35. Street or Parking Lot Lighting. The Association shall have the obligation to maintain any street, parking lot, or exterior light fixtures from the date of installation of the lighting. Maintenance of the lighting fixtures shall include the fixtures within the common areas and attached to the exteriors of Units and shall further extend to payment for electricity consumed by the illumination of such lights, provided that if such electricity is metered/billed to a Unit, the owner thereof shall pay same. 36. Compliance arid Association Remedies. Every Owner, tenant or other occupant of a Unit shall comply with these rules and regulations as set forth herein, any and all rules and regulations which from time to time may be adopted, and the provisions of the Declaration, By-Laws, Articles of Incorporation of the Association and the Covenants, as amended from time to time. Failure of an Owner, tenant or occupant to so comply shall be grounds for action which may include, without limitation, an action to recover sums due for damages, injunctive relief, or any combination thereof. The Association shall have the right to suspend voting rights in the event of failure to so comply as stated in the documents. 37. Additional rules and amendments thereto. The Association reserves the right to make such other reasonable rules and regulations from time to time as is determined to be necessary or appropriate for the safety, care, protection, cleanliness and good order of the Building. Any such other rules and regulations shall be binding upon each Owner with the same force and effect as if the same had been included herein and in existence at the time the Owner acquired his Unit. The Association further reserves the right at any time to modify or revoke an existing rule or regulation. Page 6

7 38. Applicability to Developer. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding; these rules and regulations shall not apply to the Developer, nor its agents or employees and contractors, nor to the Units owned by the Developer until conveyed. All of these rules and regulations shall apply, however, to all other Owners and occupants even if not specifically so stated in portions hereof. The Board of Directors shall be permitted (but not required) to grant relief to one or more Unit Owners from specific rules and regulations upon written request therefore and good cause shown in the sole opinion of the Board. 39. Close of Business. No personal property, garbage or other materials may be left on the exterior of any Unit after 5:00 p.m. on any business day, or at any time on a holiday or weekend; it is the responsibility of each Unit Owner to insure that all personal property, garbage or other materials belonging to such Unit Owner is brought into the Unit and that nothing is left outside of the Unit after 5:00p.m. on any business day, or at any time on a holiday or weekend. Page 7

CONDOMINIUM RULES AND REGULATIONS. for CRESCENT HILLS CONDOMINIUMS. [Exhibit "E" to the Declaration of Condominium of Crescent Hills Condominiums]

OR BK 3479 PG 127 CONDOMINIUM RULES AND REGULATIONS for CRESCENT HILLS CONDOMINIUMS [Exhibit "E" to the Declaration of Condominium of Crescent Hills Condominiums] Each Owner shall be governed by and shall