What does it cost each year to own a home in Havasu Foothills Estates? It depends on which part of the hill the home sits in. The Foothills, at the top of Cherry Tree Boulevard, is one planned development, but it is governed as a set of separate associations. Their posted dues range from $150 a year to $250 a month.
This matters more every year because new homes here are running out. Over time, buying in the Foothills will mostly mean buying resale. A resale buyer typically gets the full set of association documents only after an offer has been accepted.
Most of the new building is already done
Today's News-Herald reported in September 2026 that The Villas is nearing completion eight years after construction began. The subdivision has 125 homes, with one final phase still to be built. Eric Gedalje of The Gedalje Group, who worked on the project with Janecek Homes and The Villas Land Development Group, called it Havasu's most built-out master-planned community. Homes there range from 1,641 square feet to more than 3,000, and he put home costs at $900,000 up to $3 million.
Other parts of the Foothills had sold out earlier. In a November 2024 News-Herald roundup, Gedalje said three subdivisions had sold out:
- The Enclaves: lots of half an acre to two acres, first offered at $300,000 to $1.6 million
- The Arroyos: a couple more spec homes still expected
- Ladera: 48 homesites
The limit on new building goes back to the original approvals. A 2023 city staff report, covered by the News-Herald, said the Havasu Foothills Estates Planned Development was entitled to 697 residential lots. With the proposed Trinity plat, 675 would be platted, leaving 22 for the whole development. Trinity is the main pipeline still open. APX West is its exclusive builder and sells semi-custom homes rather than lots. In the November 2024 roundup, APX West reported 90 approved lots and a plan to build one phase at a time, moving to the next phase once half the homes in the current one have sold.
So most Foothills buyers from here on will be choosing among existing homes. Each of those homes sits inside one specific association with its own budget, rules and fees.
The posted numbers, side by side
Amy Telnes Management Services lists The Enclaves, Ladera, Trinity and The Villas as separate associations in its document directory, and it posts their fees on its fee schedule. The page carries no date, so confirm every figure with the manager before relying on it.
| Association | Posted dues | Dues over a year | One-time and transfer items posted | Building or improvement review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Enclaves Community Association | $250 per month | $3,000 | $75 transfer fee, $500 transfer payment | $2,500 nonrefundable review fee; $15,000 refundable new-home deposit |
| Ladera at Havasu Foothills | $75 per month, billed $450 on Jan. 1 and July 1 | $900 | $250 transfer fee | Refundable deposit of $2,500 to $15,000, plus a nonrefundable cleanup fee of $250 to $1,500, both scaled to improvement value |
| Trinity at Havasu Foothills | $75 per month, paid quarterly | $900 | $750 working capital fee, $100 transfer fee | Not posted on the fee page |
| Villas at Havasu Foothills | $150 per year | $150 | $200 working capital fee, $250 resale disclosure fee | Not posted on the fee page |
Posted dues alone differ twentyfold from the lowest association to the highest. The Villas, where homes reach $3 million, posts the lowest dues on the page. The Enclaves, where buyers bought large lots to build custom homes, posts the highest dues and a flat $15,000 new-home deposit, which matches the top of Ladera's sliding scale. Dues pay for what each association has taken on, so a monthly number means little until you know what it covers.
Trinity shows why. The November 2024 News-Herald roundup reported that the City Council had approved privatizing Trinity's roadways. That makes the developer and the homeowners association responsible for maintaining, upkeeping and repairing the streets. For that association, a $75 monthly assessment carries a cost that a city-maintained street would not. Trinity's governing documents were also updated this year. The management company's document page labels the bylaws "Updated 6-5-2026" and the CC&Rs "Updated 06.10.2026," so documents from an earlier sale may not match the current rules.
The roads into the Foothills matter here too. As of the 2023 staff report, Cherry Tree Boulevard was the only paved road into the Foothills. The report described a future second connection near the eastern end of Lodestar Drive that would cross Arizona State Trust Land and would need a rezone amendment and a development agreement first. That connection is a proposal, not a road.
When the documents arrive, and who sends them
In Arizona, the timing of an HOA resale disclosure is set by A.R.S. § 33-1806, and the clock starts after an offer is accepted. The rule depends on the size of the community:
- Fewer than 50 properties: the seller must deliver the required information to the buyer or the buyer's agent within ten days after the buyer's offer is accepted.
- 50 or more properties: the seller notifies the association of the accepted offer, and the association must deliver the package within ten days after receiving that notice.
That threshold has a local consequence. The Villas, with 125 homes, is clearly on the association-delivers side. If Ladera's association covers only its 48 homesites, it falls on the other side, where the seller is responsible for delivery.
The statute also spells out what the package contains. Several items carry extra weight in a development that is still being built:
- The declarant-control item. The package must state whether the community is still under declarant control and roughly what percentage of platted lots the declarant still owns. In phases still under construction, like Trinity and the last of The Villas, this shows how much of the board's direction still rests with the developer.
- Money and condition. The association must provide its current operating budget, its most recent income and expense statement, its most recent reserve study if it has one, and the amount and purpose of any special assessment approved or recently put to a member vote.
- Unresolved violations cited against the property, and a summary of any pending lawsuits the association is part of.
- The last three board meetings. Board-approved minutes for the previous three open meetings are included.
- More than one association. If a property is governed by multiple associations, the package must identify each association's disclosure report and its corresponding fee.
The statute caps what an association can charge the seller for resale disclosure, lien estoppel and related transfer services at $400 in total. It allows a rush fee of up to $100 for service within 72 hours and an update fee of up to $50 once 30 or more days have passed. These fees are collected no earlier than the close of escrow. Fees authorized in the declaration, such as transfer fees, appear as a separate item in the disclosure statement.
This is general information, not legal or financial advice. Have a real estate attorney or your escrow officer confirm how these rules apply to a specific contract.
Where the market adds pressure
Citywide numbers in the August 2026 report from the Lake Havasu Association of REALTORS explain why these differences between associations matter more now. Lake Havasu City's single-family median sale price that month was $459,000, down from $527,500 in August 2025. The average sale price rose over the same year, from $602,325 to $645,662. When the average climbs while the median falls, higher-priced sales are making up a larger share of the dollars. That is the price range of The Villas and The Enclaves. Single-family sales through August 2026 totaled 979, compared with 834 for the same stretch of 2025.
Buyers also have room to compare. Across the Lake Havasu City–Kingman metro, FRED recorded 1,527 active listings in September 2026, compared with 1,475 a year earlier, and a median of 76 days on market. With that much choice, two Foothills homes at similar prices can still differ by thousands of dollars a year in association costs, and that difference counts in the comparison.
Quick answers
Is all of Havasu Foothills Estates under one HOA? The management company lists The Enclaves, Ladera, Trinity and The Villas as separate associations. In 2023, the News-Herald quoted a Foothills resident describing the area as having split into phase-specific HOAs. The resale disclosure package for a specific home must name every association that governs it.
Can I still buy a new home in the Foothills? In limited places. The Villas has one final phase left as of September 2026, and Trinity is being built in phases by APX West.
Who maintains the streets in Trinity? The News-Herald reported that the council-approved privatization makes the developer and the HOA responsible for the roadways.
Desert Land Group has been involved in Havasu Foothills Estates, and our team includes an appraiser and a landscape architect. If you're comparing homes or lots across the Foothills subdivisions, we can help you line up each association's dues, design-review requirements and street arrangements before you write an offer. Get in Touch.
