Overview
Coco Wood Lakes is a deed-restricted residential community administered by the Coco Wood Lakes Association, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation organized under Chapter 617 for the purpose of administering, managing, operating, and maintaining the community.1 The governing declaration describes the community as developed in multiple sections and supported by a dedicated recreation area intended for use by owners (and, where applicable, their families, lessees, invitees, and guests), with the overall plan limiting the total entitled residential dwelling units to no more than four hundred (400).2
Community layout and recreation area
The governing declaration’s “overall plan of development” describes Coco Wood Lakes as planned in four (4) sections: Section 1 (145 lots), Section 2 (146 lots), Section 3 (102 lots), and Section 4 as the Recreation Area.2 The Recreation Area is described as approximately five (5) acres and includes core amenities such as a swimming pool, clubhouse, bath house, and shuffleboard courts.2
The Recreation Area improvements are further described in an exhibit as including a 65' × 35' swimming pool, six (6) shuffleboard courts, a bath house with men’s and women’s bathrooms/showers/changing rooms, and a one-story clubhouse of approximately 8,766 square feet with an auditorium, kitchen, billiard room, multiple club rooms/card rooms, lobby, restrooms/showers/saunas, and a heated whirlpool bath.3
Age, occupancy, and rental expectations
The Rules and Regulations describe Coco Wood Lakes as a community where at least one new occupant of a home must be 55 years of age or older (absent prior board approval), and state that no full-time resident may be under 18 years of age; they also require new owners to attend an orientation meeting.4
The Rules and Regulations also set expectations for leasing: owners may not lease more than twice per year nor for less than 90 days at a time, require at least one tenant occupant to be 55+, and require renters to attend an orientation before occupying the property.4
Clubhouse and pool access
The clubhouse is described as open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., with doors controlled by an alarm system and entry gained by an access card; the rules also describe basic conduct expectations for the clubhouse (including “no smoking” inside).5
Pool use is tied to access control as well: an access card is required, gates must remain closed, and the pool is described as open only from sunrise to sunset due to county requirements and neighbor quality-of-life concerns.6
Architectural standards and approval process
The Architectural Standards and Guidelines describe an application-based review process for exterior improvements. The BOD/Architectural Review Committee is required to approve or disapprove proposed improvements within 30 days after receipt of a properly completed application (with the review period tied to receipt of a complete submission), and the document emphasizes that no work is to commence until approval has been obtained.7 Approvals are described as valid for 60 days, and an appeals process is described with a 14-day window to submit a written request, followed by a written response timeframe.7
Governance, meetings, and records requests
The By-Laws describe the Association’s identity and meeting structure, including an annual members meeting scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday in March (with a holiday adjustment to the next succeeding Tuesday).1
The Rules and Regulations include an “Official Records Access Policy” that provides an official mailing address for records requests (Coco Wood Lakes Association, Inc., Attn: Board of Directors, 6269 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33484), and states that receipt of requests is deemed when sent to the official mailing address via certified U.S. Mail (with limitations on how frequently records requests are processed).8
Compliance and enforcement signals documented in minutes
Board minutes reflect that Coco Wood Lakes uses a compliance process that may include extensions/self-cure approvals and board-voted daily fines for ongoing violations. For example, the July 16, 2024 minutes include a board vote approving a “self-cure” for a landscape issue and a separate vote imposing a $25/day fine for an ongoing outside storage violation.9
The March 18, 2025 minutes similarly reflect board action on violations (including votes imposing $25/day fines) and separate votes approving homeowner extensions to resolve specific violations by a stated deadline.10
Minutes also reflect that a Fine Committee is maintained as a standing committee and was reaffirmed by board vote on February 18, 2025 (listed alongside other standing committees such as ARC, landscape, lighting, and others).11
Document-based community description (governance, amenities, and resident standards)