Tarelton Manor is an INDEPENDENT LIVING, 55 or over active adult community. The number of occupants is limited to two per one bedroom unit and four for a two bedroom unit. Animals are not permitted unless residents or potential residents receive a waiver in accordance with federal and state law (see below).
All parties interested in purchasing or renting a unit are required to submit a notarized application for either purchase or renting. Potential purchasers and renters are also required to submit a screening request/disclosure and authorization agreement regarding credit and consumer reports.
PLEASE NOTE — Tarelton Manor requires that all purchasers intending to buy a unit in Tarelton Manor have a credit score of 700. Those who are intending to rent a unit in Tarelton Manor are required to have a credit score of 650. In either case the debt to income ratio of the prospective buyer/renter must be 28 percent or less (see hyperlink to Screening Guidelines for Purchasers and Renters below for further information).
In addition, anyone purchasing a unit and their realtor need to make sure that the Schedule D--the proprietary lease, is provided to the title company before closing so that the title company can have most of it completed before the closing takes place. The remainder of this form is to be completed at the closing (at Tarelton Manor Clubhouse) and it is to be notarized on the last page and second from last page before the closing is completed (Broward County has lately been refusing to take any part of the schedule D if it is not notarized). Title Companies can be directed to this page to download the Schedule D if necessary.
The following are links to those documents and the Tarelton Manor By-laws, as amended.
Real estate agents and the applicant must ensure that all information requested on the application forms and the screening request/disclosure and authorization form is provided and that the forms are completely filled out; incomplete forms will be returned without action. The completed forms (and a check for $100 payable to Tarelton Manor Apartments, Inc. to cover the cost of a background investigation) are to be mailed to
Cary Ratliff, Ratliff Management Company, PO Box 8730, Deerfield Beach, FL 33443. Mr. Ratliff's phone number is
954-421-3058; Fax number is
954-421-9902. Upon receipt, Mr. Ratliff will notify the Real Estate Agent or the applicant via email that the application was received and he will set up an interview between the applicant and the Tarelton Manor Board of Directors.
AS OF JANUARY 2024, ALL OWNERS WISHING TO RENT A UNIT ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND INTERVIEW WITH THE APPLICANT, PREFERABLY IN PERSON.
The policy of Tarelton Manor Apartments, Inc. is to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled residents in accordance with the State of Florida and federal law. Any Unit Owner, occupant resident or potential resident (collectively, “Resident”) who needs a waiver of the Association’s No Pet Policy restrictions because of a disability shall notify the Association and provide the information that is necessary to evaluate the disability-related need for the accommodation. Under the Fair Housing Act, disabled persons are entitled to accommodations in the Association’s rules, policies, practices, or services that are (1) reasonable and (2) necessary to allow the disabled person an equal opportunity to use and enjoy the premises.
The following link outlines Tarelton's policy regarding reasonable accommodations and waivers of the Association's no-pet policy, and also provides related information, instructions, and forms.
REALTORS PLEASE NOTE: Realtors are to work with the Board of Directors to schedule closings. Closings will not be scheduled until after the interview is complete based on the approval of the Board of Directors. Closings that are scheduled prior to the interview and without the approval of the Board could result in late fees for the seller. Realtors are to ensure that the Schedule D is provided to the title company before the closing.
Note: Per the association By-laws, no unit may be rented during the first sixty months of ownership. In addition, at any given time, no more than twenty-five percent of units in the Association may be leased or rented at one time.
