Pine Forest Association Lot Merger Procedures
General Information
The Association has a policy of allowing an owner of two lots to merge those two lots together
to create one consolidated lot.. The consolidated lot will thereafter be treated as a
single lot for voting and billing purposes. The two lots must also be legally merged by
a separate application to Okanogan County. Once the lots are consolidated, one of the water
shares is conveyed to the Association and the consolidated lot can not be divided back
into two lots. A consolidated lot cannot be further merged with any other lot..
The following procedures must be followed to complete a consolidation:
- Complete and file the lot merger application from Okanogan County. This application is
available from the Okanogan County Planning Department. Once approved by the County,
the lots will be merged for tax purposes and will appear as one lot on County records.
The Association will be contacted to comment on the application.
- Complete and sign (the signatures must be notarized) the Lot Consolidation Agreement with
Pine Forest Owners Association. This Agreement is available from Pine Forest Management and
should be submitted to the Architectural Committee for approval. The consolidation will not be
approved if either of the lots has been previously merged, if there are any outstanding
violations of the covenants on either lot or any dues or assessments are in arrears. If
approved, an officer of the Association will sign the Agreement and return it to the lot owner.
The owner must then record the Agreement with the Okanogan County Auditors Department.
- Return a copy of the approved merger application from Okanogan County and a copy of the
recorded Agreement to Pine Forest Management. A consolidation fee equal to one year’s
Association dues must be paid to the Association. Upon receipt of the above the
consolidation will be complete. Until that time dues and assessments will continue to
accrue on both lots.
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