Duration and Amendment
ARTICLE XI
DURATION AND AMENDMENT
11.01 Duration. This Declaration and the Restrictions contained herein shall run with and bind the Property for a period of twenty (20) years from and alter the date when this Declaration is · Bled for record in the county records of Tarrant County, Texas, alter which time this Declaration and the Restrictions shall be automatically renewed for successive periods of ten (10) years; provided, however, that after the end of the said twenty (20) year period and during any ten (10) year renewal period (but only during such renewal period), this Declaration and the Restrictions contained herein may be terminated by an instrument executed by the proper Association oflicers and recorded in the deed records of Tarrant County, Texas, or in such other place of recording as may be appropriate at the time of the execution of such instrument, pursuant to a resolution approving such termination that is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of those Class A Members of the Association who are present in person or by proxy and voting at a meeting of Members duly held in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws of the Association.
11.02 Amendments by Declarant. During any period in which Declarant retains the right to appoint and remove any directors and officers of the Association, Declarant may amend this Declaration by an instrument in writing filed and recorded in the deed records of Tarrant County, Texas, without the approval of any Member or mortgagee; provided, however, that (i) in the event that such amendment materially alters or changes any Owner's right to the use and enjoyment of such Owner's Lot or of the Common Property as set forth in this Declaration or if such amendment adversely affects the title to any Lot, such amendment shed be vahd only upon the written consent thereto by a majority in number of the then existing Members affected thereby, or (ii) in the event that such amendment would materially and adversely affect the lien status, security, and interest of any mortgagee, such amendment shall be valid only upon the written consent thereto of all such mortgagees so affected. Any amendment made pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall be certified by Deelarant as having been duly approved by Declarant, and such Members and mortgagees ifrequired, and shall be effective only upon recordation or at such later date as shall be specified in the amendment itself Each Owner, by acceptance of a deed or other conveyance to a Lot, agrees to be bound by such amendments as are permitted by this Section 11.02 and further agrees that, if requested to do so by Declarant, such Owner will consent to the amendment of this Declaration or any other instruments relating to the Subdivision (i) if such amendment is necessary to bring any provision hereof or thereof into compliance or conformity with the provisions of any applicable governmental statute, rule, or regulation or any judicial determination that shall be in conflict therewith; (ii) if such amendment is necessary to enable any reputable title insurance company to issue title insurance coverage with respect to any Lots subject to this Declaration; (iii) if such amendment is required by an institutional or govemmental lender, purchaser, or guarantor of mortgage loans, including, for example, the Federal National Mortgage Association or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, to enable such lender or purchaser rto make or purchase mortgage loans on any Lot subject to this Declaration; (iv) if any such amendment is necessary to enable any governmental agency or reputable private insurance company to insure mortgage loans on the Lots subject to this Declaration; or (v) if such amendment is necessary to correct a scrivener’s error in the drafting of this Declaration.
11.03 Amendments by Association. Amendments to this Declaration, other than those authorized by Section 11.02 hereof shall be proposed and adopted in the following manner:
(a) Notice of the subject matter of the proposed amendment shall be included in the notice of the meeting of the Association at which such proposed amendment is to be considered and shall be delivered to each member of the Association.
(b) At such meeting, a resolution adopting a proposed amendment may be proposed by either the Board or by Members of the Association. Such amendment must be approved by Members holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total votes in the Association; provided, however, (i) that any amendment that materially and adversely affects the lien status, security, and interest of any mortgagee must be approved by such mortgagee, and (ii) during any period in which Declarant has the right to appoint and remove officers and directors of the Association, such amendment must be approved by Declarant.
(c) The agreement of the required percentage of the Owners and, where required, the Declarant and any mortgagee, to any amendment of this Declaration shall be evidenced by their execution of such amendment. Alternatively, provided that Declarant does not then have the right to approve such amendment, the sworn statement of the President and any Vice President or the Secretary of the Association attached to or incorporated in the amendment executed by the Association, which sworn statement shall state unequivocally that the agreement of the required parties was lawihlly obtained. Any such arnendrnent of this Declaration shall become effective only when recorded or at such later date as may be specified in the amendment itself.